We're Craft Gin Club, the UK's no.1 gin subscription business. Ever since our founders pitched successfully on Dragons' Den, we've been hard at work, scouting the country - and the globe - to find the world's finest small-batch gins. Every month, we send thousands of gin lovers across the country a surprise box packed with craft gin, mixers, foodie treats and our club magazine.
Now entering its tenth year, Craft Gin Club has an exciting opportunity for a Partnerships Manager to join and support our passionate and talented marketing team. You'll work in close collaboration with The Head of Acquisition to help identify, mastermind and bring to life partnerships with other businesses that allow us to advertise to their customers, and ultimately acquire new Craft Gin Club members.
Requirements
The Role
- Manage a portfolio of existing brand-to-brand, network and affiliate partners to ensure repeat business
- Identify new opportunities and ways of working with new and existing partners
- Natural desire to get out there, win new business and drive acquisition performance
- Own the execution and launch of your deals, from contract negotiation, creation of landing pages, ad design, scheduling and reporting
- Account-manage big partnerships and ensure best in class service to internal and external teams
In more detail, this means:
- Outreaching: Prospecting new business, building your own pipeline
- Selling: Having a natural flair for selling what you're trying to do
- Creativity: Thinking creatively about how we can craft a mutually beneficial partnership
- Negotiating: Smartly negotiating deals so they make sense for both parties
- Iterating: Test and learn in partnerships to improve the customer offer
- Relationships: Managing ongoing relationships and keep us front of mind
- Quality over quantity: View growth beyond that of just acquisition; taking into account retention and LTV of customers acquired
Specific knowledge, qualifications, skills & experience required:
- Partnerships/sales/account management experience (2-3 years minimum)
- Ability to negotiate and build best in class relationships with partners at all levels
- Experience in both digital and offline performance channels
- Confident and commercially savvy - you'll need to feel comfortable interacting with internal and external stakeholders at varying levels
Benefits
- Central London location - with hybrid working (minimum 2 days in the office a week)
- 25 days holiday rising with length of service
- Flexible working hours
- Real career progression opportunities, with the chance to grow as we do
- Dynamic working environment
- Regular social events
- Generous staff discount on our online store
- Opportunity to take part in regular product tastings and attend industry events
At Craft Gin Club we value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We look for team members who will positively contribute to our gin-loving, passionate culture and believe that an inclusive and diverse work environment is one in which we all thrive.
