**Title**:Strategic Partnership Manager
**Salary**:Competitive
**Location**:Milan (on-site)
We are recruiting for an **Italian **and **Spanish speaking **Strategic Partnership Manager.
The Strategic Partnerships Manager will be responsible for cultivating and maintaining relationships among business partners while also developing strategies to increase revenue for the organisation.
You will be a brand ambassador for the business and will take ownership of managing and promoting AVASK's image and reputation to the highest standard.
The Strategic Partnerships Manager will be responsible for the day
The role requires an in-depth knowledge of both AVASKs services and of the e-commerce industry.
Close liaison with the Marketing department on activities will berequired.
**Responsibilities**:
- To develop and maintain strong relationships with a broad portfolio of partners to drive business KPIs and service growth.
- Collaborate confidently with internal stakeholders across the AVASK Group of businesses regarding engaged partners services and offerings.
- To seek out and engage new strategic partnerships to the betterment of the AVASK Group core services.
- Facilitate end-to-end content planning processes, analysing partner content roadmaps, highlighting key priorities for stakeholders and aligning partners with internal company requirements.
- Act as Brand Ambassador for the company
- Identify new opportunities to deepen partner relationships and invest in building strong relationships with key executives within those partnerships.
- Align partnerships with internal stakeholder commercial objectives for the partner or which contribute strategic value to AVASK Group.
- Represent AVASK Group at external commercial events, conferences and with partner collaborations.
- Run internal and external activities - Webinar/Podcasts and internal teams series withpartners.
- Maintain strong communications with partners regarding new features and updates with regards to AVASK Group service offerings and software solutions
- Manage an International portfolio of Partners across time zones.
- Ensure that the relationship with all Partners is managed efficiently, contractual rights are professionally delivered and that you constantly challenge yourself and the team to develop new and innovative ways to provide value to both the Partner.
- Ensure that all aspects of the relationship are effectively managed, including delivering clear and agreed campaign plans and objectives against each of their core rights.
- Ensure that all departments are engaged in partnerships and provide the necessary support to deliver against Partner objectives with constant communication and collaboration.
- To have a solid understanding of the contractual process including excellent attention to detail.
- To communicate the broader vision and strategy to Partners and update them on a regular basis about the business as a whole and the developments within it.
- To have a high standard of presentation style and delivery.
- Assisting in the development of new revenue streams for the business development department from Partners and through new ideas and propositions (including up-sells).
- To foster the best possible professional and personal relationships with Partners, agencies and internal stakeholders.
- Provide advice and support to the Senior Leadership Team regarding the performance of the Partnership strategy.
- Compile partner, competitive and industry reviews, prepared to present findings in meetings.
- To ensure that meetings, debriefs and learnings take place on a regular basis.
- Raise the companys profile and brand (through Ambassadorships).
**Essential skills, knowledge, and experience**
- In depth knowledge of AVASK services.
- Excellent written and speaking communication skills in both **Italian **and* Spanish.
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- Minimum of 5 years experience in Business development in e
- commerce.
- Degree or masters education level.
- Experience in acting as a company spokesperson (comfortable and skilled in networking and participating in Webinars etc).
- Good presentation skills.
- Ability to prioritise and plan effectively.
- High standard of written English.
- Pro-active approach to developing new business relationships and diligent in the ongoing communications and management of those contacts.
- Customer focus and excellent client relationshipskills.
**About AVASK**
AVASK Accounting & Business Consultants is a rapidly expanding firm that specialises in international VAT and tax and accounting for e-commerce businesses that are located internationally and in Italy.
AVASK are a recommended External Tax Advisor under the Amazon Global Selling Program which assist thousands of sellers on Amazon FBA, eBay, Shopify and many other platforms.
On top of this, it provides its clients with a comprehensive range of expertise - providing practical guidance on cross-border transactions, assisting on their company group structures and providing ongoing tax ad