Project Manager – Exhibition Stands

Access Displays Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading exhibition design agency in Birmingham seeks a Project Manager to oversee exhibition projects from design to delivery. The role involves managing client portfolios, purchasing equipment, and coordinating with external parties to ensure successful exhibitions. Candidates should have experience in project management within the exhibitions or events sector and possess strong customer service skills. This is a hybrid position that provides flexibility and the use of cloud technology for remote work.

Benefits

24 days holiday

Work from home flexibility

Cloud-based technology provided

Qualifications

• Must have experience managing exhibition stands or events.
• Ability to manage clients onsite at exhibition venues.
• Strong communication skills and customer service focus.

Responsibilities

• Support your own portfolio of exhibition clients through the delivery process.
• Coordinate with sales directors on design and quotations.
• Purchase equipment and coordinate deliveries for projects.
• Liaise with venues and exhibition organizers for services.
• Complete necessary paperwork including RAMS.
• Ensure quality and deadlines are met with production teams.
• Maintain accurate records for future reference.
• Handle profit and loss for each project.
• Handover projects onsite ensuring customer satisfaction.

Skills

Project management experience in exhibitions or events

Exceptional customer service skills

Commercial awareness

Job description

About Us

Established in 1990, Access Displays is an award-winning agency specialising in the design and delivery of exhibition stands and display solutions for live events. Working with global brands we are a forward-thinking team of passionate people who share a desire to deliver design lead solutions on behalf of our customers.

Job Description

• Reporting to our Delivery Team Manager, you will be responsible for supporting your own portfolio of Exhibition clients through the delivery process.
• Work alongside our Exhibition stand sales directors during the initial design and quotation stage by helping to source components included in the exhibition stand design.
• Purchasing equipment required for each exhibition stand project and coordinating deliveries.
• Ordering onsite exhibition stand services such as electrics and rigging and liaising with venues and exhibition organisers.
• Completing RAMS and other paperwork where necessary.
• Liaising with exhibition stand design and production and other external parties to ensure quality and deadlines are achieved.
• Responsible for charging any additional exhibition stand work or onsite extras.
• Maintaining accurate files and records for future reference.
• Responsible for the profit and loss of each exhibition stand project.
• Handover exhibition stand projects onsite ensuring customers are happy.

Reporting to

Delivery Team Manager

Ideal Candidate

You MUST have experience of project managing exhibition stands or Events.

Experience of managing clients onsite at exhibition venues.

A good communicator with exceptional customer service skills.

Commercially aware and an understanding of profit margins.

What we offer

The successful candidate will work with one of the most respected delivery teams in the industry.

Hybrid working as necessary, to meet the changing workloads throughout the year, with time in lieu and 24 days holiday.

This is a WFH position with some onsite, client and supplier visits.

We will provide a laptop and cloud-based technology to allow you to work remotely.