Regional Tradeshow Manager: Growth & Partnerships

Estes Forwarding Worldwide; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 71,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick time

Holidays

401(k) plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Estes Forwarding Worldwide is seeking a Manager, Tradeshow Regional to lead exhibit and tradeshow initiatives across a defined region. The role focuses on building strong GSC relationships, driving revenue growth, and coordinating cross-functional teams to execute exhibition freight with excellence.

The ideal candidate will develop regional strategies, collaborate with sales, monitor opportunities, and ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements while traveling up to 25% to

Qualifications

• Strong relationship-building and customer-facing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop new business opportunities.
• Ability to read and interpret complex business documents.
• Ability to write comprehensive reports and detailed business correspondence.
• Ability to present to groups across the organization.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with local and regional GSC leadership, sales, and operations teams.
• Serve as a primary EFW point of contact for GSC partners within the assigned region.
• Identify opportunities to increase shipment volume and revenue from existing GSC relationships.
• Develop new GSC, exhibit house, and tradeshow-related business opportunities.
• Partner with EFW sales teams to pursue new customers and expand existing accounts.
• Coordinate with operations to ensure successful exhibit shipments.
• Support planning for major shows and high-profile customer events.

Skills

Relationship building

Business development

Communication

Negotiation

Presentation

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Estes Forwarding Worldwide is seeking a Manager, Tradeshow Regional to lead exhibit and tradeshow initiatives across a defined region. The role focuses on building strong GSC relationships, driving revenue growth, and coordinating cross-functional teams to execute exhibition freight with excellence.

The ideal candidate will develop regional strategies, collaborate with sales, monitor opportunities, and ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements while traveling up to 25% to