Director Corporate Events

Do your Best Work in Mooresville

This position is based at our headquarters in Mooresville North Carolina. Our corporate office is a space where you can collaborate and do your best work. Take a walk grab a bite (or a cup of coffee) work out or get a check-up we invest in you so you can find your inspiration.

Your Impact

The primary purpose of this role is to lead the strategy planning and execution of Lowes corporate events and executive meetings that drive organizational alignment reinforce company priorities and strengthen associate engagement. The Director oversees a team responsible for designing and delivering high-impact experiences that connect leaders and associates to Lowes values strategy and culture. This includes events such as the Store Manager Meeting with all Lowes Store Managers and corporate leadership Pro Outside Sales Meeting Vendor Forum Womens Leadership Summit and other programs.

What You Will Do

• Advise and direct executives toincludeEVPs andSVPsusing 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 Lowes 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

• Bachelors Degree in Marketing Business Administration Event Planning Communications or related field or equivalent years of experience in lieu of education requirement if applicable
• 8 years experience in event planning and logistics
• 8 years experience in project time and budget management
• Ability to work long hours on event siteand occasional weekends(i.e. convention floors ballrooms etc.)
• Knowledge of financial analysis/complex budgeting business planning marketing planning and execution within big-box format.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Event Planning Communications Public Relations or related field
• Experience corporate or retail environment
• Retail Event Experience

About Lowes

Lowes Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE 100 home improvement company with total fiscal year 2025 sales of more than$86 billion. Lowes employs approximately 300000 associates and operates over 1750 home improvement stores 540 branches and 120 distribution centers. Lowes is a core value S&P 500 equity stock and a dividend aristocrat. Based inMooresville 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 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.