Strategic Partnerships Manager

Our client:

• Extremely successful, market leading food and lifestyle retailer with a fantastic customer reputation
• Highly commercial environment with a fast-paced culture focused on exceeding customer expectations.
• This Strategic Partnerships Role is ideal for an individual who wants to progress their career in an environment with development opportunities

The role:

• As Strategic Partnerships Manager you will be responsible for leading and maintaining strategic relationships to focus on growing the financial performance of these partnerships
• Leading a team of 2 the Strategic Partnerships Manager will own commercial relationships with key partners to ensure opportunities are maximized and costs are minimized
• You will manage internal and external stakeholders across multiple departments to develop and implement process improvements.
• The Strategic Partnerships Manager will lead multiple projects of varying complexity and size collaborating with multiple stakeholders across buying, commercial, supply chain, product, technical etc  

Ideal candidate:

• The Strategic Partnerships Manager must have excellent project management experience gained from a retail or consultancy role. This could be from UK retailer or consultancy organisation
• You will have excellent commercial skills and a proven track record of building fantastic relationships internally and externally
• You will be results orientated, proactive and focused on delivery of successful outcomes for the team and will base all decision making on solid rationale
• In addition, you will demonstrate a passion for the customer and a flair for creativity and innovative thinking
• Leadership and man management skills
• An MBA or masters would be an advantage

Benefits & details:

• You will thrive in a matrix blue chip structure that is down to earth and personable.
• Excellent package – up to £65000 plus benefits and bonus
• Location – Herts with 2 days working from home

Please send your CV using the form on this page, quoting reference 1/15931/7. Confidentiality assured.

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