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Stryker Event Planning Specialist in Portage, Michigan
Why join Stryker?
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As an Event Planning Specialist for Stryker Medical, you will work with the customer and employee experience team to plan and deliver best in class meetings and events based on the identified needs of our internal stakeholders.
Who we want
Dedicated achiever s. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
Effective communicators. People who can interpret information clearly and accurately to concisely communicate results and recommendations to stakeholders.
Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
What you will do
Execute on meeting requirements, plans and schedules for assigned meetings. Requirements include but are not limited to invitations, registration, air and ground travel, food and beverage, audio visual, amenity selection, site inspections and selection, billing reconciliation, program evaluations and follow-up with minimal direction.
Execute meetings within established budget and ensure timely and accurate processing of meeting planning expenses.
Establish relationships with immediate team and internal customers to provide a collaborative and proactive approach to the successful planning and implementation of all programs.
Provide high quality, effective meeting planning support and onsite support, as required.
Support other team members in the execution of meetings.
Collaborate across group, divisions and business units, as required.
Assist in the development of detailed program budgets, control documents and tracking information for every program. Complete all required documents and follow policies and procedures to ensure compliance and continuity of all programs.
Own and manage distribution lists for meetings and events across various channels and report communication metrics on a regular basis.
Assist in collecting and analyzing feedback to provide recommendations for future program enhancements or changes.
Assist in projects with outside agencies responsible for providing support for meeting messaging and branding.
Maintain a high degree of self-motivation, generate fresh ideas, keep current with internal and external design trends and foster positive team interaction.
Act in the best interest of Stryker, reflecting the values of teamwork, collaboration and mutual respect.
What you need
Bachelor's degree required
2+ years direct work experience in meeting, conference, or special event planning required
Expertise in Sharepoint 365, MS Office, Zoom, Teams preferred
Excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication skills, including ability to tailor communication style to audience.
Excellent grammar, proofreading and editing skills with strong attention to detail
Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to deliver under tight deadlines and adapt quickly to change
About Stryker
Our benefits:
12 paid holidays annually
Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program.
Financial benefits include Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.
For a more detailed overview of our benefits or time off, please follow this link to learn more: US Stryker employee benefits (https://cdn-static.findly.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1427/2023/09/20143933/us-stryker-employee-benefits.pdf)
About Stryker
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 130 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com. (http:)
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Stryker is driven to work together with our customers to make healthcare better. Employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required, depending on customer requirements, to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.
Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.