Events Coordinator

Job location: This is a remote position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada or the USA

About the team

Kinaxis is seeking a high energy, results-oriented Events Coordinator to join our growing Marketing team. Contributing to a variety of integrated marketing programs that are both planned and underway, and working closely with employees across all departments at Kinaxis, the Events Coordinator will contribute directly to the corporate goals and objectives through the daily co-ordination of multiple concurrent marketing events.  A core area of focus will be project management of internal events both online and offline.

What you will do

• Assist in managing our external marketing events (tradeshows, conferences, , etc.) including coordination and execution of logistics and administrative support.
• Plan and support internal meetings - executive meetings, sales meetings, team-building activities for marketing and other departments, etc.
• Plan and support a variety of virtual meetings – from larger hybrid meetings to smaller webinars and meetings
• Maintain company’s event calendar and ensure that sales and marketing teams are proactively informed of upcoming events within Highspot
• Monitor the Events team email inbox and follow up on questions and requests as required
• Provide support to the Events Team: recommend procedures and solutions, track progress, review invoices, and monitor the budget, follow-up with suppliers
• Liaise with vendors and ensure coordination of AV, transportation, catering, etc., as needed
• Reconcile events credit cards and review open event POs on a regular cadence

What we are looking for

In addition to a post-secondary diploma or degree in a related discipline, you possess:

• 2 years of progressive events-related experience in a global organization. High-tech experience is an asset
• Ability to organize and manage multiple simultaneous projects and independently complete end to end tasks on time
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high-pressure, ever-changing environment
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented; exceptional time management and prioritization skills
• Experience with Cvent, and Salesforce
• Confident yet humble, curious learner who is always open to new ideas
• Team player who values culture