Senior Partnership Sales Manager

Senior Partnership Sales Manager - Premium Sports Property About the Organisation: Our client is a premium sports property based in the Midlands, with an established brand, passionate audience and an increasingly diverse commercial proposition. Operating within a wider year-round destination, the organisation offers brands the opportunity to connect with audiences across sport, live entertainment, hospitality and major events - creating a partnership proposition that extends well beyond traditional sports sponsorship. As the commercial operation continues to develop, the organisation is looking to appoint a Senior Partnership Sales Manager to play a key role in driving new partnership revenue. The Impact You'll Make: This is an opportunity to take ownership of new business development for an ambitious sports property with a broad and evolving range of commercial assets. You will lead the full partnership sales process, from identifying and prospecting new opportunities through to understanding brand objectives, developing tailored propositions, negotiating terms and closing meaningful commercial agreements. With the ability to build creative partnerships across sport, entertainment, hospitality and live experiences, you will have the freedom to think beyond traditional sponsorship packages and develop solutions that genuinely respond to what brands are trying to achieve. Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, prospect and secure new commercial partnership opportunities across a range of brands and sectors.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline through proactive outreach, networking, referrals and inbound opportunities.
• Lead the full sales process from initial conversation and discovery through to proposal, negotiation and close.
• Understand prospective partners' objectives and develop creative, tailored commercial propositions.
• Build strong relationships with senior brand decision-makers, agencies and commercial stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively across the organisation to create integrated partnership opportunities.
• Contribute market insight and ideas to the continued development of the commercial proposition and sales strategy. Your Skills and Experience:
• Strong experience in consultative, relationship-led sales, ideally across sport, sponsorship, partnerships, media, entertainment or a similar commercial environment.
• Proven track record of managing the complete sales cycle and converting opportunities into commercial agreements.
• Experience creating bespoke propositions around client objectives rather than selling predefined packages.
• Strong new-business instincts, with confidence prospecting and opening conversations with senior decision-makers.
• Excellent presentation, negotiation and relationship-management skills.
• Commercially curious and creative, with the ability to identify opportunities across different brands, sectors and audiences.
• Self-motivated and comfortable taking ownership of your own pipeline within an ambitious commercial team. How to Apply: If you're looking for an opportunity to take ownership of partnership sales within an ambitious sports property, develop creative propositions beyond traditional sponsorship and play a direct role in driving commercial growth, click the apply button to be considered. The Executives in Sport Group are retained on behalf of this organisation to appoint a Senior Partnership Sales Manager. All direct applications and CVs will be forwarded to The Executives in Sport Group. We ask that applicants complete our diversity monitoring form. You are not obliged to answer any of these questions, but the more information you supply, the more effective our monitoring will be. All information supplied is anonymous and will not be viewed by recruiting managers. Diversity Monitoring Form - Senior Partnership Sales Manager – Fill in form (Please copy and paste into your browser) Please note that due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide specific feedback on unsuccessful applications.