Senior Partnership Sales Manager

The FA are excited to be searching for a Senior Partnership Sales Manager to join our Commercial division. The Senior Partnership Sales Manager will be responsible for delivering sales and building corporate relationships.

Do you have extensive sales experience and a proven track record of multi-million partnership deals?

The FA are excited to be searching for a Senior Partnership Sales Manager to join our Commercial division. The Senior Partnership Sales Manager will be responsible for delivering sales and building corporate relationships.

You will be part of a purpose-focused sales team that is responsible for the commercial development of FA assets including the England teams, The Emirates FA Cup, the Women's Game and grassroots football.

What will you be doing?

• Own the entire sales process from generating leads to execution of the contract.
• Create purpose-based sales propositions, targeting specific business categories.
• As part of the category-centric sales process, support sales of the women's game and para programmes.
• Liaison and management with multiple FA stakeholders to build propositions and align commercial needs across the organisation.
• Able to build a strong business category sales narrative and create bespoke presentations targeting specific categories.
• Support the Partnership Management team with key renewals.
• Capable of delivering compelling sales presentations.
• A good understanding of market research.
• Able to take a creative marketing-led approach to selling.
• Attend and contribute to events and functions to source new leads and opportunities.
• Based at Wembley Stadium with some UK travel.
• The role and associated sales approach must align with the FA's strategic objectives and the mission to inspire positive change through football.
• Executes additional tasks as required to meet FA Group's changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and well-being can be maintained.
• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

Knowledge:

• Extensive sales experience and a proven track record of multi-million partnership deals.
• A strong understanding of marketing and brand strategy.
• Understands the purpose of marketing and its intentions.
  
  

Experience

• Multiple years experience in sales, selling elite sports properties.
• Contract negotiation.
• Able to create new propositions from scratch.

Technical Skills

• Extensive experience with PowerPoint and other presentation tools.
• Strong communication skills.
• A strong understanding of consumer and media research.

What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
• Free private medical cover.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page, https://www.thefa.com/about-football-association/careers

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup and Women's Adobe FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location of Wembley Stadium or St. George's Park unless the role is advertised as a home-based contract. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/about-the-fa/2021/fa_a-game-for-all-strategy.ashx

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments - Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change - which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.