Events Manager

Qargo TMS; Gent; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Office in Ghent

Competitive salary package

International tech scale-up culture

Job summary

Qargo is seeking an Events Manager in Ghent to own the events programme from A to Z, handling 50+ events per year across Europe, the UK and the US. You will lead planning, budgeting, vendor management, and on-site execution with autonomy.

You will coach two regional Events Coordinators, collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Customer Success, and travel regularly to ensure a consistent, scalable approach. Fluent French and English are required, and experience in B2B SaaS or logistics is a plus.

Qualifications

• End-to-end experience in event management in a B2B environment.
• Comfortable managing a high volume of events and multiple priorities.
• Experience working across multiple regions and markets.
• Willing and able to travel regularly.
• Experience coaching/leading a team member.
• Strong project management, organisation and stakeholder management.
• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership and making decisions independently.
• Fluent in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Own Qargo's annual events programme across Europe, the UK and US, coordinating 50+ events per year.
• Build and grow Qargo's events presence in France with the Sales team.
• Own events end-to-end: planning, budgeting, supplier management and ROI.
• Lead on-event execution and travel across Europe and beyond.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and tech partners on promoting events and activations.
• Lead and coach the Events Coordinators for regional alignment.
• Track budgets and ROI, ensure data capture in HubSpot and report results.

Skills

Event management

High volume events

Multiregion markets

Travel willingness

Coaching/leading

Project management

Ownership/decisiveness

French language

English language

Tools

Canva

Google Workspace

Slack

Zoom

HubSpot

Job description

🚛 About Qargo

Qargo is acloud-based (SaaS) Transport Management Platform. We are a scale-up based in Ghent, London and Chicago, and are rapidly expanding across Europe, the UK and the US. The platform is an ‘all-in-one system’, handling everything from initial order entry to final invoicing. It optimises planning and has built-in AI features that automate lengthy manual tasks. Qargo is designed to help modern logistics operationsrun more efficiently, while increasing profitability and sustainability.

To support our growth, we’re looking for anEvents Managerto join our commercial team inGhent, Belgium. You’ll take full ownership of Qargo’s events across multiple regions andlead and coach a team of two regional Events Coordinators— one based in Ghent covering our EU markets, and one covering the UK & Ireland. You’ll also personally drive our events presence in France, while ensuring a consistent and scalable approach as we grow.

💼 About the Role

As ourEvents Manager, you’ll own Qargo’s events programmefrom A to Z, covering50+ events per yearacross Europe, the UK and the US.

You’ll lead the planning and execution of trade shows, conferences, customer and partner events, webinars and roadshows. You’ll work closely with Sales, Marketing and Customer Success to make sure our events support our commercial goals.

This is a hands-on role with plenty of autonomy, responsibility and travel. You’ll alsocoach and coordinate our Events team consisting of 2 people, helping to build a scalable way of working across our different markets.

⭐ Key responsibilities

• Own Qargo’s annual events programmeacross Europe, the UK and US, coordinating50+ events per yearand balancing multiple priorities, deadlines and stakeholders.

• Build and grow Qargo’s events presence in France, working closely with the French Sales team to identify the right events, execute them effectively and turn them into pipeline.

• Own events end-to-end, from planning, budgeting and supplier management through to execution, lead capture, follow-up and ROI. This includes coordinating travel, accommodation, stand builds, catering, merchandise and other logistics.

• Lead event execution on the ground, travelling regularly across Europe and occasionally further afield, while ensuring a consistent experience and way of working across regions.

• Work closely with Sales, Marketing and technology partnerson event promotion, lead generation, webinars and joint activations — from shared stands and sessions to partner materials, VIP dinners and online events hosted via Zoom.

• Lead and coach our Events Coordinators, aligning ways of working across regions and continuously improving our event processes, playbooks and operations.

• Track budgets, performance and ROIacross the events programme, ensuring accurate lead and data capture in HubSpot and providing clear visibility on results and opportunities for improvement.

✅ Skills & experience

Must-haves

• End-to-end experience inevent managementin a B2B environment.

• Comfortable managing ahigh volume of eventsand multiple priorities at once.

• Experience working acrossmultiple regions and markets.

• Willing and able totravel regularly.

• Previousexperience of coaching/leadinga team member.

• Strong project management, organisation and stakeholder management skills.

• Proactive and comfortable taking ownership and making decisions independently.

• Confident working with suppliers, partners and senior internal stakeholders.

• Fluent inFrench and English is a must.

• Comfortable with tools such as Canva, Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom and ideally HubSpot.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in B2B SaaS or logistics.

• Experience with event strategy, budgeting and ROI reporting.

🤝 What we offer

• A high-ownership role where you’llown Qargo’s events programme from A to Z.

• The opportunity to shape and further progress our events team as Qargo continues to grow.

• Afast-paced, international tech scale-upwith plenty of autonomy.

• Acollaborative culturewhere feedback, trust, and teamwork matter.

• Competitive salary package and benefits.

• Hybrid working modelwith a modern office in Ghent.