Flipkart - Manager - Events - Seller Marketing

Role Description:

Manager, Events will lead the charter for strategy and execution of events - online & offline for Flipkart Marketplace. He/she will anchor all event projects from briefing to completion in collaboration with external agencies & internal stakeholders. He/she will be expected to innovate in deploying interventions to drive incremental attendance & engagement along with key business metrics for Flipkart Marketplace.

Key Responsibilities:

- Annual strategy for large-scale and medium-scale events for existing & new sellers.

- Drive continuous innovations for creating best-in-industry standards across events - online & offline with key themes of Engagement, Acquisition, and Rewards & Recognition.

- Create briefs to optimize budgets & costings and identify elements for the overall structure.

- Get competitive quotes and ensure the best vendor/ partner associations.

- Responsible for end-to-end execution including designing, scheduling, logistics, attendance, and engagement of the events in collaboration with agency/ vendor partners and internal stakeholders.

- Measure key performance metrics for the events and benchmark against industry standards.

- Obsess over sellers enduring motivations, cultural context, and the business landscape; leverages marketplace data and trends to more deeply understand behavioral drivers of different seller cohorts.

- Be the Voice of the seller for the marketplace teams. Collect, document, and act on seller feedback leading to improved seller experience.

- Conceptualizing and executing Social media engagements for the events.

- Relentless and continuous focus on identifying, pursuing, and implementing new breakthrough ideas that refresh our brand in both creative expression and value proposition for sellers.

Qualification:

- 3+ years of experience with experience in managing events - offline & online.

- Ability to plan strategically, but stay on top of tactical execution.

- Understanding of identifying cohorts and segments to create relevant value propositions across event themes.

- Experience in hiring and managing vendors/partners.

- Relentlessly high standards and high attention to detail.