Meeting/Event Planner jobs in Altoona, PA

Meeting/Event Planner plans and organizes live or virtual meetings and events for an organization or external clients. Implements an event strategy to achieve objectives. Being a Meeting/Event Planner researches and recommends event venues. Coordinates meeting logistics, including attendee registration, transportation, accommodations, meals, and technology. Additionally, Meeting/Event Planner conducts rehearsals and system checks of all equipment and connectivity. Researches and maintains relationships with vendors for event support services. Coordinates budget planning and ensures that events stay within cost projections. Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. The Meeting/Event Planner occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. To be a Meeting/Event Planner typically requires 2-4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Buyer/Planner
  • Vontier
  • Altoona, PA OTHER
  • Purpose of Position

    Support daily production operations by sourcing and planning an optimum supply of material required for manufacturing to meet daily customer demand.  The primary job responsibilities are to utilize and monitor material planning and procurement procedures with minimal inventory investment and ensuring best price and on-time delivery. These procedures involve direct contact with outside suppliers, transportation carriers, VR Customer Service, Engineering, Marketing, and Operation staffs to meet/exceed current and projected customer requirements.

     

    Key Responsibilities

    • Create and maintain Blanket and Discrete Purchase Orders. Ensure acknowledgement of Purchase Orders.
    • Direct contact with outside suppliers, transportation carriers, customer service, and operations staffs to meet current and projected customer requirements, assuring material availability and optimal inventory levels and price. 
    • Assist with Root Cause/ Corrective Actions to short term and permanent solutions to material supply issues.
    • Work closely with Materials and Operations departments and suggest and implement appropriate procurement method (JIT, Reorder Point, Consignment, Reducing Lead-times, or Scheduled Releases) based on part characteristics, supplier, and demand to optimize material velocity and availability.
    • Contributes, in the capacity of a team member, individually, or as a reference, to resolving materials quality issues and increasing manufacturing productivity.
    • Achieve department performance goals (ie. PPV, supplier OTD, inventory reduction, and payment term improvement).
    • Develop new sources for existing materials where doing so will improve overall quality, on time delivery, inventory reduction, and PPV goals.
    • Identify supply risks and develop countermeasures to ensure continuity of supply.
    • Utilize available tools (VBS toolbox, kaizen, direct negotiation, etc) to achieve best overall supply chain solution for quality, delivery, and cost.
    • Ensure prompt payment of suppliers by ensuring the Purchase Order prices and vendor invoice prices match and resolving receipt errors as required.
    • Other duties as assigned by Manager

     

         Background and Skills

     

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain/Logistics, Engineering or a related field required.
    • One (1) to three (3) years’ experience in a related field is preferred.
    • Ability to work without close supervision.
    • Proficient at the use of MS office applications including Word, Excel, Project, and Access.
    • Understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Project Management concepts and methods.

    Here are just a few things you will get when you join our team!

    • Market competitive compensation and benefits. 
    • Paid Company Holidays, Vacation time, and flex time. 
    • Tuition Reimbursement opportunity
    • Student Debt Program 
    • Referral Bonus opportunity (Between $500-$5,000 based on the level of the position filled)
    • and so much more!

    Gilbarco Veeder-Root represents the leading brands of solutions and technologies that provide convenience, control, and environmental integrity for retail fueling and adjacent markets. In 2002, the Gilbarco and Veeder-Root companies combined into one marketing brand, with distinctive and complementary business lines, services, and sales capabilities.

    Veeder-Root is the world's leading supplier of automatic tank gauging and fuel management systems and one of the few companies in the industry to design, manufacture and service its own products; supplying and integrating the broadest range of new and proven technologies to reduce cost of ownership, enhance environmental integrity, and improve performance and profitability for petroleum marketers and commercial fueling enterprises worldwide.

