Job Description
We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, Partner Acquisition Manager to work within our Partnerships Team, based at Villa Park.

We’re a driven commercial team that possesses the hunger to be better than the next commercial team in sport and we will push the boundaries with any resource available to us. We take pride, seek passion and have purpose in our work.

The partner acquisition team are responsible for generating commercial value through the acquisition of Club partners. To achieve this goal, the team continuously develops and maintains a comprehensive understanding of the brand marketing and sports partnership marketplace. We implement robust research processes, and challenge ourselves to develop compelling, integrated partnership opportunities that deliver tangible results and benefits to brand partners across a range of industries.

Our purpose, through this understanding and intelligence, is to secure partnerships that deliver true, measurable and quantifiable value to our stakeholders. This is achieved by utilising the combined strengths of the Club across our commercial functions that embed data, analysis and insights at the core of the acquisition process and the partnership activations.

Your focus will be use research to find and develop a point of differentiation for the Club to support the acquisition process. To do this you will create and maintain a best-in-class catalogue of industry, brand and sports marketing landscape reports that will inform and truly tailor our sales approaches to all prospects that we engage with. You will also assist in the development of acquisition proposals including all supporting data, sales materials, and assisting with or owning the pitch and close process where required.

How to apply
To apply please send your CV and covering letters, including your current salary details and notice period to careers@avfc.co.uk or Lucy Ford, Human Resources Business Partner, Aston Villa Football Club, Villa Park, Birmingham, B6 6HE.