Senior Partnerships Executive

Salary: £30,000 – £36,000 per year

Diamond Search Recruitment are delighted to be representing our client, a prestigious, award winning and well-respected brand; a market leader with a dynamic company culture, providing exceptional customer service and an exciting product portfolio. Recruiting for a Senior Partnerships Executive, we are seeking an experienced individual from a sales focused role within a Tour Operator / Travel background. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, commercially focused individual to join the Trade and Partnerships team as our client look to drive their partner strategy and deliver growth.
* This is an opportunity for you to join our client at a pivotal point in time as they invest in their future
* You’ll be joining a team of genuine, passionate people
* You’ll have the freedom to decide on the best way of working to get the job done. Our client work cross-functionally, so you’ll be given opportunities to develop skills outside of your core skill-set.
* You’ll be an integral part of a team which will deliver growth, and who doesn’t want that?
Our client offer an attractive salary and fantastic benefits. They offer flexible working hours and remote working, too. They also offer you private medical and life assurance. Fantastic benefits, fantastic employer!
The Role
This role will see you working with key strategic partners, growing strong relationships to ensure that the fantastic product is distributed through multiple channels effectively. You’ll be a great relationship-builder, who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can really ‘own’ each account.
What you’ll be doing
We’re looking for a true “people person”, who can act as the key point of contact for a range of internal and external stakeholders. You’ll pride yourself on your communication skills, ensuring that all parties are aligned and that partners are delivering the best commercial results. Working alongside the Trade and Partnerships Manager you’ll help to drive strategy through implementation of plans. You’ll meet regularly with partners and analyse results on a daily, weekly, monthly and ad hoc basis. You’ll also act as the company representative at key industry events and functions, seeking opportunities to develop partner relationships and grow your network. Over and above this, you’ll take on general administrative duties associated with your accounts, whether this is logging and responding to emails, carrying out reporting or generally keeping information accurate and up to date.
Key skills we need:
Our client are a team full of passion for what they do, so it’s key that you’re enthusiastic and driven! What else do you need in order to succeed in this role?
* Excellent verbal and written skills
* Great presentation skills
* You’re commercially astute and able to interpret data
* You’re able to independently hold and manage high level commercial meetings
* You’re passionate about travel and customer service
* Ideally, you’ll have had some experience of working within leisure/travel
Equally as important as all the technical “stuff”, we’re looking for someone who is hungry to learn, irrespective of their prior experience. Our client don’t believe in standing still, but instead think that everyone should be learning, all the time. Whether it’s a new industry tool, an event or a mentoring opportunity, they will support you to grow your skill-set!
If you’re excited by working in a fast-paced environment, wanting to develop strong long-standing relationships, and want to join our client in this exciting journey, we’d love to speak with you!
Diamond Search Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency regarding this vacancy. Apply today!