
Chief Events Officer
Mobile Locker
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Wommelgem • Belgium
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About the role
- Provide strategic leadership to the Event teams across multiple countries, managing Team Leads and ensuring alignment in vision, priorities, and ways of working.
- Act as the central point of coordination between countries, ensuring consistency in processes, planning, reporting, and execution standards.
- Define and monitor budgets, cost structures, and margins within the Events organization, with a strong focus on optimization and scalability.
- Oversee capacity planning of Mobile Locker units, anticipating future needs based on growth, market demand, and commercial strategy.
- Work closely with Sales, Operations, Warehouse, and Finance to ensure commercial feasibility and operational efficiency.
- Support and strengthen partnerships (local and international), ensuring long-term collaboration, clear expectations, and smooth cooperation.
- Represent Mobile Locker at A-festivals, fairs and key events across different countries, focusing on networking, relationship-building, and strategic presence.
- Ensure the Events organization is prepared for growth by structuring teams, roles, and responsibilities in a sustainable way.
- Drive a shared mindset and culture across countries: same direction, same standards, same ambition — adapted where needed to local realities.
- Monitor performance through KPIs, reporting, and regular alignment moments with Team Leads.
- Stay closely involved with the business without being embedded in day-to-day operational details.
Requirements
- A proven senior leadership profile with experience in events/ festivals
- Strong experience in managing team leads, preferably in an international or multi-country setup.
- Solid understanding of budget management, cost control, and commercial decision-making.
- Strategic mindset with the ability to translate vision into structure, processes, and measurable outcomes.
- Strong stakeholder and partner management skills, you know how to build trust and long-term relationships.
- Willingness to travel regularly to festivals, partners, and teams across Europe.
- Excellent communication skills in English/Dutch, knowledge of any other European language is a strong asset.
- A natural networker who represents the company with confidence.
- Alignment with Mobile Locker’s values: collaboration, ownership, flexibility, customer focus, and honesty.
Benefits
- A full-time, permanent position with a high level of responsibility and impact.
- A key strategic role within a fast-growing international company active in leading festivals and events.
- The opportunity to shape and professionalize the Events organization across Europe.
- A competitive salary package in line with your experience and responsibilities.
- Flexible working setup with room for autonomy and trust.
- An entrepreneurial, informal, and dynamic company culture with short decision lines.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
budget managementcost controlcommercial decision-makingcapacity planningKPI monitoringstrategic planningprocess optimizationevent managementreportingteam structuring
Soft skills
leadershipstakeholder managementrelationship buildingcommunicationnetworkingcollaborationtrust buildingstrategic mindsetflexibilitycustomer focus