Senior Event Manager

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.
The Senior Event Manager is responsible for all elements of the end to end management of an event, including planning, logistics, financial management and delivery.
They will manage the process from initial venue proposal to post project financial reconciliation, respecting customer and American Express Global Business Travel Meeting & Events standards, procedures and policies.
What You'll Do
End to End National and/ or International project management
Negotiation (Financial, Contractual etc) with suppliers
Communication with meeting owners
Exhibit leadership skills when managing project team
Operational management of the event database (planning, registration)
Accurate and timely data management
Logistical coordination of the event
Maximising of revenue per event and understanding of overall contribution to revenue and P&L
Budget reconciliation per event
Sound Company product knowledge and ability to cross sell products where possible
Analytical Reasoning – using analysis of today’s meeting data for future event delivery
Financial and Data Reporting per event, per client
Additional duties as requested
What We're Looking For
Working in/or experience in working with Convention Centres would be desirable
Event agency experience would be desirable
Fluent Business English
Additional languages are a benefit to the role
Customer care excellence
Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Minimum of 3 years experience in event management
Flexibility and Ability to adapt
Able to work well in a Team
Used to working under pressure
High level of attention to detail
Location
United Kingdom
The #TeamGBT Experience
Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.
Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.
Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.
Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.
We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.
And much more!
All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.
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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!

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