Every year, Indian Silk House Agencies runs exhibitions across cities, opens current stores and stages festive campaigns for customers across India. Founded in 1971 and now 70+ stores strong, we are looking for an Event Manager to own this calendar end to end.

Role Summary The Event Manager will plan, execute and close out all brand events, from multi-city exhibitions and new store openings (NSO) to festive campaigns and customer engagement events. The role owns the full event lifecycle: concept, budget, vendors, on-ground execution and post-event reporting.

Key Responsibilities

- Plan and run exhibitions across cities, including venue selection, layout, stall design, logistics, staffing and setup/teardown.
- Manage new store opening events, including launch activities, invites, guest management and local PR.
- Prepare event calendars aligned with festive and wedding seasons (Durga Puja, Diwali, Chhath, Karwa Chauth, wedding season).
- Build event budgets, negotiate with vendors and track spends against budget.
- Source and manage vendors for venues, decor, AV, branding, printing, hospitality and manpower.
- Coordinate with Marketing,



Visual Merchandising, Retail Operations, Merchandising and HR so stock, staffing, branding and offers are ready before each event.
- Maintain department-wise event checklists and trackers, and monitor readiness on a fixed timeline.
- Be present on-ground at major events and handle escalations in real time.
- Track results after each event (footfall, leads, sales, cost per lead, ROI) and report to management.
- Maintain a vendor database and past-event records.
- Ensure safety, permissions and licences are in place for each venue.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Graduate in any stream; a degree or diploma in Event Management, Mass Communication or Hospitality is preferred.
- 5+ years of hands-on event management experience, with proven delivery of multi-location or large-format events.
- Strong vendor network and negotiation skills.
- Budgeting and cost-control experience.
- Strong planning, coordination and people-management skills, and the ability to work under tight timelines.

📌 Event Manager (Kolkata)
🏢 INDIAN SILK HOUSE AGENCIES
📍 Kolkata