Donaldson

Specialist Marketing II (Field & Events Marketing)

Gurgaon Full time

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Key Responsibilities:

Field & Events Marketing

1) End-to-end event execution

  • Own event delivery from planning to wrap-up:
    • Event calendar inputs, project plans, vendor selection/management, logistics
    • Booth/collateral coordination, staffing readiness, and on-site execution
  • Ensure brand and message consistency with approved assets and content bundles.

2) Sales activation (pre-event and post-event)

  • Partner with sales to drive structured activation:
    • Target account lists, invite strategy, meeting booking support
    • On-site success criteria, roles and responsibilities, daily action plans
  • Run pre-event readiness meetings and post-event outcomes reviews with sales teams.

3) Lead capture, qualification, and handoff discipline

  • Ensure each contact/participant/lead is captured with required data and qualification questions.
  • Reconcile leads post-event (and daily when needed), and route leads within agreed timelines.
  • Track follow-up completion against SLA and escalate exceptions to the Regional Marketing Owner.

4) Post-event reporting and ROI tracking

  • Deliver post-event reports including:
    • Outcomes vs targets (leads, meetings, engagement), spend, learnings
    • Pipeline influence tracking (as defined and agreed with Sales/Marketing)
    • Next-step actions and improvements for future events
  • Maintain event learnings log and contribute to playbook updates.

5) Merchandising management

  • Own merchandising briefs and supplier coordination:
    • Sourcing, quality control, delivery timelines, inventory discipline
  • Ensure merchandising supports the campaign theme and partner activation needs.

Collaboration and interfaces

  • Reports to: Global Marketing Manager (line); day-to-day aligned with Regional Campaign Marketing Owner
  • Works closely with: Regional and Country Sales teams, Distributors/Partners, Product (for demos/content needs), Digital Agency (as needed), Vendors (event, booth, logistics)

Qualifications & Experience

  • 3–6 years experience in B2B field marketing/events (industrial/technical preferred)
  • Graduate in Mass communication
  • Proven event delivery experience across multiple countries or regions
  • Strong vendor management, logistics planning, and operational execution skills
  • Experience working with sales teams on target accounts and meeting programs
  • Willingness and ability to travel significantly across India and SEA

Skills and competencies

  • Project management and operational excellence
  • Stakeholder management (sales, partners, vendors)
  • Process discipline for lead capture, data quality, and follow-up tracking
  • Strong communication and problem-solving under time pressure
  • ROI mindset: measures outcomes and drives continuous improvement
  • Fluency in English is a must, additional languages are considered a plus

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