Global Marketing Events Manager

About Kinaxis

Elevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis.  

In 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, with a brand-new HQ based in Kanata North in Ottawa. As one of Canada’s Top Employers, we are proud to work with our customers and employees towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing supply chains today.

At Kinaxis, we power the world’s supply chains to help preserve the planet’s resources and enrich the human experience. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries, with more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries. We are expanding our team as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.

Location

This is a remote/hybrid position. You can work from home and be located anywhere in Canada. Please note if you are located in Ottawa you will be expected to work a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week in our Ottawa office.

About The Team

The Global Marketing Events Manager is responsible for designing, executing, and managing impactful marketing events that enhance brand presence, foster customer engagement, and support lead generation. The role requires strategic planning, operational excellence, and creativity to deliver successful events that align with overall marketing and business objectives.

This position works cross-functionally with internal and external vendors to ensure events are executed seamlessly and yield measurable results.

What you will do

• Develop event strategies aligned with marketing goals, including detailed proposals, budgets and timelines.
• Conduct market research to identify event opportunities and target audience needs.
• Oversee end-to-end event production, including venue selection, vendor management, and logistics.
• Coordinate event setup, teardown, and registration to ensure smooth execution and high engagement.
• Collaborate with the content and design teams to create compelling event marketing materials, including invitations, presentations, and signage.
• Plan and execute pre and post event marketing campaigns to drive participation and follow-up.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors and service providers, managing relationships to maintain high quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, external partners, and clients during the event planning and execution phases.
• Analyze event performance and prepare reports with insights and recommendations for future improvement.
• Oversee event registration, attendee management, and communication to maximize participation and engagement.
• Proven experience in trade show planning and execution.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with sponsors, ensuring fulfillment of sponsorship commitments and collaborate across the marketing team to maximize brand exposure through sponsorship.
  
  

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related events related.
• Minimum of 5 years’ progressive experience in event planning and management across a wide range of event formats, including tradeshows
• Skilled Project Manager with demonstrated experience managing large scale events.
• Demonstrated professional interpersonal skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task within a fast-paced environment, prioritize tasks, track projects and meet urgent deadlines.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively within all levels of the organization.
• Valid passport is required, ability to travel as required up to (20%)
  
  

#Full-time #Intermediate

Work With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day—when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.

Work with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Lockheed Martin, Yamaha, P&G, Honda, and more.

Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

People matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons
  
  

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.

Kinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.