Assistant Project Manager Sleeping Dog Properties
Boston, MA25 days ago
Highlights
Attends association meetings and participates in industry networking opportunities to maintain full understanding of Strategic Meeting Management Programs. Responsible for the planning all aspects of company meetings and events (Site selection, negotiate contract terms for hotel, Food & Beverage, off-site events, transportation…).
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Framingham, MA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $60–$67 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 2,000 to 2,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 2000 |
| Website | http://www.lancesoft.com/ |
Description
Job title: Project Manager
Duration: 08+ Months Contract
Pay Rate: $40 per hour on W2 (inclusive of all)
Location: Framingham, MA
Schedule: Hybrid (2 days on site Tuesdays and Wednesdays, may be required for additional depending on the need)
Job Description:
Responsible for coordinating all aspects of meetings and events. This includes researching venues, negotiating contracts and providing full support to internal customer. Meeting Planners provide full support and effective delivery of all meetings, events and conferences for the US Domestic entities. Meeting Planner works as part of a team to manage over 500 meetings annually.
Responsibilities:
Required Skills:
Duration: 08+ Months Contract
Pay Rate: $40 per hour on W2 (inclusive of all)
Location: Framingham, MA
Schedule: Hybrid (2 days on site Tuesdays and Wednesdays, may be required for additional depending on the need)
Job Description:
Responsible for coordinating all aspects of meetings and events. This includes researching venues, negotiating contracts and providing full support to internal customer. Meeting Planners provide full support and effective delivery of all meetings, events and conferences for the US Domestic entities. Meeting Planner works as part of a team to manage over 500 meetings annually.
Responsibilities:
- Work with internal clients to understand meeting objectives
- Responsible for the planning all aspects of company meetings and events (Site selection, negotiate contract terms for hotel, Food & Beverage, off-site events, transportation…)
- Negotiation of contracts for all meeting components
- Determine meeting specifications and evaluate potential meeting locations/venues
- Assists internal client with budget and cost analysis
- Books and oversees all size meetings from small training to larger conferences.
- Provides on-site coverage if required/requested. As necessary, conducts site visits to ensure selections meet conference needs and standards
- Attends industry related events to maintain state of the art knowledge of the travel industry. Attends association meetings and participates in industry networking opportunities to maintain full understanding of Strategic Meeting Management Programs.
- Provide feedback to Manager on department needs and initiatives
- Recommendations to streamline workflow
- Evaluation of software technology to support meeting planning
- Performs special projects as assigned
Required Skills:
- Strong Microsoft Office experience required, specifically PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- General knowledge of Meeting Registration Tools (Cvent, Aventri, Bizly or Groupize)
- Knowledge of travel industry
- Outstanding customer service skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills(written, verbal and presentation)
- Ability to follow through on objectives, be detail oriented, stay organized and remain flexible
- Must be able to multi-task
- Previous meeting/event planning experience or similar (ie. Hotel or Travel Industry Experience)
- Must thrive in a very busy atmosphere and be able to manage many things at one time with the ability to shift gears and prioritize
- Change management skills and flexibility
- Ability to focus and get the job done while avoiding distractions.
- Strong ability to collaborate with other Planners and work within a team environment
- Great at being resourceful and leveraging relationships to problem solve.
About Company
We are a $125 Million, NMSDC-certified Minority & Woman owned Workforce Solutions Company headquartered in the DC metro area with presence across US with global presence - Canada, Mexico, India, UK, Malaysia, Indonasia, Hongkong, Singapore, UAE. We are specialized in providing Workforce Solutions, SOW project delivery, Engineering Solutions, Creative Services. We currently support 100+ Fortune companies globally and across multiple industry segments. We are currently supporting several massive programs across industry segment nationally/globally (Intel, Ally, AMD, QUALCOMM, Morgan Stanley, Kraft/ Mondelez, MNP, Amdocs, Dell, SanDisk, Medtronic, Becton Dickinson, GE, Lockheed Martin, UTC, L-3 Communications, Caterpillar, BMW, Mercedes Benz, National Grid, Dominion, Energy Future Holdings, PSEG, 3M, Fidelity, Aetna, Humana, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck etc).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
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