Overview
Join to apply for the Senior Events & Engagement Manager role at GSF Car Parts. We’re looking for a passionate events professional to lead GSF’s portfolio of events and hospitality — creating experiences that excite, inspire and connect our national accounts, garage concepts and independent garages. This role involves owning the delivery of high-profile, high-energy events and working with in-house marketers and external partners to ensure events meet budgets and timelines.
If you thrive on variety, love creating memorable experiences, and want to play a pivotal role in shaping GSF’s national presence, this is the role for you.
Main Duties And Accountabilities
* Create credible plans and budgets to manage event delivery
* Plan our events calendar and proactively share ideas to drive improvements
* Work with marketing and communications to create excitement and engagement
* Coordinate and manage technical evenings, exhibitions, training and customer conferences
* Coordinate activities through the marketing team and with external agencies (designers, printers, events suppliers)
* Support regions, branches, and sales teams with event activity
* Create and grow a relevant hospitality programme with a focus on major sporting events (e.g., F1, England football)
* Support the wider team on ad hoc marketing projects
* Create and manage multi-channel communications
* Develop robust digital event infrastructure to manage sign-up, registration and attendance
* Develop reports and measurement frameworks to show ROI for events and hospitality activity
* Build relationships with key stakeholders to identify stories, activities and achievements
* Content creation and management for digital channels including social media
* Develop a pipeline of proactive and reactive event PR activity
About You
* Excellent organizational and time management skills
* Commercially aware with strong focus on profitability
* Customer-centric commitment to delivering excellent experiences
* Team player with a positive can-do attitude
* Analytical, administrative, and great attention to detail
* Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
* Self-motivated and able to work effectively both autonomously and as part of a team
* Confident in building and maintaining relationships at every level of a company
* Driving licence and ability to travel to sites across the UK
About Us
GSF Car Parts is one of the UK’s leading automotive parts distributors, supplying thousands of independent garages throughout the UK and Ireland with parts, tools, garage equipment and specialist training. The group has over 175 branches nationwide and a turnover exceeding £475 million. Built on the heritage and success of a dozen local brand identities, we have traded as one brand since November 2021. Our branch network is supported by centralised expertise from specialist departments in procurement, marketing and national accounts. The business also benefits from integrated IT systems, including our catalogue system, Allicat, and access to the Group’s national garage programme, Servicesure.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Business Development and Sales
Industries
* Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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