This role will be reporting to the Manager, GPS India based in Bangalore and serve as a member of GPS’s Events Delivery Team. The role will work closely with the members of the GPS India team, GPS Events Team members of the broader GPS teams, key country stakeholders, teammates in the GPS locations around world and managers within Nike’s global functions such as Procurement, Communications and Technology.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a Specialist serving Events for GPS, working across multiple teams from India, Asia (SEA). This role will be driving our event capability, led by our Manager, GPS India and will work closely with Nike Meetings & Events teams in Asia & Global teams.
A strong candidate would have highly effective communication skills, be a self-starter, have creative problem-solving skills, and enjoy working in a fast-paced, competitive environment. The ideal candidate also needs to have expertise in Event Planning, Management and Delivery and demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize and operationalize complex situations to meet commitments that are aligned with organizational goals in a dynamic, highly matrixed, fast-paced environment. The candidate is expected to adhere to “Win as One Team” and “Pro-active service delivery” culture.
The candidate needs:
Bachelor's degree in relevant field, or combination of Hotel Management and Facility experience.
Minimum 5 years direct relevant work experience and proven planning, coordination, and managed execution of events.
Strong interpersonal and highly developed communication skills in verbal/written and collaboration skills to engage with user groups and to build networks with GPS and other key Nike partners.
Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.
A proven track record of collaborating and influencing in a highly matrixed organization across a variety of internal and external suppliers.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As the Specialist I, GPS Events India you will work closely with Nike leaders across the region to translate GPS Event deliverables at Nike locations. You will serve as the main point of contact for India event planning & execution questions from the broader teams.
Your accountabilities and tasks will include, but not limited to:
While creating and maintaining relationships with Nike business, you will be responsible for coordinating event planning across the India Team, guiding, and supporting GPS India for execution and vendor set up & management.
You will also be responsible for in house catering and outdoor catering for events.
Work with our catering partner for our daily subsidized meal program on site and food festivals.
Oversee our pantry offerings and be responsible for inventory management.
Logistics & Event Planning:
End-to-end event planning and executional support, working closely with the operations teams or GPS country leads who oversee room setups, AV, and equipment, security, cleaning team and engineering team.
Schedule and lead planning, process, and cross functional operational meetings relevant to event volume.
Supports and manages end users’ event budgets.
Presentations:
Utilizes computer skills to create high quality graphic and text presentations often under tight timeframes. Interprets needs, determines, and produces effective presentation layout, and organizes final documents.
Prepares special reports requiring the selection of relevant information from a variety of sources and maintains and updates on-going reports or databases.