SL Sr. Special Events Planner

Melaleuca has firmly supported our mission statement since our humble beginning in 1985: “To Enhance the Lives of Those We Touch by Helping People Reach Their Goals.” Everything we accomplish is done with an eye toward promoting the physical, environmental, financial, and personal wellness of those around us. Our focus has always been on wellness. By manufacturing and selling effective, high quality, natural, health-oriented products, we help people live more vibrant, healthier, and happier lives. When you walk through the doors at Melaleuca, you can feel it immediately. This is The Wellness Company.

We have achieved consistent and profitable growth with our annual revenue hitting over $2 billion dollars. We now have over 4,400 employees and operations in 19 countries around the world. Melaleuca is positioned to grow even more rapidly in upcoming years. To help keep up with this growth we are looking for an outstanding Events Planner.

Plan and coordinate corporate and community events. Must ensure each event is successful to impact growth and manage costs.

Essential

• Able to multi-task to coordinate several events at once.
• Remain calm in stressful situations.
• Negotiates well and can find ways to reduce expenses, while maintain positive relationships with vendors.
• Work with the marketing team to create materials that promote the event.
• Communicates with vendors, hotels, and other outside businesses on a regular basis.
• Schedules meetings and events.
• Operates a variety of office equipment (i.e. scanner, fax machine, photocopier, etc.).
• Operates telephone system (i.e., forwarding calls, holding calls, etc.).
• Able to prepare proposals professionally, which are reviewed by immediate supervisor.
• Intermittent travel is required.

Essential

• Demonstrates leadership ability.
• Knowledge of company policies, procedures, and company marketing plan.
• 30 wpm typing.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Basic knowledge of AV.
• Strong detailed work and organizational skills.
• Project management skills.
• Ability to analyze problems and create solutions.
• Ability to work independently and follow through on projects.
• Ability to work on multiple events at the same time.
• Ability to work in a team setting.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive areas.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Creativity skills.
• Ability to work under stressful situations.
• Sit with intermittent walking.
• Manual dexterity for such duties as stapling, collating, sorting, filing, typing, writing, etc.
• Communicate (hearing & speech) with individuals in person and by phone.
• Visually read reports, computer screen, etc.
• Ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities with efficiency and accuracy.
• Good math skills (add, subtract, multiply, and divide).
• Strong customer relation skills for conflict situations.

Additional

• Ability to climb stairs.
• Ability to lift 30 lbs.
• Work overtime as needed, some weekends and holidays required.

Melaleuca is one of the leading Health and Wellness companies in the world. We manufacture and distribute nutritional, pharmaceutical, personal care, facial care, home hygiene, and other wellness products and distribute them directly to the consumer through a full-service catalog and Internet shopping system. We carefully craft products used every day with the highest standards of safety, health, and wellness in mind.

This revolutionary system is changing the way hundreds of thousands of people shop by eliminating middlemen and reducing marketing and distribution costs. This enables the company to spend more on research and high-quality, ecologically-sensible ingredients, while maintaining reasonable prices.

Great culture —Flexibility is a must in this position; you'll become a part of a fast-paced team dedicated to a feel-good lifestyle brand dedicated to changing lives. Like the rest of Melaleuca, we are proud to be part of a values-driven organization that treats employees with respect. Our employees and their families enjoy company parties and countless discounts around the community. We implement a very real open-door policy, and all employees are on a first name basis—it feels more like a family than a multi-national corporation.

Excellent compensation —in addition to a competitive wage and bonus incentive program, we offer comprehensive benefits for our full-time employees that include all you would expect plus some remarkable surprises, such as a longevity bonus. Right here on-site, we provide childcare, a fitness center, free concierge service, and an employee restaurant!