Job Description

Partnerships Executive

Reporting of the Role

This role reports to Senior Partnerships Manager

Overview of job

To work within the Partner Management Team which will involve dealing with all aspects of 6 sheet & large format development and estate management including drafting contract agreements and administrative responsibilities which are integral to the smooth running of the department, contract negotiations, landlord communication and correspondence, problem solving, timely resolution of queries, ad hoc project based work (as and when required) and running reports.

3 best things about the job

• Ability to learn and implement negotiation skills to prepare you for future career development

• Access to senior management team from day one

• Variety in people that you deal with both internally and externally

Measures of success – 

In the first few months, you would have:

• Completed a number of draft contract agreements which satisfy the commercial and profitability requirements of the business

• Understand the administrative processes and implement any changes necessary

• Resolved landlord complaints and issues on a regular basis

• Learnt how to use the systems that manage our roadside business

• Gained a good understanding of how the roadside business works

• Developed a commercial understanding of the value of our estate and business

Responsibilities of the role

• Drafting contractual agreements negotiated by the Partnerships team

• Liaison with the Partnerships team and Legal for preparation of all contract documents and chasing up timely returns from external parties

• Ensuring all contract documentation processes are adhered to and information provided is checked thoroughly before passing to Finance Team

• Landlord communication including problem solving, settlement of queries and disputes

• Timely resolution of all landlord site queries

• Updating rent adjustments on systems 

• Manage landlord invoice queries

• Monitor, input and keep updated the Asset Data on the internal systems

• Be an expert on our internal systems

• Supporting other Partnership Executives, Partnership Managers, Senior Partnership Manager and Head of Partnership Management

• Effective liaison with all other internal departments where required

What you will need

The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft packages

• Excellent communication skills with both internal colleagues and departments and external parties (used to handling strong and difficult conversations)

• Confidence in dealing with people of all levels

• Articulate, clear and concise telephone manner

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Numerate

• Used to working in a fast, pressurised environment with constantly changing deadlines

• Ability to multi-task

• Accuracy and an eye for detail

• Office administration and/or customer service background

• Experience of negotiation/problem solving desirable

• Pro-active and thinking outside of the box to find solutions to issues is essential