Location: Nottingham
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Recruitment Partner: Frankie Mccallister
About the role:
The B-Hive is an in-house creative agency bringing to life the creative needs of some of the most recognizable brands in the beauty industry including No7, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle and Boots own brand.
We combine the capability of an external creative and production team, with the speed, flexibility, and in-depth brand knowledge of an in-house set-up, underpinned by years of experience dedicated to Boots and No7 Beauty Company.
Our Partnership Manager is responsible for managing and evolving the relationship with The B-Hive's key production partner. This role involves strategic planning to drive mutual growth, co-ordinating cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of partnership intiatives, and continuously looking for areas of collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support Head of Creative Production in developing and managing the performance of our production agency partner in line with The B-Hive strategy and plans, ensuring we have the best partnership model in place to drive business growth.
- Support in embedding a culture of rigorous reporting & measurement; establishing KPIs & clear success factors for delivery. Define the governance and cadence for this reporting to drive continuous improvement.
- Act as the primary point of contact for our production agency, addressing any issues or concerns promptly and effectively. Use impact & influence to drive clarity and decision making.
- Act as day to day contact for lead production partner and B-Hive, monitoring, tracking and managing continuous performance.
- Drive forward the innovation agenda with our partner identifying new approaches, collaborations and ways of working.
- Manage the commercial process and any matters related to fees, planning and tracking jointly with Procurement and Finance.
- Work closely with agency and internal teams to plan, agree and manage the production scopes of work and budgets
- Drive to champion B-Hive as a centre of excellence within the WBA agency ecosystem
- Be aware and have your finger on the pulse of the changes and direction of Boots brand and No7 Beayty Company brands
- Play a critical part of the Extended Lead Team, demonstrating solid leadership behaviours, best in class performance management & coaching.
What you'll need to have:
- Experience and proven track record in partnership management and/or operations within the marketing or advertising industry
- Ability to work cross-functionally as well as confidence to engage with new clients and agency partners independently
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data into actionable insights
- Strong project management skills
- Proficiency in project, program and budget management
Our benefits
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
Why Boots
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.
What's next:
If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you'll be notified by email.
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
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