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Program Manager/Event Manager

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Location:
25300 Telegraph Road, Suite 250
Southfield, MI 48033 (map it!Map it! )
Base Pay:
$30,000 - $60,000 /Year
Employee Type:
Full-Time
Industry:
Exercise - Fitness
Healthcare - Health Services
Managed Care
Manages Others:
No
Job Type:
Customer Service
Health Care
Management
Education:
4 Year Degree
Experience:
At least 2 year(s)
Travel:
Negligible
Post Date:
11/5/2009
Contact Information
Ref ID:
Summit Program Manager - June 08
Description

Immediate opening for a professional Program Manager to plan, lead, coordinate, and execute nationwide health fairs, wellness, and flu immunization programs for Insurance and Fortune 500 clients. You will communicate with the client executive, arrange for the local staffing and supplies, monitor the event, and follow up to ensure customer satisfaction. You are in charge of your entire client project!

 

If you are highly organized, a great communicator, love to handle the smallest details of event planning, and can multitask, then this is a great opportunity to grow your career with a dynamic, entrepreneurial company! Watch your career soar as you manage wellness events for blue-chip clients. You’ll acquire experience and skills faster than anywhere else – the sky’s the limit!

 

While a previous health education or fitness background is beneficial, the successful Project Manager candidate will have strong experience in any industry in which professional services teams and resources are deployed nationwide on time-critical projects with complex and demanding logistics.



MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manage project planning, timelines, implementation, and budgets for nationwide health screening and flu immunization campaigns.
  • Communicate directly with the client decision maker throughout all phases of the project. Your goal is to delight the client!
  • Schedule event staffing, ensure proper credentialing and training, and arrange logistics of supplies
  • Handle client concerns and ensure client satisfaction at each event
  • Document thoroughly, seek and incorporate client feedback for continuous improvement
  • Support incoming telephone volume, handle customer inquiries, and provide standard quotes and proposals
  • Support outgoing telemarketing efforts
  • Support general administration and operations as needed, including shipping and receiving, packing, data entry, and client billing
  • You will be measured on quality, execution, efficiency, and client satisfaction
  • If you have the background, you may also help create new wellness services, materials, and educational presentations, and be measured on quality, execution, efficiency, and client satisfaction
Requirements Successful candidates will have experience in health fairs, event planning, or a Project Manager in planning and executing large-scale service projects Fortune 500 clients, as well as the following general skills and qualifications:


  • Highly organized and neat, extreme attention to detail, excellent work ethic
  • Demonstrated skills in project management techniques and tools
  • Demonstrated leadership and completion of projects requiring event planning
  • Clear and concise verbal and writing skills
  • Pleasant and friendly, yet professional telephone personality
  • Strong desire to delight the customer – “good enough” is not enough!
  • Self-starting and able to prioritize own time
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Outlook and Excel
  • Some travel (less than 5%) may be necessary to support a screening event, make a presentation, or manage a health fair
  • Ability to work extended hours, including some weekends in October/November, is highly desirable
  • As you will be in charge of important client programs, you must be accessible by cell phone for after-hours emergencies, should they arise
  • Familiarity with health improvement, fitness, and wellness is helpful, but not required

 About Us

 

Summit Health (www.summithealth.com) is the nation’s leading provider of comprehensive health screening, onsite health education, wellness, and flu shot programs for Insurance, Managed Care and Fortune 500 clients. Our innovative services delivered with a human touch help people adopt healthy habits, engage in wellness programs, boost productivity, and reduce healthcare costs for themselves and their employers.We’re an entrepreneurial and proactive company, at the forefront in providing seamless, creative, and turn-key health and wellness programs.  We’re renowned for our breadth of services, our responsiveness and professionalism, and the high caliber of our people— goal-oriented individuals who are focused on quality and execution.


 * * *Please email your resume and salary requirements to [Click Here to Email Your Resumé], placing Project Manager in the Subject line of your email.Summit Health provides equal employment opportunity regardless of race, age, religion, color, gender, national origin, disability, marital status, weight, height, veteran status, or other classifications as required by applicable federal, state, or local law.


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