Events & Experiences Senior Executive Bracknell, England
Job description
As Events & Experiences Senior Executive you will support the design and delivery of strategic food and drink events, experiences, propositions and tastings across Partnership locations as well as externally.
You will ensure that all experiences align with the Marketing strategy and Partnership Plan, helping the business to meet its objectives and drive customer engagement.
You will manage Partners and agency staff during these experiences and will manage and deliver activities by creating detailed plans and delivering cost efficiencies wherever possible.
You will ensure that all activity is legally compliant. You will be responsible for creating the processes, operating model and success criteria for each experience. You will be accountable for managing budgets and financial analysis for relevant activity.
You will work closely with key internal and external stakeholders to influence and manage all activities, including suppliers and staffing agencies. You will act as a Subject Matter Expert for experiences across the Partnership.
You will support the Events & Experiences Lead to develop the customer experience strategy, providing high customer satisfaction and driving profitable sales. You will contribute to monitoring market trends to develop strategic analysis and future planning.
Through your Profession you will have the opportunity to develop and stretch personally and professionally to achieve your potential.
The Partnership supports agile and flexible working practices, such as when, where and how we work. We have several different ways to work flexibly, including part-time, flexible or compressed hours, and job sharing. Head office areas also support a blended working approach.
We celebrate diversity and inclusion in the John lewis Partnership and we are committed to becoming the UK’s most inclusive business, reflecting and connecting with the diverse communities that we serve.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act in accordance with the Partnership’s purpose and democratic principles, constructively participating in co-ownership, and demonstrating to customers and each other that it is a better way of doing business. Share your knowledge, experiences, ideas and opinion to improve the Partnership, speaking honestly and frequently.
- Invest in your personal and professional development to achieve your potential, by doing more, doing better, or doing different. Continuously engage with and actively contribute to your Profession.
- Take responsibility for actively engaging with change.
- Accountable for planning and delivering events, experiences, tastings and relevant propositions across the Partnership.
- Accountable for ensuring that all experiences are legally compliant.
- Accountable for managing the budgets for each activity and ensuring that activity is commercially viable and delivers appropriate ROI.
- Accountable for ensuring that Partners and agency staff deliver the desired outcomes.
Essential Skills:
Degree holder or of graduate calibre with a minimum of 1 year event experience.
Full UK driving licence.
Previous experience in management and delivery of events.
Client or agency events experience.
Benefits of the Partnership and the role:
You will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis and 20% in Waitrose
The Partnership has a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)
Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy
Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits.
Next Steps:
The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process").
Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a 1 stage virtual interview.
You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.
Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.
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You can view a copy of the full job outline HERE
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