Project Manager - Auto

Job Title:
Project Manager - Auto

Location:
London/Brackley (Plus travel as required)

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Job Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for supporting the team with coordinating and delivering a wide range of events and services for one of the world’s largest Automotive companies.

* Experience of working with automotive clients in the events industry is essential

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the below experience:

Project administration

• Prepare and maintain briefing documents

• Ensure all actions from meetings are recorded and actioned

• Work with the Strata and client teams to ensure key dates in event schedule are met

• Organise meetings; internally and externally – diary invites, room bookings, refreshments etc

• Good housekeeping within server folder and files – ensure all documents are labelled then filed correct in accordance with Strata / client process

• Demonstrate an understanding of commercial principles

• Project administration including raising of purchase orders and reconciliation

• Archive event material post event - ensure all documents are labelled then filled correct in accordance with Strata / client process

• Demonstrate a good working knowledge of the project, ability to update project documents including working documents, contact reports and schedules

• Work with the team to book and arrange vehicles for events

• Demonstrate a good knowledge of brand guidelines ensuring good brand guardianship through event – digital and printed, event collateral and branding

• Assist with finance processing – work with the Strata team to ensure all quotes and reconciliation are shared in a timely manner

• Work with client to ensure Strata received approvals and POs in accordance with company policy

Brief taking and pitching

• Assist with pitch work – contribute with creative content and research

• Project research for entertainment, gifts, venues and other items or services

• Liaise with supplier and stakeholders to ensure delivery is in accordance with Strata’s process

• Attend site visits – create reports as required

Reconciliation and post event

• Assist with the reconciliation of projects

• Assist with post event reporting

• Archive event materials in accordance with Strata and client processes – ensure all items are clearly labelled and filed correctly

Creative

• Contribute to the creative content and delivery of projects

• Carry out project research for entertainment, gift and other required collateral

• Liaise with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure delivery is in accordance with Strata’s quality management processes

• Attend site visits

About you

• Provide excellent level of customer service and meet specific client requirements both on site and location

• Able to uphold good production values throughout project timeline

• Monitor the quality of all client deliverables

• Develop positive client relationships and be the main contact for all things operational

• Act as a brand ambassador for Strata and the client’s brand

• Promote the sale of other Strata products e.g., Digital, Creative Services etc

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, plus usual Bank Holidays

• Birthday day off

• Private Health Insurance*

• Workplace pension scheme

• Death in service scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Hybrid working arrangement

• Regular social events

* Upon successful completion of a 6-month probation period

Our Principles

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