Meeting Manager (Strategic Meeting & Event Planning)

What Meetings and Events contributes to Cardinal Health

The Meeting Manager is responsible for the development planning and implementation of internal and external meetings events and trade shows aligned with strategic business and brand objectives.

Location: Work from home and fully remote but specifically targeting individuals in the Dallas-Fort Worth TX or Cleveland OH areas (within commutable distance of office).

Responsibilities

• Leads planning and execution of meetings.

• Manages event budget develops forecast updates in real time and finalize post event

• Manage event reconciliation post-event identify and validate all charges from venue and vendors breakdown costs per person for purposes of Sunshine reporting and utilize appropriate systems to report costs

• Work directly with venues and outside vendors to coordinate meeting needs such as audio visual food & beverage and other onsite logistics

• Adherence to Cardinal Health compliance guidelines

• Participate in internal and external meetings on weekly (or otherwise) basis

• Work in Cvent to set-up event registration sites and update information on a regular or as needed basis

• Lead onsite meeting logistics including but not limited to communication with hotel communication with vendors coordination of F&B coordination of A/V

• Identify meeting materials and production needed onsite and work with Meeting Coordinator to execute (create and ship)

• Serve as primary onsite contact for venue and any vendors

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in related field preferred

• 5 years experience in related field preferred

• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) preferred

• Strong CVENT preferred

• Strong Excel experience required

• Strong travel and hotel booking experience required

• Strong organizational skills

• Strong written and verbal skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced demanding environment

• Ability to travel on weekends as needed to assist on-property at meetings/events

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Demonstrates knowledge of meeting planning and project management practices.

• Negotiates manages and/or implements budgets and contracts with external vendors.

• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and serves as a strategic advisor to clients.

• Utilizes software to track registration budgets logistics and other information for meetings & events.

• Translates the goals and objectives of meetings and events into a positive and effective experience.

• Demonstrates ability to work with cross-functional team to ensure event success.

Anticipated Pay Range $67500.00 - $86670.00 USD

Bonus Eligible - No

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical dental and vision coverage

• Paid time off plan

• Health savings account (HSA)

• 401k savings plan

• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay

• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• Work-Life resources

• Paid parental leave

• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window anticipated to close: 12/03/2025 * if interested in opportunity please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including but not limited to a candidates geographical location relevant education experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work people with disabilities without a college degree and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin ancestry age physical or mental disability sex sexual orientation gender identity/expression pregnancy veteran status marital status creed status with regard to public assistance genetic status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.

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