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SalaryDo you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?
Do you have a passion for delivering outstanding events?
Join our Marketing Team
The story of Softcat is one driven by an unprecedented ‘people first' culture that celebrates talent, champions potential, and delivers customer-centric technology solutions that support business ambitions. The marketing function sits at the heart of Softcat's future market expansion and is accountable for partner marketing, sales enablement, communications, events, promotions, creative, digital, campaign and performance marketing.
Success. The Softcat Way.
It's an exciting time to be at Softcat, one of the UK's most successful technology solutions businesses. We help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. We've reached the £1 billion+ pa revenue milestone, opened our first office outside the UK and picked up a series of industry awards. We've got even bigger plans for the future. So, if you share our drive and ambition, get ready to achieve more from your career.
Manage our calendar of exciting events
As an Events Executive, you will be an integral member of the Softcat Events Team. You will be responsible for managing and supporting a varied calendar of events including our Annual Kick Off, Charity Ball, Partner Forum, Corporate Hospitality, Exhibitions and third-party events, Customer Roundtables, and Incentive Trips.
As an Events Executive you'll be responsible for:
- Managing the end-to-end creation of events from inception to onsite delivery
- Managing Partner or Sponsor contribution and attendance (exhibition implementation, stand build, creative design and sponsor packages)
- Creating and implementing a project plan ensuring key milestones are clearly identified, and commitments are gained from stakeholders with excellent reporting and documentation
- Defining budget requirements and managing through annual cycles of approval and spend tracking
- Collaborating with agencies to source venues and to support with event planning and execution
We'd love you to have
- Demonstrative experience of managing a broad portfolio of corporate and 3rd party events
- Previous management of partner/sponsor attendance at events
- Agency management experience with a keen focus on achieving value against investment
- Accurate budget management experience
- A highly creative flair and a passion for events
Work in a way that works for you
We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
- Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
- Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
- Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs
Working with us
Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.
Join us
To become part of the success story, please apply now
As part of our commitment to supporting, attracting and retaining the best diverse talent, Softcat is proud to partner with organisations like WORK180, My G Work and Black Young Professionals. Work 180 endorse employers that demonstrate on-going support for women at work, including offering benefits and policies that best support female employees. My G Work support us in our aim of attracting more LGBTQ+ talent. The BYP network support us in diversifying our talent pool by tapping into the black professional community.
