Plan B Events

Developing and implementing purchasing strategies.
Managing daily purchasing activities, supervising staff, and allocating tasks.
Managing supplier relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc.
Maintaining the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation.
Coordinating with inventory control to determine and manage inventory needs.
Managing the maintenance of office/manufacturing equipment and machinery.
Ensuring that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications.
Preparing cost estimates and managing budgets.
Working to improve purchasing systems and processes.
Training new employees in the purchasing process and how to use the purchasing system.

Coordinating accounting functions and programs.
Preparing financial analyses and reports.
Preparing revenue projections and forecasting expenditure.
Assisting with preparing and monitoring budgets.
Maintaining and reconciling balance sheet and general ledger accounts.
Assisting with annual audit preparations.
Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance.
Preparing federal, state, local, and special tax returns.
Contributing to the development of new or amended accounting systems, programs, and procedures.
Performing other accounting duties and supporting junior staff as required or assigned.

- 5 to 8 years experience is a must in the field of events and production.

- Plan and draw up a production schedule.

- Decide on and order the resources that are required and ensure stock levels remain adequate.

- Select equipment and take responsibility for its maintenance.

- Set the quality standards.

- Ensure that the production will be cost effective by estimating costs and negotiating and agreeing budgets with both clients and managers.

- Monitor the production processes and adjust schedules as needed.

- Monitor productivity rates and product standards and implement quality control programmes.

- Organise the repair of any damaged equipment.

- Liaise with different departments, teams and companies, e.g. suppliers, managers, clients..

- Ensure that health and safety guidelines are followed at all times.

- Ensure customer orders are completed on time and to budget and that quality standards and targets are met.

- Work with managers to implement the company's policies and goals.

- Collate and analyse data, putting together production reports for both factory managers and customers.

- Supervise and motivate a team of workers.

- Review worker performance and identify training needs.

You'll be involved in the pre-production (planning) stage as well as the production (control and supervision) stage. A large part of the job is dealing with people and resource management.

You may also be involved with product design and purchasing. In some larger firms, planners, controllers and production engineers and supervisors will assist you. The role may be integrated with other functions, such as marketing, sales and finance.