Sponsorships & Partnerships Manager

Sponsorships & Partnerships Manager

Are you a natural relationship builder who gets excited about opening doors, creating opportunities, and turning great relationships into real commercial results?

Do you know how to spot a partnership opportunity before everyone else sees it?

Do you want to build something that creates genuine value for business owners while directly contributing to the growth of a fast-growing company?

This role could be perfect for you.

Who We Are

Profitable Tradie is a fast-growing business coaching company helping plumbing, electrical, and other trade business owners throughout New Zealand, Australia, and North America.

We help trade business owners build better businesses through sales and marketing, systems, teams, financial strategies and practical coaching that gets results.

We're growing quickly, and we're looking for someone who can turn our events, audience, brand and industry relationships into powerful commercial partnerships.

This isn't a traditional account management role.

It's a proactive role for someone who can identify opportunities, open doors, pitch value, negotiate deals and build relationships that create measurable outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

We're looking for a Sponsorships & Partnerships Manager to build relationships that grow our brand, create more value for our members and generate new commercial opportunities.

A big part of your role will be building our event sponsorship engine.

You'll identify potential sponsors, create compelling packages, pitch opportunities, negotiate agreements and manage relationships from the first conversation through to renewal.

But we're not looking for one-off sponsorship deals.

We want long-term partnerships that create genuine value for sponsors while helping us deliver incredible experiences for our members.

You'll also build our Profitable Tradie Partner Network finding trusted providers across areas such as finance, insurance, HR, recruitment, software, marketing and other services our members need.

You'll negotiate member benefits and, where appropriate, referral or revenue-sharing arrangements.

You'll also identify opportunities to expand our reach through podcasts, webinars, content collaborations, industry events and strategic partnerships.

That could mean bringing a great guest onto our podcast, securing speaking opportunities for our team, creating a webinar with an industry expert or partnering with an organisation that already has access to thousands of trade business owners.

At the heart of the role is one simple question:

Who already has a strong relationship with the type of business owner we want to reach, and how could we create value together?

What Success Looks Like

You won't be measured by the number of emails you send or meetings you have.

You'll be measured by commercial outcomes.

Success looks like:

• Strong sponsors materially offsetting the cost of our major events
• Sponsors wanting to renew and expand their relationships with us
• A trusted partner network that genuinely benefits our members
• New revenue generated through partnerships and referrals
• More leads and audience reach through strategic collaborations
• Regular speaking opportunities at relevant industry events
• Profitable Tradie becoming increasingly connected and influential throughout the trades ecosystem

Who You Are

We're looking for someone who thinks commercially, builds relationships naturally and isn't afraid to create opportunities from scratch.

You'll succeed if you:

• Have experience in sponsorships, partnerships, business development, B2B sales, events or strategic account management
• Can build relationships from a cold start and confidently approach decision-makers
• Have strong sales and negotiation skills
• Can clearly communicate and sell a compelling value proposition
• Are organised and comfortable managing a significant pipeline
• Are persistent and comfortable with longer sales cycles
• Think creatively about how businesses can create value together
• Are confident representing the Profitable Tradie brand externally
• Take ownership rather than waiting for someone to give you a roadmap

Most importantly, you're a creator of opportunities.

You figure out who needs to know us, why they should care, and how to get the conversation started.

Why Join Us?

At Profitable Tradie:

• You'll directly influence revenue, profitability, brand visibility and member value
• You'll build our partnerships engine rather than simply inherit an existing book of business
• You'll work closely with Events, Marketing, Leadership and Coaching
• You'll build relationships with influential organisations across the trades ecosystem
• You'll have the freedom to find opportunities, create deals and build systems that scale
• You'll help turn our audience, events and brand into a significant commercial asset

Is This Your Moment?

If you're a relationship builder, commercial thinker and opportunity creator who wants to make a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Send your CV and cover letter telling us why you're the right person to build and grow our partnerships ecosystem.

Life is about moments...

Is this your moment?

Apply Now!