Veterinary Industry Events Strategist

Colgate-Palmolive; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Summer Hours

Live Better activities

Product allowances

Job summary

Hills Pet Nutrition, a Colgate-Palmolive company, is seeking a dynamic Events Manager to lead conferences and sponsored activities across Australia and New Zealand. You will partner with marketing and customer development, shape budgets, select venues, and ensure events align with strategic goals.

The role requires 3+ years in event management, strong negotiation and communication skills, and experience with CVENT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, events or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years’ event management experience.
• Experience in a corporate environment.
• Experience using event management software.
• Strong relationship management and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Adaptable/problem solving with creative thinking.
• Outstanding communication skills and copywriting ability.
• Budget management and analytic capabilities.
• Understanding of veterinary or health industry is advantageous.
• Familiarity with CVENT is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Oversee sponsored and direct-to-profession conferences and events for Australia and New Zealand.
• Ideate and execute bespoke trade exhibition solutions aligned with strategy.
• Research, brief, negotiate, and manage venues, staff and suppliers.
• Coordinate external consultants and stakeholders across projects.
• Budget reporting and analysis of event engagements.
• Develop communications strategy to promote Hills events.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and account managers to meet veterinary group needs.
• Create annual budgets and calendars, manage financials.
• Track event statistics to aid future budgeting and strategies.
• Manage the online event platform (CVENT) and CRM integrations.
• Oversee day-to-day veterinary industry partner relationships and sponsorships.

Skills

Relationship management

Negotiation

Communication skills

Budget management

Copywriting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Events Management or related fields

Tools

CVENT

Job description

Hills Pet Nutrition, a Colgate-Palmolive company, is seeking a dynamic Events Manager to lead conferences and sponsored activities across Australia and New Zealand. You will partner with marketing and customer development, shape budgets, select venues, and ensure events align with strategic goals.

The role requires 3+ years in event management, strong negotiation and communication skills, and experience with CVENT.