Event Planning, Sr. Admin Assistant

About the role

Come Join an Inclusive Team This position is primarily responsible for managing commercial activities for the I&D Commercial team, with a strong emphasis on planning and coordinating customer events, conferences, and sales meetings. In addition, the role provides general office administrative support for the I&D Commercial team, including the I&D North America Sales team.

Responsibilities

• Organize 4-6 customer events each year for the North American Sales team, ensuring compliance with the annual budget and issuing compliance notifications as needed.
• Organize and attend annual AFPM conference for LYB customer meetings – conference registration, coordination of meeting space, schedule reconciliation, hotel accommodations, restaurant reservations, customer party planning, etc.
• Organize and manage the execution of Americas sales meetings, including scheduling of sessions and arranging venues, meals, accommodations, and meeting infrastructure.
• Schedule new hire onboarding and introductory meetings.
• Schedule recurring biweekly sales meetings and manage sales meeting presenters.
• Arrange business travel, domestic and international, for commercial team.
• Assist in the maintenance of Outlook calendars and distribution lists for Directors.
• Expense Management: manage purchasing cards, maintain expense tracking records, process check requests, and assist in the completion of expense reports.
• Order office supplies, business cards, cell phones, etc. for the commercial team.
• Maintain multiple SharePoint Sites with commercial related information.
• Manage customer distribution lists and issue customer letters.
• Purchase / manage inventory of customer promotional items and associated budget.
• Arrange recurring training for North American sales team and monitor compliance.

Requirements

• Event planning; simultaneous management of multiple tasks
• High-level organization, attention to detail, and customer focus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint)
• Minimum Associate’s Degree (Bachelor’s preferred)
• Minimum 5 years of work experience
• Demonstrated experience interfacing with customers and outside service providers
• English required; Spanish a plus
• Experience with expense reporting (SAP Concur) and approvals
• Sales experience a plus
• Presentation skills a plus
• Competencies: Drive Innovation, Technical Skills, Grow Capabilities, Promote Inclusion, Motivational Fit, Build Partnerships, Deliver Results