Partnerships Manager
Ref: AS7788568
Nottingham, UK
£45,000
- Permanent
- Strategic Partnerships
- Supplier Performance Improvement
- Environmental Services
About the candidate
A commercially minded partnerships professional with a strong background across environmental services, waste management, recycling and supply chain operations. They bring hands-on experience managing service partners and suppliers, supporting compliance, improving performance and building positive working relationships across operational teams.
With permanent opportunities in mind and availability to start in two weeks, this candidate would suit an organisation looking for someone who can strengthen partnerships, improve supplier performance and support sustainability-focused operational goals.
What makes them great?
- Improved Service Delivery: Developed and implemented partner performance frameworks that helped deliver a 20% improvement in service delivery metrics.
- Reduced Operational Costs: Supported supply chain optimisation activity that achieved a 15% reduction in operational costs through improved efficiencies.
- Strong Commercial Approach: Played a key role in negotiating service agreements, helping to improve service quality while delivering cost-saving opportunities.
Areas of expertise
- Partner & Supplier Management: Experienced in onboarding suppliers, managing service partners and maintaining productive relationships across regional and national networks.
- Performance & Compliance: Skilled in audits, performance reviews and assessment frameworks, with a strong understanding of environmental regulations and industry standards.
- Supply Chain Improvement: Confident using data and market insight to identify efficiencies, improve supplier performance and support better operational decision-making.