Job Description

Your Impact
The primary purpose of this role is to lead the development, integration, and management of Lowe's partnerships and corporate events in order to build brand awareness, increase sales, improve organizational alignment. The Director oversees a team that plans and executes events including but not limited to Store Manager Meeting, Vendor Forum, Quarterly Board Meetings, Quarterly and Monthly Officers Meetings, Executive Leadership Offsites and Women's Leadership Summit.

• Advise and direct C-suite executives to include CEO, EVPs and Board of Directors using both written and verbal communication demonstrating ability to influence decision making

• Lead a team of event planning professionals with the goals of planning and executing corporate events that align internal and external audiences with company priorities

• Build event strategy to include meeting purpose, objectives and delivery tactics

• Develops and manages programs and cross-functional execution of meetings, leveraging Lowes partnerships, media value add, and business to business relationships

• Responsible for pre and post event surveys and other measurement tactics to ensure effectiveness

• Oversee attendee management and registration to include event communications, travel arrangements and attendee preparation

• Manage vendor RFPs, negotiations and contracting for venues and services

• Responsible for large-scale event production to include virtual platforms and on-site execution

• Build complex logistics plans to ensure successful attendee experience

• Manage multi-million-dollar event budgets. Accurately forecasts and ensures resources are well allocated to deliver program objectives

• Oversee the relationship and performance of large agency and vendor teams that support the planning and delivery of programs

• Ensures all contracts and statements of work are completed for every event to mitigate risk and maintain adherence to Lowe's compliance and risk standards

• Works across all aspects of corporate event planning and execution and across myriad of internal stakeholders and executive leadership, demonstrating command of situation even in most challenging of operating environments

• Selects and coordinates appropriate venues and services (i.e. registration, signage, meeting apps, etc.) for assigned events by working with travel, hotel, and other event vendors

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Marketing, Business Administration, Event Planning, Communications, or related field and 8-10 Years Experience in event planning and logistics

• Master's Degree Event Planning, Communications, Public Relations or related field

• 8-10 Years Experience in project, time and budget management

Preferred Skills/Education

• Experience corporate or retail environment

About Lowes

Lowes Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than $83 billion, Lowes operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowes supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing, improving community spaces, helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need. For more information, visit Lowes.com .

Lowes is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.

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