Orgill

Senior Events Planner

Orgill  •  Collierville, TN (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Orgill is looking for a collaborative, high-energy Senior Events Planner to join our professional Event Services team. In this role, you won't work in a silo; you will be a critical part of a collective team responsible for the logistics of the Orgill Dealer Market, Innovation Center and key company events throughout the year.

This is a role for an events professional who excels in a team environment, someone who can own their specific portfolio while ensuring total alignment with team members to create a seamless, unified customer experience.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dealer Market – Customer Logistics & Onsite Services

  • Assist the Director in the planning and execution of customer-facing logistics for Orgill’s annual Dealer Market.
  • Oversee specific aspects of hotel block management, attendee registration, transportation logistics, and meeting room scheduling
  • Partner with internal departments and external vendors to ensure a consistent and high-quality attendee experience.
  • Contribute to event planning timelines, staffing schedules, and communication strategies for attendees and internal teams.
  • Support the implementation of innovative event technologies and engagement strategies to enhance attendee experience.
  • Assist in the collective development of new event formats that align with Orgill’s evolving customer engagement strategy.

Innovation Center & Orgill Event Portfolio Support

  • Support the scheduling, development, and execution of various events hosted at the Orgill Innovation Center, including customer tours, product showcases, and training events.
  • Assist in the creation of new event formats and experiences aligned with Orgill’s customer engagement strategy.
  • Support customer experience management across Orgill’s broader event portfolio, ensuring all touchpoints reflect Orgill’s values and service standards.
  • Provide planning and logistical support for internal meetings, hosted gatherings, and other special events as needed.

Team Supervision & Vendor Coordination

  • Support event operations and professionals through end-to-end logistics, including F&B, travel, registration, and comprehensive customer service.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate closely with Retail Services, Sales, Technology, senior management and all of MarCom to ensure cohesive event execution.
  • Serve as a point of contact for cross-departmental event alignment, balancing stakeholder needs.
  • Ensure coordination and consistency across departments throughout the planning and execution process.

Budgeting & Reporting Support

  • Contribute to tracking event performance metrics and leveraging post-event analytics to improve future planning.

Required Job Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Marketing, or a related field.
  • Minimum 2-3 years of progressive experience in corporate event planning or trade show logistics.
  • Proven experience with hotel room block coordination and travel logistics
  • Experience in large-scale events and high-touch customer logistics.
  • Strong leadership potential, excellent communication, and project management skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency in G-Suite tools, Microsoft Office, project management platforms (e.g., Asana), event management platforms (e.g., Cvent-registration, diagramming, etc.)
  • CMP certification is a plus.
  • Ability to travel and work extended hours during event periods.
Orgill

About Orgill

Orgill, Inc. is the world's largest independent hardlines distributor with annual sales of $3.5 billion. The privately owned company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Collierville, TN. Orgill serves more than 11,000 retail hardware stores, home centers, pro lumber dealers, and farm stores throughout the United States and Canada, and over 50 countries around the world.

Orgill retailers have immediate access to more than 75,000 SKUs in each of its eight distribution centers. Drop Ship programs are available from the industry's leading manufacturers. Orgill's distribution facilities are among the newest and most efficient in the industry, with order accuracy rates of 99.6% and industry leading fill rates. Orgill operates one of the industry's largest truck fleets. 98% of Orgill customers receive their shipment on a scheduled Orgill truck with an Orgill driver within 48 hours of placing their order.

More than 350 Orgill field representatives are strategically located throughout North America. These highly trained men and women work side by side with customers to help identify and address opportunities in the dealer's local market.

Our field staff is supported by a highly skilled team of customer service specialists located in each distribution center, as well as our Collierville home office, who are always a phone call away.

Orgill's sales have doubled over the past ten years, and are 15x what they were in 1990. The growth is a direct result of the company's focus on its mission to "Help Our Customers Be Successful".

Interested in a career with Orgill? Visit www.orgill.com/careers

Industry
Wholesale & Distribution
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Collierville, TN
Year Founded
Unknown
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