Events & PR Coordinator - Power Equipment

What Makes a Honda, is Who makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals.

At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success.

We strive to be a company that serves as a source of power that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential.

To this end, Honda strives to realize the joy and freedom of mobility by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a zero environmental footprint.

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

The Power Equipment Shows and PR Coordinator will support dept / division by coordinating and managing all aspects of Shows and Events, along with handling PR activities for the divisions Power Equipment and Engines product lines.

Key Accountabilities

Budgeting, Event Planning, Scouting and Reporting (Budget planning and tracking through budget period based on key focus models, volumes and categories of product being pushed.

Event planning is taking direction from senior leadership through SP process to build event plans that ensure the correct units are presented properly to the most influential press and media outlets at a location that best represents the planned utilization of the product.

Scouting involves first researching potential event locations then traveling to top selections to determine feasibility of the event at that location.

Reporting after the events includes creating presentations to share with BMO level management at SP and Getsuji events.)

• PS&P Media Interaction - Work with Media outlets across Endemic, Social and Ambassadors to inform and promote Honda Power Equipment Products
• At-event Management (Honda person in charge of hired vendors as well as Honda person onsite for promoter or location representatives to communicate with)
• Logisitics Management (All activity regarding requesting and reviewing transportation quotes from varied vendors, selecting and confirming the business with the selected trucking agency, while also organizing and setting up pickups for units loaned to vendors, influencers and endemic media outlets all while ensuring budget parameters are met)
• Department Inventory Management (All activities in regard to planning and ordering units, ensuring PE / Engine products arrive in time for Shows / Events and related PR activities.

Also responsible for future disposition from inventory)

Provide support at PSP related events as necessary

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

Minimum Educational Qualifications

BA Degree or equivalent Power Equipment / industry work experience

Minimum Experience

5+ years Power Equipment experience or OEM experience required

Other Job-Specific Skills

• Have familiarity of Power Equipment and Engines business and marketing, including overall product knowledge of the Honda line-up and a good understanding of competitors products
• Must be comfortable in a role that requires public speaking to large groups with expertise in our product categories
• Prior event coordination / attendance / execution preferred
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Benefits and Total Rewards

What differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?

Total Rewards :

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual Bonus
• Representative Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included)
• Industry leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• Paid time off, including vacation, paid holidays, sick time, personal days
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Lifestyle Bonus
• Relocation assistance

Career Growth :

• Advancement opportunities
• Career mobility
• Education reimbursement for continued learning
• Training and Development programs

Additional Offerings :

• Wellbeing program
• Community service and engagement programs
• Product programs
• Free drinks onsite

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.