What we achieve together

• Build and manage long-term partner relationships, acting as the main point of contact for day-to-day engagement and escalation as well as source, recruit, and onboard new partners through networking, pitching, and targeted outreach, including CSR-aligned partnerships. 
• Support and participate in commercial and non-commercial contract negotiations (e.g. lead sharing, incentives, SLAs, tiered support). 
• Plan and deliver partner events, training days, roadshows, fundraising activities, and industry events to generate awareness as well as designing and delivering co-marketing initiatives including campaigns, events, webinars, content, and showroom/demo days.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Product, Service and Legal, you will design and execute joint initiatives that create measurable value for partners and Vaillant. Including partner-ready assets such as landing pages, case studies, videos, and press releases.
• Monitor partner performance, run regular reviews, and implement improvement plans where required as well as ensuring all partnerships comply with UK law, industry regulations, data protection (UK GDPR), and contractual obligations.
• Provide administrative and operational support including reporting, purchase orders, budget tracking etc.

What makes us successful together

• A degree or equivalent qualification ideally in business, marketing or a related field is advantageous.
• You bring relevant experience in partnership management, business development or key account management, preferably in a complex or cross functional environment.
• You demonstrate strong commercial understanding, excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple initiatives in a structured and results oriented way.
• Experience with customer relationship management systems such as Salesforce as well as exposure to joint marketing or sponsorship activities would be an advantage. 
• You stand out through relationship building strength, empathy and resilience, combined with a proactive and collaborative mindset. 
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), with the ability to produce clear, accurate documentation and presentations.

What you can count on

• We offer our employees an attractive remuneration package, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and bonus opportunities.
• We are in the 7% of UK businesses that have received the gold award from Investors in People (IIP).
• Our onsite Bistro and Coffee Bar provide comfortable seating, healthy subsidised meal options and refreshments during the day.
• We pride ourselves on our Family Friendly Policies, designed to support our employees during important life events.
• We offer a generous pension scheme which enables our employees to have greater financial security when they do retire.
• For our employee’s peace of mind, we provide a death in service benefit and the option of subsidised private health care.