Brand Sponsorships Manager

Shape exciting and engaging brand experiences with big-name partners
Directly contribute to the Partnerships & Sponsorship team to create memorable customer experiences
6-month contract; hybrid role based in Surry Hills

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you'll do

Developing and executing comprehensive sponsorship activation & integration plans to drive brand and commercial outcomes
Delivering best-in-class partnership management for win-win-win outcomes with partners, customers, and our brand.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with brand partners and agencies, ensuring high standards
Proactively advocating for partnerships and engaging cross-functionally to maximise brand and customer value
Representing the brand at key sponsorship shoots and activations, and creating excellent agency briefs
Ensuring sponsorships are leveraged to the best of their ability, by tracking sponsorship metrics and ROI, managing budgets and maximising contracted deliverables.
Championing the value of brand partnerships across the business and proactively identifying new opportunities

What you'll bring

5+ years in sponsorship and partnership strategies, including strong stakeholder and ambassador management
Demonstrated experience in negotiating complex contracts and building effective sponsorship activation plans
Ability to manage budgets and retainers, including ensuring timely invoice processing and business case development
Brand and content strategy understanding to campaign execution and risk mitigation
Leveraging customer insights and brand health metrics for informed planning and decision-making
Leading talent partnerships to ensure mutual brand and talent value
Comfort in presenting to large audiences and proactively managing stakeholder relationships

What you’ll experience

A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary. Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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Brand Sponsorships Manager

Brand Sponsorships Manager