Partnership Account Manager

Instinct Resourcing; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Instinct Resourcing is recruiting for a Partnerships Account Manager to join a leading UK trade association. You will manage 26 existing partners, develop new partnerships and convert opportunities to drive membership growth.

You will report on partnership performance, analyse data, and collaborate with senior stakeholders to shape strategy and deliver value for members.

Qualifications

• Strong account management and relationship-building experience.
• Experience managing commercial partnerships or client accounts.
• Sales experience, including developing and converting pipelines.
• Strong negotiation and senior stakeholder management skills.
• Experience analysing data and producing reports and dashboards.
• Strong Excel and CRM skills.
• Excellent organisation and time management.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience within a membership organisation.
• Hospitality or food industry experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a portfolio of established commercial partnerships.
• Develop new partnership opportunities and convert the sales pipeline.
• Negotiate partner offers and support membership growth.
• Ensure partnerships deliver value and ongoing benefits.
• Manage partnership data and reporting, monitor performance.
• Use insights to shape strategy and improve member engagement.
• Support growth and retention of members.

Skills

Account management

Relationship-building

Commercial partnerships

Client accounts

Sales pipeline development

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Reports and dashboards

Excel

CRM skills

Organization & time management

Communication & interpersonal skills

Membership organisation experience

Hospitality/food industry experience

Microsoft Dynamics

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Location: West Midlands. Hybrid – 3 days on-site, 2 days remote

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading UK trade association, managing and developing a portfolio of established commercial partnerships.

As Partnerships Account Manager, you will manage relationships with 26 existing partners while developing new partnership opportunities and converting the sales pipeline. You will negotiate partner offers, support membership growth and ensure partnerships continue to deliver value.

You will also manage partnership data and reporting, monitor performance and use insights to shape strategy, improve member engagement and support growth and retention.

The Company

You will be working with a leading UK trade association supporting independent businesses across the hospitality sector.

The organisation provides its members with professional support, commercial benefits and industry representation, working closely with a range of external partners to strengthen its membership offering.

• Strong account management and relationship-building experience
• Experience managing commercial partnerships or client accounts
• Sales experience, including developing and converting pipelinesStrong negotiation and senior stakeholder management skills
• Experience analysing data and producing reports and dashboards
• Strong Excel and CRM skills
• Excellent organisation and time management
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience within a membership organisation
• Hospitality or food industry experience
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Account Manager to take ownership of an established partnership portfolio while playing a key role in developing new commercial relationships and supporting membership growth.