Global Tradeshows Strategy & Operations Lead

Avantor; South Carolina; On-site; USD 98,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Avantor seeks a Tradeshow Manager to lead flagship events globally within the Communications & Events Center of Excellence. You will drive strategy, planning, and execution to boost brand awareness, customer engagement, and leads across markets.

You will collaborate with Commercial, Product, Marketing, Digital, and executives to ensure consistent messaging and strong post-event ROI, while overseeing budgets, contracts, and on-site operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5-7 years of progressive experience in trade show, events, marketing, communications, or related agency environments.
• Experience leading end-to-end planning and execution of large-scale, third-party tradeshows.
• Strong contract negotiation, budget management, reporting, and project management capabilities.
• Proven cross-functional leadership within matrixed organizations.
• Healthcare, biotech, pharmaceutical, or bioprocess industry experience preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Develop recommendations for participation in global and flagship shows aligned to business objectives, customer engagement goals, and brand strategy.
• Lead negotiation of exhibit space, sponsorship agreements, and event contracts to maximize value, visibility, and cost efficiencies.
• Independently manage a portfolio of tradeshows with consultative oversight for regional events.
• Coordinate planning with Commercial, Product, Marketing, Digital, Communications, and external partners for seamless execution.
• Oversee logistics, housing, registration, shipping, booth assets, and on-site execution.
• Manage event budgets, forecasts, and expenditures with transparent reporting.
• Direct external agencies, vendors, and logistics partners to ensure assets and displays are maintained.
• Own post-event reporting, ROI analysis, lead metrics, and executive summaries.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Budget management

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Teams

SharePoint

Cvent

Event measurement platforms

Job description

Avantor seeks a Tradeshow Manager to lead flagship events globally within the Communications & Events Center of Excellence. You will drive strategy, planning, and execution to boost brand awareness, customer engagement, and leads across markets.

You will collaborate with Commercial, Product, Marketing, Digital, and executives to ensure consistent messaging and strong post-event ROI, while overseeing budgets, contracts, and on-site operations.