This position belongs to HORSE Powertrain Limited, a worldwide leader in powertrain solutions. Headquartered in London, UK, the company employs 19,000 people globally across 17 plants and five R&D centres. It is born from a joint venture consolidating HORSE from Renault Group and Aurobay (Aurobay China & Aurobay Sweden) from GEELY, creating a unique Tier One business with the capability, know-how and expertise to develop ultra-low emission internal combustion engines and future powertrain technologies.

HORSE Powertrain limited believes there is no one-size-fits-all solution to sustainable mobility and so is producing and developing products for the varying needs of customers around the world.

As Global Events Manager, for Horse Powertrain and its divisions Aurobay and Horse, you will inspire our employees and external audiences, and help deliver our business objectives by creating, managing and evaluating external events.

You’ll report to our Global Brand Director and work closely with our fantastic Communications team and colleagues from across the Horse Powertrain family. You will lead collaborative teams for specific events, working closely with senior managers and external agencies as needed. This is a great opportunity for an experienced and dynamic events manager to help us confirm Horse Powertrain’s position as an innovative, credible powertrain business.

This is a global role involving extensive travel to attend events and between our offices, and can be based in Gothenburg, London or Madrid.

Skills and experience

• A proven track record of event management, including planning, budgeting and administration, event asset preparation and evaluation
• Hands-on experience of managing external agencies around event planning and asset delivery
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, coupled with a love of team working and collaborating across functions
• Business focus and an understanding of the strategic purpose of external events in building a great brand experience
• Knowledge of the automotive industry, Horse Powertrain’s business and our ambitions to innovate to drive the transition to net zero.
• Excellent written and spoken English

Your role

• To plan and project manage external events for Horse Powertrain and its divisions, in alignment with the company’s overall business objectives and based on audience understanding.
• To oversee budget planning, event administration (including venues, booth planning, travel planning, speaker slots), product preparation and evaluation for all events, ensuring they are delivered on time and on budget.
• To work with internal and external partners to ensure the delivery of creative assets for events and related digital and print marketing communications.
• To attend live events on-site and support the delivery of behind-the-scenes content.
• To support with (but not lead) internal events as appropriate.
• To help keep Horse Powertrain and its divisions’ collaborative content management tools up to date.

How to apply

Deadline to submit your application is 24 February but the selection process will be running continuously. Please note that due to GDPR, we do not accept applications via email.
We can’t wait to see what you can bring to our team!

Questions
If you have any additional questions regarding the position, you are welcome to contact recruiting manager Helene Carlson, helene.carlson@aurobay.com

For questions regarding the recruitment process please contact Recruiter Clara Pryde, clara.pryde@aurobay.com