Senior Operations Manager

Senior Operations Manager – B2B Events

📍 London | Hybrid (3 days in office)

📄 Maternity Cover (12 months)

💸 £55,000 + 10% bonus

Are you an experienced event operations professional who thrives on delivering complex exhibitions and conferences? Do you enjoy leading teams, managing large-scale projects and ensuring every detail is executed to the highest standard? If so, this could be the perfect next step.

Our client is a leading international events business looking for a Senior Operations Manager to oversee the delivery of a portfolio of large-scale exhibitions and conferences across multiple sectors.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing operations team, taking ownership of event delivery from planning through to post-show evaluation. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, manage operational budgets, lead a team and play a key role in delivering commercially successful events both in the UK and internationally.

What you'll be doing:

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• Leading the operational delivery of large-scale exhibitions and conferences from planning through to live event delivery
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• Managing operational budgets, forecasting and supplier negotiations
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• Overseeing venue relationships, contracts and Health & Safety planning
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• Leading and developing an operations team, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to a high standard
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• Working closely with sales, marketing, production and finance teams to deliver successful events
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• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and implement operational best practice
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• Managing feature builds, onsite operations and supplier performance
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• Conducting post-event reviews and making recommendations for future improvements
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• Travelling internationally to support event delivery where required
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What they're looking for:

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• Significant experience delivering large-scale B2B exhibitions and conferences
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• Previous experience managing event operations budgets and complex logistics
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• Strong supplier, venue and contract negotiation experience
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• Proven people management experience
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• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
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• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety and event compliance
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• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with excellent stakeholder management skills
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• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with occasional international travel and weekend event delivery
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This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established international events business, leading the delivery of market-leading exhibitions while managing a talented operations team and helping shape future event strategy.

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