Events Co-ordinator in Egham, Surrey

We have an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team as an Event Coordinator and play a key role in shaping impactful corporate events across the EMEA region. This opportunity offers the chance to coordinate and deliver a wide range of events-from exhibitions and conferences to seminars-ensuring seamless execution from initial planning to post-event follow-up. If you're organised, proactive, and thrive in fast-paced environments, this role is your chance to shine within a leading global corporation in electronic component distribution. You will be supporting the EMEA group, which has 1200 + employees.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the planning and delivery of EMEA events, including venue sourcing, logistics, catering, attendee management and event materials.
• Develop and maintain event plans, timelines, checklists and key milestones.
• Coordinate suppliers, venues and other external partners, ensuring requirements, deadlines and budgets are understood and met.
• Manage event collateral, giveaways and shipments, ensuring materials arrive on time.
• Coordinate attendee communications and ensure participants have the information they need ahead of each event.
• Provide hands-on support at events, including registration, logistics, technical coordination and overall guest experience.
• Anticipate potential issues and respond quickly and calmly to changes or challenges on site.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure events are aligned with company branding, messaging and objectives.
• Support the tracking and management of event and supplier budgets.
• Coordinate post-event feedback, attendee surveys and vendor reviews, producing clear summaries of outcomes, learnings and recommendations.

Required skills for the Event Co-ordinator:

• Proven experience in event coordination and execution
• Strong understanding of corporate event planning, logistics, and vendor management
• Excellent organisational skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Proactive, resourceful, and able to anticipate potential issues
• Problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within teams
• Flexibility to travel within EMEA (up to 4 times per year), normally Germany and Spain
• Experience managing event budgets and supplier relationships
• Technical coordination experience at onsite events
• Knowledge of event management tools or software
• Fluency in additional languages

Other Requirements:

• Willingness to travel within EMEA as needed
• Ability to work in a hybrid setting (2-3 days in the office, with Monday and Thursday mandatory)