WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

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.  Operationally, this role will partner closely with the Manager, GPS Korea, as well as work closely with the members of the broader Events teams, key country stakeholders, teammates in the GPS locations around world and managers within Nike’s global functions such as Procurement, Communications and Technology.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking a Specialist serving Events for GPS, driving our event capability.  Led by our Manager, GPS APAC Events and will work closely with Nike Meetings & Events teams in Asia & Global teams.

The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication skills, be a self-starter, have strong creative problem-solving abilities, and thrive in a fast-paced, competitive environment. Expertise in event planning, management, and delivery is essential, along with a proven ability to plan, prioritize, and manage complex situations to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals within a dynamic, highly matrixed environment. The candidate is also expected to embody a culture of “Win as One Team” and “Proactive Service Delivery.”

The ideal candidate will have a:

• 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.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As a Specialist I, GPS Events Korea, 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 Korea event planning & execution questions from the broader teams.

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

• Creating and maintaining relationships with Nike business, coordinating event planning across the Korea 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 operational partners.
• Scheduling and leading planning, process, and cross functional operational meetings relevant to event volume.
• Supporting and managing end users’ event budgets.

Presentations:

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