Job Description

Trading Commercial Partnerships Manager

Department:

Trading

Salary:

42,120

Type:

Permanent - Full-Time

Hours:

36 hours per week, Mon - Sun, infrequent out of hours events

Location:

Mobile across South East London, St Pauls Cray base, base location negotiable

Closing date: 1st June 2025

Do you have an interest in supporting a successful retail operation through your skills in developing commercial relationships, strategic engagements, and generating stock donations?


If this sounds like you, come and join the trading team at St Christopher's where you will be developing commercial partnerships with external organisations to drive stock into our retail operation.

Job Title:

Trading Commercial Partnerships Manager

Salary:

42,120

Employment Terms:

Permanent, 36 hours per week, days and hours are negotiable

Working Pattern:

Mon - Fri standard week, some provision for out of hours events or occasional weekend work

Location:

St Pauls Cray base, base location adjustable, travel across SE London required

Annual Leave:

25 days plus Bank Holidays

You will be taking on responsibility for developing relationships with external organisations with a primary objective of driving donations of stock into our retail operation. You'll also take part in engaging with external suppliers and organisations that may provide some other substantial benefit.


The work will involve strategic planning to identify potential commercial partners that operate within the range of St Christopher's and may be able to provide stock or other benefit to the retail division. This includes maintaining a database of information and outcomes and managing engagements and a diary. You'll oversee an end-to-end process from mapping out prospects to closing on a donation arrangement.


The role will rely on using expert knowledge of the charitable work of St Christopher's as well as a full understanding of the retail operations activities, needs, and capabilities.


You'll be assertive, confident, and influential and able to communicate all the way up to c-suite. You will then utilise high level communication ability to engage with decision makers and senior people in organisations with the intent of generating donations of stock. This may be through a charitable ask or through providing some meaningful exchange of services.


The role will include attending events and face to face meetings across South East London. The role will also include contributing to internal events planning and taking part as a representative of St Christopher's retail team.

Who are we Looking For?

You'll have excellent demonstrable experience in developing commercial partnerships at a corporate/senior level You'll have a proven track record of engaging with external organisations to provide a high volume exchange of goods or services You'll have good experience in a sales, business development, or related position, managing an end-to-end process of client acquisition You'll have some experience in event planning and have professional experience attending events and conferences Senior level experience within non-profit, retail, or logistics is desirable You'll have high level administrative and organisational skills with the ability to write excellent professional communication You'll be confident, assertive, and influential You'll be target driven and pro-active with the ability to self-manage based on targets and KPI's You'll be able to travel across South East London

Who are we?

We are proud to offer world class palliative and end of life care to everyone who needs it, whenever or wherever that may be. We are also here for the people closest to you, as we often say, we're more than just a hospice. We are proud of our community programmes that offer practical, emotional and spiritual support to over 7,500 people in the local area, most of whom we will help to continue living at home.


Being part of the retail and trading arm of the Hospice means raising vital funds to support this mission.

Please click on the 'Apply Now' button below in order to register and apply for this vacancy.

Closing Date: 1st June 2025

Provisional interview date: 9th June 2025

In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date.

Previous applicants need not apply