Events Coordinator

Assa Abloy

  • Berlin, CT
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
Events CoordinatorLocation: Berlin, CT (This is an onsite position located at our Berlin facility. Regular in-office availability required at our New Haven, CT location during customer events)ASSA ABLOY is a global leader in door opening solutions dedicated to providing a safe, secure, and accessible building environment. Every day, we help billions of people move through a safer, more open world with ease. If you've ever walked through an automatic door, stayed in a hotel, or gone through passport control, you've probably used one of our products or services. ASSA ABLOY's offerings include products and services related to locks, doors, gates, and entrance automation such as controlling access and confirming identities with keys, cards, tags, mobile and biometric identity verification systems, mechanical and digital locks, cylinders, security doors and automated entrances.Are you a person who loves to be challenged? Do you enjoy meeting people and fostering trusted relationships? Do you like learning new skills and applying them to your work habits? Do you know about electronic access control, and are you ready to be part of an energized team? If so, we have an Events Coordinator position that may be perfect for you.What you will be doing:The Events Coordinator will be responsible for supporting our National Events Manager on the execution of our national sales meetings, incentive conferences, customer and executive leadership meetings and other miscellaneous events. They will also be responsible for the ASSA ABLOY Red Carpet Tour (RCT) program - a customer visit experience with responsibilities including scheduling, comunications, promotions, on-site execution, follow-up, budgeting, and reporting. The ideal candidate will assist throughout the entire event journey, with anywhere between 25 and 1,000 attendees, from ideation through implementation and reconciliation of each event budget.Key areas you will contribute to the role include:
  • Coordinate and support all RCTs including scheduling, communications, on-site execution, follow up, budgeting and reporting.
  • Assist National Events Manager with events including organizing rooming lists, attendee registrations, initiating contracts, ordering equipment and literature, communications to staff, occasionally acting as on-site support, social media promotions, reconciliation of invoices/final billing, collecting and analyzing feedback and any other misc. administrative functions.
  • Support field sales teams for all local and regional events - promotions, coordination of venue and catering, displays and samples if needed, etc.
  • Assist with sourcing promotional items for various events.
  • Provide overall support to the marketing and training department as needed.
What we are looking for:
  • You have close attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
  • Adaptability and flexibility to meet changing program needs.
  • You are competent in financial management; experience working with both small and large budgets.
  • You have excellent written/oral communication and presentation skills
  • You have strong time management skills and high sense of urgency
  • You have strong interpersonal and relationship building/collaboration skills, especially cross-functionally and with agency partners.
  • You have excellent negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • You are client focused and have superior customer service skills.
  • Must exude a positive, professional demeanor to deliver exceptional attendee experiences for both internal and external customers.
  • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
  • May be required to lift/carry up to 50 lbs.
Education and/or experience:
  • Your background includes a Bachelor's degree in related curricula such as Marketing, Hospitality Management, Events Management or Communications, or similar.
  • CMP strongly desired.
  • Minimum of 2 - 3 years of event or tradeshow planning experience.
  • Experience with digital marketing, specifically with social media channels and marketing automation platforms.
  • You are competent in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Experience with CVENT or other event planning software platforms desired.
  • Experience with Adobe products, Salesforce, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Monday.com, or other project management platforms a plus.
Availability requirements:
  • This position is onsite and based at our Berlin, CT office, 5 days a week.
  • Must be willing to travel up to 20% travel in the domestic US.
  • Regular in-office availability required at our New Haven, CT location during Red Carpet Tour events.
  • Must be regularly available and willing to work assigned schedule or other hours as the Company determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.
  • Must be available and willing to work overtime and on weekends as the Company determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.
  • Must be available and willing to travel to such locations and with such frequency as the Company determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.
The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.ASSA ABLOY offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including bonus, a 401(k) plan, education assistance, and an environment that reflects our commitment to our employees. This position comes with a company car. The wage range for this role considers a broad scope of factors that are considered when making compensation decisions. Pay within each range is based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, to primary work job-related knowledge, skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications, business requirements, geographic location and other business and organizational needs.Working for ASSA ABLOY means that you will be part of a dynamic environment, developing innovative solutions to improve our customers' lives. As the global leader in door opening solutions, we are using the latest technologies to open doors to events, hospitals, education, homes, hotels, airports and businesses. Joining ASSA ABLOY means being part of a fast-moving company with many opportunities.“Let's open the doors to the future - together!”ASSA ABLOY is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veteran#CBWe are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces - physical and virtual - safer, more secure, and easier to access.As an employer, we value results - not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions - supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.As we welcome new people on board, it's important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.Berlin, CT, US, 06037 New Haven, CT, US, 06511Sales, Marketing & Product ManagementTravel Required: 11%-30%Associate30-Jun-2025

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