Senior Partnerships Sales Manager

Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe; Elsbethen; Sur place; EUR 26 000 - 31 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Red Bull Pro Cycling is seeking a Senior Partnerships Sales Manager to drive the next generation of our global partnership portfolio. You will identify, develop and convert high-value opportunities with international brands, managing the full sales cycle from outreach to contracting.

You will build strategic category approaches, create compelling propositions, and collaborate with the brand team to deliver activations that blend sport, storytelling and fan engagement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in partnership sales, sponsorship, or related fields.
• Fluency in English and German; additional languages are an advantage.
• Experience within professional sport or cycling is highly advantageous.
• Proven track record of generating and closing high-value commercial partnerships.
• Ability to understand partners’ business objectives and translate them into commercial solutions.
• Strong prospecting, networking and relationship-building capabilities with a drive to create opportunities.

Responsabilités

• Own the full partnership sales cycle from prospecting to contracting.
• Develop and maintain a sustainable pipeline of premium international prospects.
• Create compelling proposals and presentations with cross-functional teams.
• Identify industries with strategic potential and generate new lead channels.

Connaissances

Partnership sales

Business development

Sports marketing

Media & entertainment

Description du poste

Are you a natural networker who can open doors, build powerful commercial propositions and turn ambitious brands into long-term partners?

At Red Bull Pro Cycling, we have a clear ambition: We Make Cycling Bigger. We challenge conventions, push the boundaries of professional cycling and grow the sport beyond its traditional audiences by creating new stories, experiences and opportunities for fans, athletes and brands around the world.

As Senior Partnerships Sales Manager, you’ll help build the next generation of our global partnership portfolio and drive sustainable commercial growth. You’ll identify, develop and convert high-value opportunities with leading international brands, taking prospects from first contact and strategic pitch development through negotiation and contract closing.

All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:

DRIVE PARTNERSHIP SALES

You’ll own the full partnership sales cycle, from prospect identification and initial outreach through discovery, proposition development, pitching, negotiation and contracting. You’ll build a qualified and sustainable new-business pipeline of premium international prospects, develop relationships with senior decision-makers and deliver against ambitious individual and team revenue targets. By understanding prospective partners’ businesses, marketing strategies and challenges, you’ll identify opportunities to create relevant, valuable partnerships rather than relying on traditional rights packages. Above, you’ll be supporting the sales of one of our most important commercial assets: the Title Partnership next to Red Bull and our existing partners which will be shaping the future of Red Bull Pro Cycling.

STRATEGIC PROSPECTING AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT

You’ll develop category strategies and identify industries with strong strategic and commercial potential for Red Bull Pro Cycling. Using data, market intelligence and consumer insights, you’ll prioritise prospects and strengthen partnership propositions. You’ll also create new lead-generation channels through networking, agencies, industry relationships, events and direct outreach.

CREATE WINNING PROPOSITIONS

You’ll lead the development of customised sales narratives, proposals and presentations for priority prospects. Working with our in-house brand team and creative agencies, you’ll develop powerful activation concepts, visualisations and commercial propositions that combine brand impact, audience reach, storytelling, experiences, content, hospitality and other relevant partnership assets. You’ll use the unique combination of elite sport, athletes, storytelling and the wider Red Bull ecosystem to create a differentiated proposition that can help shape the future of Red Bull Pro Cycling and build one of the most attractive partnership portfolios in cycling.

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in partnership sales, sponsorship, business development, media, entertainment, sports marketing or a comparable commercial environment


• Fluency in English and German; additional languages are an advantage


• Experience within professional sport or cycling is highly advantageous


• A proven track record of generating and closing high-value commercial partnerships


• The ability to understand prospective partners’ business objectives and translate them into compelling commercial solutions


• Strong prospecting, networking and relationship‑building capabilities, with a genuine drive to create new opportunities


• Commercial confidence and the ability to navigate complex contractual and financial discussions


• Demonstrated ability to champion ideas, influence stakeholders and remain resilient when constructively challenged


• The ability to operate independently while collaborating effectively across a complex international organization


• Resilience, persistence and comfort working with long and sometimes unpredictable sales cycles

Due to legal reasons, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary according to the collective agreement for this position, which is € 2.535 gross per month. However, our attractive compensation package is based on market-oriented salaries and is therefore significantly above the stated minimum salary.

As an employer, we value diversity and support people in developing their potential and strengths, realizing their ideas and seizing opportunities. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation or origin.