Corporate/Channel Events Manager EMEA

Topcon Positioning Group designs, manufactures and distributes precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, BIM, mapping and GIS, asset management and mobile control markets. Its brands include Topcon, Sokkia and 2LS. Topcon Corporation (topcon.com), founded in 1932, is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (7732).

Due to the increase of our activities we are looking for a:

CORPORATE/CHANNEL EVENTS MANAGER EMEA (FT, M/F)

The Corporate/Channel Events Manager (CEM) is responsible for organizing and coordinating company events throughout our region in cooperation with the corporate and channel marketing departments from conception to completion. Events are the single most important element in the marketing mix to educate our target audience about our unique brand spirit, positioning and story. The work activities depend on the event and the involvement of the European head office. Activities include, preparing detailed proposals for events, securing and booking suitable venues or locations, ensuring insurance, legal, health and safety obligations; liaising with global and European marketing colleagues, other departments and business units; leading event brainstorm sessions; process management; event analysing and reporting; liaising with designers and booth builders, organizing online event frame, event promotion; coordinating with suppliers, caterers, (sub) contractors for equipment hire, etcetera and troubleshooting during the event.

Typical events to manage are European-wide tradeshows (Bauma/Intermat/Intergeo/SIMA), product introductions, European sales trainings, business development conferences, large customer days and supporting national Topcon organisations.

We expect:

- A talent to organize and coordinate
- Excellent communicator
- Problem solving skills and high attention to detail
- Feeling for Corporate Marketing and Communication
- Good account management skills towards the third parties you work with
- Setting, communicating and maintaining timelines and priorities
- Delivering events on time, within budget
- English, Dutch and German speaking/ writing
- Additional French is a plus
- A few years’ experience in organizing international events
- Minimum bachelor degree
- Prepared and able to travel
- Potentially work during weekends

We offer:
A salary which is appropriate for the function in which no day will be the same in a very dynamic environment.
- A very enthusiastic and motivated team, next to the following benefits:
- A 37 hours’ workweek
- 25 holidays
- 2 company days (where the company is closed)
- A pension scheme
- A company car
- The possibility to join the companies health insurance plan

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