Specialist I, GPS Events SEA

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This role will be reporting to the Manager, GPS (Global Places and Services) APAC Events based in Singapore and serve as a member of GPS's Events Delivery Team. The role will work closely with the members of the GPS APAC Leadership team, members of the broader GPS teams, key country stakeholders, teammates in the GPS locations around world and managers within Nike's global functions such as Procurement, Communications and Technology.

We are seeking a Specialist serving Events for GPS, working across multiple teams and time zones across South-East Asia (SEA). This role will be driving our event capability, led by our Manager, GPS APAC Events and will work closely with Nike Meetings & Events teams in Asia & Global teams.

A strong candidate would have highly effective communication skills, be a self-starter, have creative problem-solving skills, and enjoy working in a fast-paced, competitive environment. The ideal candidate also needs to have expertise in Event Planning, Management and Delivery and demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize and operationalize complex situations to meet commitments that are aligned with organizational goals in a dynamic, highly matrixed, fast-paced environment. The candidate is expected to adhere to "Win as One Team" and "Pro-active service delivery" culture.

The candidate needs:

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field, or combination of relevant education, experience
• Minimum 5 years direct relevant work experience and proven planning, coordination and managed execution of events
• Strong interpersonal and highly developed communication skills in verbal/written and collaboration skills to engage with user groups and to build networks with GPS and other key Nike partners
• Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity
• A proven track record of collaborating and influencing in a highly matrixed organization across a variety of internal and external suppliers
  
  

As the Specialist I, GPS Events SEA, you will work closely with Nike leaders across the region to translate GPS Event deliverables at Nike locations. You will serve as the main point of contact for SEA event planning & execution questions from the broader teams.

Your accountabilities and tasks will include, but not limited to:

• While creating and maintaining relationships with Nike business, you will be responsible for coordinating event planning across the SEA teams, guiding and supporting GPS country leads for execution and vendor set up & management
  
  

Logistics & Event Planning:

• End-to-end event planning and executional support, working closely with the operations teams or GPS country leads who oversee room setups, AV, and equipment, security, cleaning team and engineering team w
• Schedule and lead planning, process, and cross functional operational meetings relevant to event volume
• Supports and manages end users' event budgets
  
  

Presentations:

• Utilizes computer skills to create high quality graphic and text presentations often under tight timeframes. Interprets needs, determines and produces effective presentation layout, and organizes final documents
• Prepares special reports requiring the selection of relevant information from a variety of sources and maintains and updates on-going reports or databases
  
  

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