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Meeting & Event Planner

Chicago, Illinois💼 Full-time💰 $82,000–$82,000🗓 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the planning and execution of customer meetings, trade shows, industry conferences, and the annual National Sales Meeting to deliver exceptional experiences supporting business objectives.

Role type

Senior IC meeting & event planner

Builds

Customer-facing events, trade shows, industry conferences, and large-scale sales meetings

Domain

Consumer packaged goods (food industry) + Event management

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Event lifecycle management, venue sourcing, contract negotiation, budget management, logistics coordination, cross-functional partnership, vendor performance evaluation, stakeholder relationship building, travel logistics

Preferred skills

Project management, cost efficiency analysis, event program development, data analysis for event effectiveness

Technologies

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Responsibilities

Lead planning and execution of events from concept to completion; Coordinate communications, branding, attendee management, and onsite operations; Manage budgets and forecast expenses; Evaluate vendor performance; Oversee event inventory and assets; Measure event effectiveness and recommend improvements.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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