Strategic Partnerships Manager

Akkodis; Manchester; Hybride; GBP 70 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

Résumé du poste

Akkodis is looking for a Strategic Partnerships Manager in Manchester, offering £70,000–£80,000 plus benefits. The role is hybrid and involves shaping how we work with external partners and service providers to support scaling across the business.

You will lead governance, KPI reporting and performance measures, collaborating with multiple functions to drive growth and improvements in service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience across supplier/partner management or outsourcing.
• Experience in regulated, professional services or complex environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to develop governance frameworks and KPIs.
• Commercial awareness and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
• Proactive, collaborative mindset in a growing business.

Responsabilités

• Manage relationships with external partners and service providers.
• Support assessment, selection and onboarding of new partnerships.
• Develop governance frameworks, service standards and performance measures.
• Establish KPIs, reporting and MI to monitor performance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand operational requirements.
• Drive service improvement and resolve performance issues.
• Support contract reviews, renewals and commercial discussions.
• Coordinate due diligence and governance processes.
• Help build scalable processes to support growth.

Connaissances

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Strategic thinking

Collaboration

Proactive mindset

Description du poste

Strategic Partnerships Manager

£70,000 - £80,000 + Benefits
Manchester | Hybrid Working

We're partnering with a growing organisation that is investing heavily in its operational capabilities and looking to appoint a Strategic Partnerships Manager to play a key role in the next phase of its growth.

This is a newly created position offering the opportunity to shape how the business works with external partners and service providers, helping to build the frameworks, governance and relationships needed to support an expanding operation.

The role would suit somebody who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment where they can have real impact. You'll have the opportunity to work across multiple business functions, influence key stakeholders and play an important role in helping the organisation scale.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing relationships with external partners and service providers.
• Supporting the assessment, selection and onboarding of new partnerships.
• Developing governance frameworks, service standards and performance measures.
• Establishing KPIs, reporting and management information to monitor performance.
• Working closely with stakeholders across the business to understand operational requirements.
• Driving service improvement initiatives and helping resolve performance issues.
• Supporting contract reviews, renewals and commercial discussions.
• Coordinating due diligence activities and ensuring appropriate governance processes are followed.
• Helping build scalable processes that can support continued business growth.

What We're Looking For

• Experience across supplier management, vendor management, third-party management, strategic partnerships, procurement or outsourcing.
• Experience working within a regulated, professional services or commercially complex environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience developing or improving governance frameworks, KPIs or operational processes.
• Strong commercial awareness and problem-solving abilities.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.
• Most importantly, someone who is proactive, collaborative and comfortable operating in a growing business where they can help shape the future of a function.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a business experiencing significant growth, offering the chance to build something rather than simply maintain existing processes.

• Impact: Play a key role in shaping how strategic partnerships are managed across the organisation.
• Exposure: Work closely with senior stakeholders across multiple business functions.
• Growth: Join a business investing in its people, operations and future development.
• Variety: Enjoy a broad role combining relationship management, governance, operational improvement and commercial decision-making.
• Culture: Collaborative environment where ideas are encouraged and individuals can make a visible contribution.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine relationship management, operational improvement and strategic thinking while helping a growing organisation scale successfully, we'd love to hear from you.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.