Your job
As our Partnerships Team Lead, you’ll guide and inspire a growing team within our dynamic Network department. Reporting directly to the Head of Network, you will oversee supplier management activities, strengthen key partnerships, and lead expansion efforts. Beyond managing your own supplier portfolio, you'll mentor and support your team, ensuring we deliver the highest service standards and meet ambitious growth targets. Exploring new markets and driving operational excellence is second nature to you; you've done it before, and you're ready to lead others to do the same.
Your profile
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and Inspire: Manage a team of Destination Managers, fostering collaboration, development, and performance. Set clear goals, provide feedback, and support your team’s success.
- Own Your Portfolio: Oversee a portfolio of suppliers within your designated regions, negotiating optimal terms, ensuring quality, and securing availability.
- Build & Grow Partnerships: Drive the acquisition, selection, and onboarding of new partners. Guide your team in building a strong, scalable supplier network.
- Launch New Markets: Lead your team through successful market entries, creating strategies and frameworks to ensure sustainable growth in new regions.
- Stay Ahead on Compliance: Maintain a clear focus on legal and regulatory compliance in all regions, ensuring the team's activities meet all required standards.
- Market Insights: Collect and analyse supplier and market data, providing actionable insights to the Head of Network and wider business to inform strategic decisions.
- Process Improvement: Continuously refine workflows and strategies within your team to boost efficiency, scalability, and impact.
Key Skills:- 4 to 6 years of experience in a similar field or role, including at least 1-2 years in a leadership capacity.
- Fluent in English, other languages are a strong advantage.
- Proven track record in supplier management, negotiations, and relationship building.
- Strong leadership, coaching, and communication skills.
- Excellent time management and organizational abilities.
- Analytical and detail-oriented with a strong commercial mindset.
Why us?
What’s in it for you?
We believe in taking care of our team because when you’re at your best, so are we. Here’s what you can look forward to:
- NS Business Card: We’ve got your commuting costs covered. Prefer driving? We’ll handle your travel expenses.
- Experience Our Service: Wondering why our clients rave about our cab service? You can use it twice a year yourself.
- Healthy Lifestyle: Need a snack? Grab some fresh fruit from the canteen. We have meal discount options for our employees as well.
- Holiday Allowance: We provide 8% holiday allowance, so you can enjoy your time off.
- Vacation Days: Relax and recharge with 25 days of vacation each year.
- Remote Work: Hybrid working model (2 days from home), with the possibility of working 2 weeks from abroad.
- Pension Contribution: We contribute 2.5% toward your pension to support your future.
Does this sound like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for? There’s only one way to find out: apply now, and let’s see if we’re the perfect match!