Corporate Marketing Events Coordinator

Inland Group; Avondale (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Inland Kenworth in Tolleson, AZ, is seeking a Corporate Marketing Events Coordinator to plan and deliver high-quality national events. You will own the US event calendar, manage vendors and budgets, and ensure on-site execution that reinforces Inland’s brand and relationships with customers and employees.

Responsibilities include calendar management, event planning, on-site leadership, budgeting, and coordinating with cross-border teams to connect Canadian and US events.

Qualifications

• Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in Marketing, Communications, Business, Event Management, Hospitality, or a related field.
• Experience planning and executing events, meetings, trade shows, customer programs, employee events, community events, or brand activations.
• Confidence leading on-site execution, making real-time decisions, and maintaining a professional standard under pressure.
• Experience in commercial trucks, automotive, heavy equipment, transportation, industrial products, dealerships, or multi-location organizations is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Event planning and calendar management.
• Plan customer, employee, community, recruiting, leadership, and industry events that support Inland’s business priorities and brand presence.
• Develop clear event plans that define objectives, audience, budget, timeline, responsibilities, success measures, and follow-up actions.

Skills

Event planning

On-site leadership

Attendee experience

Budgeting

Brand standards

Vendor coordination

Education

Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in Marketing, Communications, Business, Event Management, Hospitality, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

CRM

Email marketing

Survey tools

Reporting tools

Job description

Inland Kenworth is an industry leader in the heavy-duty truck sales, service, and parts marketplace. When we say we’re ALL IN, we mean we’re all in on you and your career.

We are a great place to work—with competitive pay and benefits, mentorship, growth opportunities, and a culture that prioritizes teamwork, safety, and community support. We are committed to embracing new technology, ensuring that we stay at the forefront of innovation in our industry. With 2,000 employees across 50 locations in North America, we provide exciting employment opportunities that can drive your future growth.

Join us at Inland Kenworth and go ALL IN on a career that has it all.

This position is located at our sales and service dealership in Tolleson, AZ.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Corporate Marketing Events Coordinator plans and delivers high-quality company events across the United States that strengthen customer relationships, engage employees, support business priorities, and elevate the Inland brand. Leads events for the United States and partners closely with the Canada Corporate Marketing Events Coordinator on cross-border events that connect Canadian and U.S. teams. Owns the annual the United States event calendar, event plans, vendors, budgets, and on-site execution. Builds repeatable tools, templates, and processes so events are delivered consistently across branches, regions, and business units, allowing leaders and teams to focus on customers, employees, and growth.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Event planning and calendar management

• Build and manage an annual event calendar for the United States, aligned with marketing priorities, regional needs, and leadership direction.
• Plan customer, employee, community, recruiting, leadership, and industry events that support Inland’s business priorities and brand presence.
• Develop clear event plans that define objectives, audience, budget, timeline, responsibilities, success measures, and follow-up actions.

On-site execution and attendee experience

• Lead on-site event execution from setup through teardown, ensuring every event is organized, professional, welcoming, and well run.
• Own the attendee experience, including registration, signage, hospitality, displays, presentations, activities, and issue resolution.
• Represent Inland professionally with customers, employees, vendors, manufacturers, community partners, and attendees.

Vendor coordination and event budgets)

• Coordinate venues, catering, rentals, production suppliers, promotional partners, signage, branded materials, and other event vendors.
• Prepare budgets, gather quotes, track expenses, reconcile invoices, and look for cost-effective solutions.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

• Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in Marketing, Communications, Business, Event Management, Hospitality, or a related field
• Experience planning and executing events, meetings, trade shows, customer programs, employee events, community events, or brand activations. Confidence leading on-site execution, making real-time decisions, and maintaining a professional standard under pressure. Comfortable working with executives, branch teams, vendors, manufacturers, customers, and external partners. Experience in commercial trucks, automotive, heavy equipment, transportation, industrial products, dealerships, or multi-location organizations is an asset.
• Event Planning & Execution – Customer, Employee, Community & Trade Show Events (Advanced)
• On-Site Event Leadership & Real-Time Problem Solving (Advanced)
• Event Budgeting, Quotes, Expense Tracking & Invoice Reconciliation (Intermediate)
• Attendee Experience & Hospitality (Advanced)
• Brand Standards Application for Signage, Displays & Branded Materials (Intermediate)
• Microsoft 365 (Intermediate)
• Event Registration, Email Marketing, Survey, CRM & Reporting Tools (Basic – asset)

US BENEFITS PACKAGE

Our employees receive a generous benefits package including:

• Medical
• Vision
• 401k with employer matching program
• Flexible Savings Account
• Health Savings Account (available with some medical programs)
• Long Term and Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• On-going training opportunities

Are you ready to go ALL IN on a career at Inland?