Event Planner II

Location

Richardson, TX | United States

Job description

Lennox (NYSE: LII) is an industry leader in energy-efficient climate-control solutions founded over a century ago on the principles of integrity and innovation. Dedicated to sustainability and creating comfortable, healthier environments for our residential and commercial customers while reducing their carbon footprint, we lead the field in innovation with our cooling, heating, indoor air quality, and refrigeration systems.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Lennox Industries is a manufacturer and distributor of equipment within the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) industry. We are guided by our core values of Integrity, Respect, and Excellence. We have an immediate opening for an Event Planner II. The Event Planner works to execute  professional, impactful, value-driven experiences   that create lifetime memories at all Lennox programs. The Events and Incentives team drives loyalty with events that motivate, inspire and leave customers yearning to return the next year. They deliver destinations that provide a unique travel experience. The team partners with strategic suppliers with a track record of delivering flawless travel and or meetings product.

The Event Planner will work effectively with Business Unit Leadership, Marketing, and Sales to execute numerous customer and employee events and incentive trips throughout the year. This includes the North American Sales meeting , three large customer conferences (Lennox LIVE), three high end incentive trips (Dave Lennox Awards, Circle of Excellence, and Master Council), several Large customer incentive trips and several other smaller internal employee meetings. 

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Program Owner

• Delivers outstanding experiences on Lennox programs, while ensuring alignment between company and customer goals and objectives.
• Builds strong relationships within the marketing and sales teams and other key cross-functional teams.

Strategy

• Participates in strategic planning process for key meetings and conferences to include identifying key stakeholders, facilitating meetings, enabling strategic direction that meet company's objectives and aligning team members.
• Regularly interacts with senior management and/or major customers. Interactions include negotiating or influencing customers and/or senior level leaders in matters of significance to the organization.
• Oversees event/meeting content design along with the logistical infrastructure of the event to ensure participation is aligned with business objectives. 
• Executes a strategy that delivers on three key measures: outstanding customer experience, within allocated budget, on time.

Execution

• Assists with the logistical efforts and details for the execution of meetings, conferences and incentive travel, including, requests for proposals (RFPs), on-site inspections site recommendations, contract negotiation, registration, housing, meeting room arrangements, hotel specifications, vendor management, food and beverage requirements, audiovisual requirement, transportation, and budget management.
• Set, communicate and maintain timelines and priorities on every project.
• Create customized registration websites & electronic communication.
• Oversee post evaluation of meetings and provides analysis to key leadership and staff for decision support towards future programmatic improvements.

WHAT DRIVES SUCCESS:

Having the right qualifications is only a part of what it takes to be a successful employee. At Lennox International, we believe in following a set of behaviors and competencies to achieve your full potential. In this position, it is vital that you embody these core competencies:

• Situational Adaptability:  You flex your approach and demeanor to suit various scenarios. You successfully shift gears as new developments and competing priorities arise – balancing routine tasks, urgent action items, and long-term projects is second nature for you.
• Decision Quality: You make thoughtful and timely decisions with the best interest of the organization in mind, prioritizing and organizing key deliverables and ensuring stakeholder buy in.
• Drives Results : You show pride in “getting the job done” with a bias for action, going above and beyond to ensure your responsibilities have been met. During high pressure moments, you work diligently to meet deadlines and show value in your work.

The Compensation range for this position is approximately $56,800 - $74,550 and will be based on the candidate’s qualification, experience, and education.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: 

Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

1-3 years experience preferred.

Requires travel, up to 30%.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.

Proven ability to coordinate several activities simultaneously.

Strong orientation to detail and accuracy; the ability to multitask and prioritize activities.

WE VALUE DIVERSITY

We believe that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Our goal is to build workplaces that reflect the communities where we live and work, support the growth and development of each team member as they strive to reach their full potential, and empower them to be their authentic selves. Lennox is an equal opportunity employer.

WHAT WE OFFER: 

Lennox offers employees a variety of flexible work options. This position is a hybrid role working Monday through Thursday in the office with the option to work on Friday at home.

• Competitive base salary
• Excellent medical plans designed to support healthy lifestyles
• Mental and financial health programs
• Outstanding 401k with company matching
• Employee stock purchase program
• Community involvement opportunities
• Robust employee assistance program
• And much, much more!

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