Regional Manager – Meetings & Events
Santen Pharmaceutical
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇳🇱 Netherlands
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SeniorLead
About the role
- Lead the development, cascade and execution of the EMEA Meetings & Events strategic meetings management plan
- Build and maintain relationships with functional and country leaders and their event management teams to ensure alignment of meetings/events objectives and understanding of brand/organizational priorities
- Set the standard for performance and quality for all EMEA internal and external meetings and events
- Manage third party vendor roster, identifying and negotiating SLA/MSAs with new vendors and overseeing partnerships with existing vendors
- Lead the EMEA Meetings & Events Team including direct report (s)
- Coordinate and contribute meetings/events excellence from the EMEA region to global strategy and planning
- Drive adoption of the organizations ESG strategy in the Meetings & Events function; influencing change amongst stakeholders
Requirements
- Suitable academic degree or at least college-level education required
- Minimum 8 years’ experience leading meetings and events for intercontinental events and symposia within pharmaceutical industry
- Experience in complex project management
- Strong background in vendor contract negotiation and performance management
- Experience managing large event budgets (in excess of €1 million)
- Expertise in event planning principles and keeping up with industry trends
- Skilled in developing complex event briefs and delivering against KPIs and SLAs
- Strong communication skills at senior levels, with leadership experience
- Strategic thinker with excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills
- Advanced IT skills (e.g., MS Office)
- Fluent in English
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Professional development opportunities
- Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
event planningproject managementvendor contract negotiationperformance managementbudget managementKPI developmentSLA managementstrategic meetings managementESG strategy implementation
Soft skills
communication skillsleadershipstakeholder managementstrategic thinkingnegotiation skills