    WHO IS VONTIER

    Vontier (NYSE: VNT) is a global industrial technology company uniting critical mobility and multi-energy technologies and solutions to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving, more connected mobility ecosystem. Leveraging leading market positions, decades of domain expertise and unparalleled portfolio breadth, Vontier enables the way the world moves – delivering smart, safe, and sustainable solutions to our customers and the planet. Vontier has a culture of continuous improvement built upon the foundation of the Vontier Business System and embraced by over 8,500 colleagues worldwide. Additional information about Vontier is available on the Company’s website at www.vontier.com.

    "Vontier Corporation and all Vontier Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and other characteristics protected by law."
  • 25 Days Ago

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Planner scheduler
  • FirstEnergy Corp
  • Clearfield, PA FULL_TIME
  • FirstEnergy at a Glance We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers' lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stro...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Production Planner
  • Refresco
  • Concord, PA FULL_TIME
  • Make a Difference in YOUR Career! Our vision is both simple and ambitious: to put our drinks on every table. We are the leading global independent beverage solutions provider. We serve a broad range o...
  • 10 Days Ago

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Maintenance Planner
  • Pittsburgh Glass Works
  • Tipton, PA FULL_TIME
  • Maintenance Planner ID 2024-2180 Category Maintenance Position Type Full-Time Location : Location US-OH-Crestline Overview Vitro Automotive Glass produces advanced glass products for the world's most ...
  • 1 Month Ago

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Planner Scheduler - Clearfield, PA
  • FirstEnergy Careers
  • Clearfield, PA FULL_TIME
  • FirstEnergy at a Glance We are a forward-thinking electric utility powered by a diverse team of employees committed to making customers’ lives brighter, the environment better and our communities stro...
  • 7 Days Ago

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Youth Career Planner
  • Goodwill of the Southern Alleghenies Inc
  • Altoona, PA FULL_TIME
  • Job Purpose: To improve job and career options for our region’s workers and jobseekers through an integrated jobs driven public system; to provide and coordinate vocational services to individuals whi...
  • 13 Days Ago

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Restaurant Busser
  • Outback Steakhouse
  • Altoona, PA
  • ** Restaurant Busser** **Job Category****:** Front of House Operations **Requisition Number****:** RESTA127975 Showing 1...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Breakfast Attendant
  • Vista Host, Inc.
  • Altoona, PA
  • **POSITION TITLE:** Breakfast Attendant **REPORTS TO:** Guest Service Manager / Assistant General Manager / General Mana...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Front Desk Night Auditor - Hotel
  • Altoona Grand Hotel LP
  • Altoona, PA
  • Job Description Job Description The front desk night audit is the individual primarily responsible for the overnight dut...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Part Time - Food Service - Worker
  • Penn State University
  • Altoona, PA
  • APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to W...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Chef
  • Enlivant
  • Altoona, PA
  • ** Assistant Chef** **Job Category****:** Dining **Requisition Number****:** ASSIS011018 Showing 1 location **Job Detail...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Materials Planner
  • Vontier
  • Duncansville, PA
  • This position is located at the Altoona, PA facility. Minimal travel required. Remote work limited. Support daily produc...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Front Desk Agent, Housekeeping Staff
  • Shree Ji Mahant LLC
  • Altoona, PA
  • Job Description Job Description Front desk agent with great customer service skills, no education required, will train. ...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Cook - Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
  • Aramark
  • Altoona, PA
  • Job Description Do you love to cook? Are you passionate about food? As a Cook on our team, you?ll help bring recipes to ...
  • 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM

Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the principal city of the Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The population was 46,320 at the time of the 2010 Census, making it the eleventh most populous city in Pennsylvania. The Altoona MSA includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 127,089 at the 2010 Census, around 100,000 of whom live within a 5-mile (8.0 km) radius of the Altoona city center according to U.S. Census ZIP Code population data. This includes the adjacent boroughs of Hollidaysburg and Duncansville, adjacent township...
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Income Estimation for Meeting/Event Planner jobs
$62,377 to $80,693
Altoona, Pennsylvania area prices
were up 1.5% from a year ago

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