The Opportunity
We are looking for a Senior Partner Acquisition & Relationship Manager (all genders) to help scale Europe’s leading sports and wellness platform. The Urban Sport Club Partner Management team is on a mission to build and maintain the best and most diverse sport and wellness offering for their customer base. This entails finding and acquiring quality sports and wellness providers in the Netherlands, but also developing rural areas according to companies' needs to become the leader for corporate wellness in the Netherlands.
This role is all about developing our partner network: you’ll ensure we identify fitting partners, convince them of our purpose and ensure a smooth onboarding process to our network. Also maintain and develop current partner relationships and be their trusted advisor.
Our Team of Partner Managers truly love what they do.
We look forward to welcoming a new team member who will join forces with us to shape the future of the partner network of Urban Sport Club.
What you will do
- You are comfortable building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- You own the whole acquiring process of our partners from identifying inbound partner leads, through negotiation to contract signing
- You develop the partner network in the Netherlands with a focus on relevance towards our corporate clients
- You monitor and further develop the Acquisition Process
- You keep CRM up to date and logging all communication with partners
- You take over contract expansion talks and support maintaining long term partnerships
- You ensure a smooth transition to partner support team for onboarding of new partners
What you need to succeed
- You bring at least 3+ years sales or account management experience preferably in a fast paced environment
- You can build relationship to internal and external stakeholders easily
- You balance empathy your relationship-building skill with data-driven decisions to align partner needs
- You have in-depth knowledge of the Sports, Health and Fitness industry in the Netherlands
- You are desired to learn and improve to succeed in the role, ideally experience within the sports industry
- You have excellent communication and negotiation skills both written and verbal in Dutch and English
- You want to work in an environment which truly honors the statement, "team work makes the dream work"
What’s in it for you
- Free Urban Sports Club L Pro Membership + Friends and Family Discount: Stay active with free membership, plus discounts for friends and family
- Flexible Work Model: Enjoy a hybrid work setup, balancing on-site and remote work options to fit your lifestyle
- Extended Remote Work Options: Work up to 120 days remotely within the EU, the UK, and Switzerland, including 30 days outside the EU. You’ll also have the option to desk-swap at our other European offices
- WorkOUT Life Balance: Take advantage of 30 days of paid vacation annually, plus two additional days for volunteering, flexible working hours, and complimentary access to our mental health provider Open Up
- Personal Development: Receive an annual budget of €1,000 for professional growth, with regular internal training sessions and weekly German and English language classes
- Engaging Team Culture: Participate in regular team and company events along with wellness initiatives that help you stay productive, healthy, and engaged in a hybrid work environment
Urban Sports Club is committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone who applies for a position or already works with us, regardless of their sports preferences, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or religion (or lack thereof).