Sales & Events Manager

MANDATORY SKILLS AND ABILITIES
1. Strong organizational and negotiation skills;
2. Strong composition skills in Romanian;
3. Fluent Romanian and proficient level of English;
4. User-level knowledge of database management;
5. Ability to make independent decisions;
6. Ability to manage multiple tasks while working under strict deadlines;
7. Previous experience with event organization and sales;

VALUE ADDING SKILLS and ABILITIES
1. Project management skills a big plus;
2. Good sense of graphic design and advertising;
3. Creativity;

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
1. Team oriented;
2. Open minded;
3. Willing to learn new things;
4. Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills are required;
5. Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamically changing environment is a must

1. Find and recruit local sponsors for IDC Romania conferences
2. Coordinate sponsorship recruitment with IDC CEMA colleagues
3. Manage conference budgets, achieve profit target for IDC Romania conferences
4. Manage all administration and logistics for IDC Romania events (including site research and selection, negotiating and contracting with hotels and suppliers, on-site management)
5. Manage preparation of all written materials for the event
6. Manage press contact database, distribute local and regional press releases, represent main contact for local press/media
7. Manages and maintains all IDC Romania conference databases (end-user and sales)
8. Liaises with local sponsors after each event
9. Customer service - provide information for customer requests for report information, maintain contact with leads
10. Ensure participation of the best quality attendees, according to the target group for the conference
11. Find and negotiate with local independent speakers
12. Provide general marketing support for IDC Romania - website, corporate branding, collateral, media, email campaigns and product promotion

Our client (IDC) is the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries.

They analyze and predict technology trends so that their clients can make strategic, fact-based decisions on IT purchases and business strategy. Over 700 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide local expertise and insights on technology markets. Business executives and IT managers have relied for 40 years on their advice to make decisions that contribute to the success of their organizations.

IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world’s leading technology media, research, and events company. Additional information can be found at www.idc.com.

For the Emerging Markets, IDC retains a coordinated network of offices and agents in Budapest, Bucharest, Kiev, Moscow, Sofia, Warsaw, Zagreb, Dubai, Johannesburg, Tel Aviv and Cairo, supported by regional research centers in Prague and Istanbul.

IDC established its presence in Romania in 2001 and in January 2005 will be opening the official representative office. The Romanian office has now 4 employees, but the number is expected to expand in 2005.