Senior Partnerships Account Manager

Are you a proactive, brand focused and experienced account manager? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Partnerships Account Manager to join our 50 Best team, focusing on the servicing and retention of our extensive partnership portfolio.

Reporting to the Operations Director and supported by two Partnerships Account Managers you will ensure the needs and expectations of our partners are exceeded. In the office, you will be in regular contact with partners, problem-solving and helping them plan their involvement in the events.

On-site, you will ensure partners are satisfied with the execution of their brand activities. Equally important will be the clear communication of partner assets to the operational and content departments, to ensure partner messages are delivered effectively.

50 Best is the global leader in premium gastronomic awards events, widely recognized as the leading innovator within our field. Our brand portfolio now includes The World’s 50 Best Hotels, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, 50 Best Discovery, as well as The World’s 50 Best Bars and Asia’s 50 Best Bars.

Since the list was created in 2000, we’ve hosted event programmes across the globe, to name a few: Thailand, Australia, Spain, Singapore, France, Colombia, Peru and America.

We have offices in Gatwick and London, UK; Montpellier, France; Singapore and Chicago, US. In line with the Company’s current Agile Working Policy, the successful candidate would be eligible to work at least three days (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) a week alongside colleagues in our Crawley office and to work remotely for the rest of the week.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing the Partnerships Account Management team ensuring timelines, key documents and details are tracked and actioned
• Ensuring the sound Account Management of 80+ key accounts
• Distilling Partner contracts. Making sure all key milestones and KPIs are communicated internally and successfully fulfilled
• Working closing with internal stakeholders and attending planning meetings
• Overseeing the coordination of key partnership tasks for international and regional sponsors for the 8 annual event programmes 50 Best delivers.
• Communicating regularly with some partners, primarily via telephone and email
• Working closely with the Managing Director to negotiate and deliver Host Destination contracts
• Directly managing some of the larger accounts
• Overseeing production of post-event reports
• Attending face to face meetings with Host Destinations and key accounts

What you'll need:

• Significant experience in a commercial or account management environment
• Experience in working with senior client decision makers to deliver long term marketing solutions to meet their business growth objectives.
• Exceptional written and verbal sales skills.
• Outstanding communication, networking and interpersonal skills, as well as being goal orientated, assertive and a problem solver.
• Digital proficiency with demonstrable skills in Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail
• Organised, efficient and driven to meet deadlines
• Creative minded, pro-active and brand focused
• Knowledge of and passion for premium food and beverage brands
• Sound understanding of sponsorship and the sponsorship industry
• Experience of experiential events and brand activations
• Familiarity with legal contracts and terms
• Willingness and flexibility to travel internationally

• 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays- increasing by one additional day after 6 years, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• An additional day of leave for you to take on a cultural celebration day or on your birthday if you like. A day for you! At William Reed, we call this our "MeDay".
• A volunteer day to take for supporting a chosen charity and giving back to the community.
• Opportunity for hybrid working
• Contributory Pension
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced family-friendly leave pay entitlements
• Wellbeing benefits, including: A health care cash plan, Employee assistance programme and a 12-month wellness calendar for company-wide health, wellbeing, diversity & inclusion awareness dates.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme

Why work for us:

We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands.

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics.

If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.