European Tradeshow and Events Manager

Our work at Hach ensures water quality for people around the world. Our customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener, and more informative. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within industries from aviation to manufacturing to mining.

You’ll also be part of an environment that fosters career growth and professional development, with kindness at its core. And you’ll be part of our mission, which drives us to develop water quality solutions that protect the health and safety of all living things.

Hach is proud to be one of Danaher's Water Quality companies. Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.

**About the role**:
The European Trade Show and Events Manager is responsible for planning, managing and executing flagship (IFAT, ACHEMA, Pollutec) and midi tradeshows within European core markets. In total, this is approximately ~15 shows per year. Reporting into the EU Manager, Marketing Campaigns, this role is part of a high-energy regional marketing team, working to deliver on exceptional brand touchpoints that delight customers and engage stakeholders while growing Hach market share and brand equity. This role will work closely with the Global Tradeshow and Events Manager, who will provide brand and tradeshow strategy guidance. The position requires strong EU tradeshow management and execution skills, as well as solid budgeting and lead tracking experience. This role is required to travel up to 40%.

**In this role, you will**:

- Develop and manage Hach’s EU tradeshow/event calendar to meet business needs.
- Plan and execute flagship tradeshows such as IFAT, ACHEMA, and others as necessary.
- Be responsible for the entire event life cycle of planning, implementation and follow-up/debrief. This may include concept, briefing/debriefing, cost analysis, project plans, selecting/hiring vendor partners, venue sourcing/selection, contract negotiations, onsite support, accommodations, amenities, food and beverage, transportation, event registration, production and attendee surveys and event reporting.
- Manage the EU Tradeshow budget, including forecasting and reconciling at month end.
- Support prioritized internal events in region, as assigned, with support from the Global Tradeshow and Events manager.
- Create event reports and analyze results to provide recommendations on Hach’s tradeshow and events practices, maintaining institutional knowledge of our event history.
- Collaborate with digital marketing managers and campaign teams in region for pre/post event communications and language implementation.

**Are you qualified?**

**Education and Experience**:

- Multiple years of experience managing tradeshows and events
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing or a related field

**Knowledge and skills**:

- Proficient with Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Excel, Word and SharePoint
- Adept at preparing and delivering presentations to senior leaders. Strong budget and accounting skills.

At Hach we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Hach can provide.

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business Systemtools and the stability of a tested organization.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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Work Location: In person