Overview
We’re looking for a Partnership Manager to join our EMEA Partnerships team to drive and develop our retail and lifestyle partnerships and deliver unique offers, benefits, and experiences to our HNW concierge members.
As a Partnership Manager at Ten Group you will be responsible for driving the growth of our Retail & Lifestyle partners across a broad range of brand categories predominantly in the luxury retail sector. Your role will involve identifying relevant brands, negotiating exclusive offers and benefits for our members and nurturing our existing brand partners.
You will have an excellent ‘black book’ of contacts, always be up-to-date with current market trends and be innovative and creative with identifying new ideas and suppliers ensuring that you are playing an active part in developing our Global Offers & Events Strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- To take full accountability for the partnerships and contracts you secure; ensuring offers are better than or best in market, events are unique and compelling and where it’s right to secure commission agreements
- To maintain relationships with partners during an offer or event period to ensure we are nurturing an ongoing sustainable relationship for future growth; repeating successful partners
- To monitor performance of partnered suppliers and ensure they are delivering a consistently high-quality service; driving improvements to member satisfaction/NPS and efficiencies
- Monitor redemption, data analytics and demand of a brand or service to ensure it’s resonating with the member base. Based on this continued understanding make improvements to the team strategy by client and region; ensuring we have offers or events in place which are driving engagement, acquisition, loyalty and revenue
- Work closely with Content and Marketing department ensuring all offers and events have maximum exposure to members
- To be continuously aware of competitors and what they are delivering to ensure we are always one step ahead in the market
- To ensure you are fully aware of all best practice and are consistently adhering to these
- To have a holistic strategy for approaching partners; ensuring we have a consistent sourcing approach and methodology
- Be accountable for improving efficiency across the team; continuously developing and improving processes, sharing successes and implementing processes learnt from other teams or regions
- Propose and implement new strategies, campaigns and processes to impact on the growth of new and existing clients; to positively impact on member satisfaction/NPS, corporate revenue and efficiencies
- Contribute to wider strategic goal for the global team or for wider region with support from Global Director and Head of Region
- To manage your workload in the most effective way in order to deliver on the requirements of the client and internal deadlines
- To create and nurture a culture of success, professionalism, and mutual support within the team
- Work with Client Services and Regional Business Development Managers with any client related matters; supporting on new business proposals
- Be available to lead, maintain and support on any established client relationships
Requirements
Skills and previous experience:
- Experience in procuring products, events, benefits and offers, contract management and negotiation
- Broad working knowledge of key brands and partners globally across various lifestyle industries specifically retail and dining.
- Ability to initiate and lead on new business initiatives and proposal; ensuring these are aligned with the team’s key objectives
- Can demonstrate experience of working within a customer-lead industry and strives to continuously deliver excellent customer services
Behaviors
- Proven track record of negotiating and procuring offers or events
- Natural commercial drive; always seeking new opportunities and creativity with the partnerships, clients or internal stakeholders. A natural networker who can develop and implement new initiatives to commercially impact the team and business
- A passion for working in a business that places members and customer service at their core as well as commercial success
- A natural communicator who always takes the time to keep their team and colleagues informed and up to date
- Great people skills; you will be recognised as a supportive, effective and highly driven colleague. Having the ability to work effectively and professionally during period for high pressure
Benefits
Our people are at the heart of the business, and we have a culture of recognition and reward - both through regular appraisals but also annual Extra Mile Awards where we celebrate those who have gone that extra mile in their role. We also encourage all our staff to incorporate their aspirations and interests into their career at Ten and we are there every step of the way in supporting development.
All our employees also enjoy a range of benefits:
- A competitive salary will be offered depending on experience
- Offer flexible work arrangements including Hybrid work possibilities
- Annual Leave of 25 days per annum and an additional 3 extra days of annual leave in the third year
- One (1) month paid Sabbatical after every 5 years of Service, without tapping into annual leave
- Employer-contributory company pension (with a scheme that allows full decision making about what investments are made, levels of risk, ethical funds etc.)
- Lucrative Ten Loyalty Rewards program
- Remote Working Holidays - Travel and Work for up to 4 weeks per year!
- Access to lots of great travel and entertainment discounts as our clients’ members would!
- Be part of our global, dynamic, and inclusive Team, with diversity at its core.
- Possibility of growth within a dynamic and international company
Who Are We
Ten is a leading lifestyle and concierge company helping our clients discover, organise, enjoy and get the most from life. We partner with global financial institutions and other premium brands to attract and retain wealth and mass affluent clients. Established in the UK in 1998 and with over 25 years of experience, Ten operates in over 20 cities worldwide, in over 26 languages, with 65% of our workforce globally distributed and is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange ('TENG'). We were the first concierge business to be awarded the B Corp certification in the UK in 2023.
Ten’s strategy focuses on four key areas: deliver a world-class member experience, invest in technology, expand contracts with new and existing clients as well as develop our foothold in new markets by leveraging our market-leading service proposition.
“Ten is on a mission to become the most trusted service platform in the world.”
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Commitment to Diversity
We encourage diverse philosophies, cultures and experiences. We appreciate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive work environment for our employees. This idea unites the teams at TEN. All aspects of our relationship, including the decision to hire, promote, discipline or terminate, will be based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.
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