Event Co-ordinator (9 month FTC)

Event Co-ordinator (9 month FTC)

Location: Leicester , Leicestershire Salary: 20000 - 23000 per year + flexible benefits Date posted: 30/05/2012 12:08 Job type:Contract Company: Pepsico Contact: PepsiCo Inc. Ref: Totaljobs/14163BR Job ID: 53711560

Have a look in your fridge and your kitchen cupboards. Chances are you'll find some PepsiCo products. PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient snacks, foods and beverages. Our brands are loved all over the UK - Walkers are the UK's favourite crisps, Tropicana is the UK's top premium juice brand and Quaker is the UK's favourite oats company.

We are on the look-out for an Event Co-ordinator to join our busy Leicester HR team on a 9 month fixed term contract.

The role, in a nutshell, is organising all events for the Walkers Leicester manufacturing site, everything from regular site tours to our Christmas celebration.

This is a pivotal role for the site and you'll need passion and enthusiasm to bring our exciting events calendar to life. So if you love organising and proactively making things happen then we want to hear from you!

Job Duties:

Own all the events administration including: planning events and tours; booking venues, entertainment, catering etc.Organising site tours, including sending invitations and potentially meeting and greeting external visitors.Tracking and reporting on budget compliance.Providing administration support and co-ordination for project teams working on specific events.Tracking and checking expenditure and producing period reports.Processing event/tour feedback and sharing with suppliers and site leadership team.Main Leicester site point of contact for external events suppliers and internal PR team.Communicating events plans via noticeboards, bulletins and period reports in an engaging way.Supporting the site leadership team with the organisation and actioning of ad hoc celebrations and corporate social responsibility activities.

Key Skills and Experience:

Highly experienced in planning and organising large scale events, working with senior stakeholders and external parties/suppliers.The ability to develop effective relationships at all levels.Good influencing and negotiating skills.Challenging the calendar of annual events and creating clear event/tour standards.Excellent communication skills.Drive for continuous improvement - challenging the current systems with a view to making them more streamlined and efficient.Good telephone manner for dealing with external suppliers.Organisational and planning skills.Attention to detail and accuracy.Good PC skills, proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and AccessAbility to work without daily direct supervision.

This is a full time role; Monday to Friday office hours.

PepsiCo produces the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 22 product lines that each generates more than $ 1billion in annual retail sales. Our main businesses - Frito-Lay, Quaker, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana and Gatorade - also make hundreds of other nourishing, tasty foods and drinks that bring joy to our consumers in more than 200 countries.

This permanent role comes with a salary in the region of 20,000-23,000 and a range of flexible benefits.

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