Planning Manager Jobs

About the Role

We’re looking for a meeting planner. Planning Managers will commit to building and maintaining strong client relationships while providing best-in-class meeting and event services. Responsible for supporting and consulting client with all program logistics, including but not limited to; Food and Beverage, Audio Visual, Travel (air and ground), attendee and rooming list management and final bill reconciliation.

Planning Managers will commit to building and maintaining strong client relationships while providing best-in-class meeting and event services.

As a Planning Manager

• Work with client to finalize all logistics; air travel, ground transportation, food & beverage, meal guarantees, meeting space, room set, audio/visual, production, off-site events, activities and special needs.
• Understand and effectively adhere to client meeting policies and SLAs.
• Complete vendor search, proposal process and contract negotiations for ancillary vendors (off-site events, ground transfers, activities).
• Ability to work cross functionally with other support teams to manage all needs of the program including registration mangers, web builders and project accountants.
• Fully understand the contract and addendum process and plan according to the contracted rooms and space and contracted terms and conditions.

You’re good at

• Ideal candidate possesses 5+ years in a lead planner role
• Ability to work well under pressure and adapt to ever-changing scenarios, managing a high volume of events simultaneously.
• Must be able to work independently in the absence of supervision with strong attention to detail and customer service skills
• Strong and accurate verbal and written communication skills; capable of proactive problem solving, anticipating, initiating and resolving customer or vendor issues.
• Proactively add value through consultation to the client regarding best practices and additional ways to make their event successful.
• Cvent Meeting Management Technology experience (Registration and Budgets)

• Our standard working hours are 8:30 AM -5:30 PM with an hour's break.
• Covid vaccination might be required for this role.
• This role is virtual