Events & Travel Lead

Yamaha Corporation of America; Buena Park (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

401(k) with match

Performance-based bonus program

Private concerts from award winning-­—

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Yamaha Corporation of America seeks a dynamic events professional to lead select tier 1, 2 and 3 tradeshow and customer-facing events. You will report on performance and provide actionable insights, while managing vendor relationships and adapting category strategies into event plans.

The role also involves providing corporate travel services and collaborating across teams to ensure events align with brand objectives and budgets.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success at leading event planning.
• Project management experience.
• Travel as required up to 30%.
• Budget management.

Responsibilities

• Lead select tier 1, 2 and 3 tradeshow and customer-facing events.
• Report on performance provide actionable insights.
• Manage vendor relationships.
• Adapt category strategies into event strategic plans.
• Provide corporate travel services.

Skills

Event planning

Project management

Travel up to 30%

Budget management

Job description

Yamaha employees are committed to helping everyone progress, express and connect through music and sound. We offer innovative, finely crafted and award-winning products for the entire journey. Yamaha promises to help people progress, express, and connect through music and sound.

Purpose of Role

Enable the ability to leverage trade and customer-facing events as a sales, marketing and branding tool.

Key Accountabilities Include

• Ensure managed events achieve brand and business objectives
• Events executed within approved budget
• Easy and efficient travel services are provided to YCA employees & customers

Primary Responsibilities Include

• Lead select tier 1, 2 and 3 tradeshow and customer-facing events
• Report on performance provide actionable insights
• Manage vendor relationships
• Adapt category strategies into event strategic plans
• Provide corporate travel services

Core Functional Competencies

• Customer Experience: Define desired customer experience to achieve satisfaction and loyalty throughout the customer journey
• Customer Insights: Ability to understand and interpret customer data, behaviors, and feedback into conclusions that can be used to make marketing decisions
• Design: Create visual content to effectively share product and brand attributes with target audience
• Event Management: Manage face-to-face and virtual events that enable contact between Yamaha and potential customers
• Project Management: Plan, organize, and manage tasks and resources to bring about successful completion of a specific project
• Project Procurement Management: Acquire products, services, or results from an external source; include contract management and control processes necessary to administer contracts, properly manage the buyer/vendor relationships, and manage the project's obligations to the vendor
• Project Scope Management: Ensure all project work is included, while maintaining appropriate limit and control of the scope

Core Behavioral Competencies

• Yamaha Way (Will, Integrity, Initiative, Challenge, Commitment)
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Plans and Aligns
• Collaborates
• Self-Development
• Situational Adaptability

Qualifications

Ideal

• Demonstrated success at leading event planning
• Project management experience
• Travel as required up to 30%
• Budget management

Here’s What We’ll Bring

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, LTD, Life-Insurance and 401k with match AND automatic contributions
• Performance based bonus program
• Robust employee wellness programs including free music lessons
• Generous Wellness reimbursement program
• Tobacco cessation reward program
• Private concerts from award winning artists
• Discounted hotel, travel, entertainment, and other attractions
• Employee product purchase program
• Flexible work schedule
• Vacation, sick-time and personal floating holidays
• Monthly events, for example -- Bring Your Dog to Work Day, Employee Singing Competitions, Spirit Week and other fun events
• Inclusive and passionate culture
• We foster a culture in which everyone feels welcomed, included, and valued; and recognize that diversity contributes to the success of Yamaha

Compensation

• The hiring range for this position is $88,000 - $109,000 annually + bonus. This is the hiring range and does not include the value of benefits. The hiring range does not reflect total earning potential over time.
• Final offers within the posted compensation range are based on qualifications, skills and experience required for the role.

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