VodafoneThree - Business Partner Manager - Acquisition

Location: Manchester/Stoke-on-Trent + Homebased
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday

Our home-based working means you’ll work from home almost all the time and come together on certain occasions during the year to be creative, collaborative and simply connect. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

We’re here to build a network the UK can count on – one that connects people, places and potential. Because no matter where you live, what your background is, or how you get online – we think everyone deserves the same chance to stay connected, and with Vodafone Three, that future’s being built – today.

We’re creating more than the UK’s best network. We’re helping close the digital divide, empower communities and drive meaningful progress.

We believe that everyone should feel they belong. Whoever you are and whatever your story, there’s space for you here. We’re building a workplace where different perspectives are welcomed, voices are heard, and everyone feels safe to show up as themselves.

You’ll join a team that genuinely cares – about each other, about our customers, and about the future we’re building. From day one, you’ll be welcomed, valued and encouraged to bring your whole self to work.

Join us and you’ll be at the heart of change. That means building responsibly, investing sustainably and creating opportunities that last.

We’re not just expanding connectivity; we’re reimagining what a connected nation looks like. With £11bn invested in 5G and digital infrastructure, your work will directly power businesses, services, and communities across the country.

You’ll work on real challenges, with real impact, across every corner of the country. Wherever you join us, whatever your role, you’ll be helping to build a future that works better for everyone.

We move at pace, because what we’re building matters – and we’re learning as we go. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, but we’re just getting started.

Be part of our Business UK function, a team that are revolutionising how customers use technology and connectivity. With our extensive range of products and services, we help all kinds of organisations – from small, local businesses to multi-national corporations – unlocking the potential of new technologies, including 5G, AI and the Internet of Things (IoT).

The Purpose of the Indirect Sales Manager role is to achieve allocated targets (i.e.Sales, Revenue, rNPS) along with delivering Year on Year growth in Sales and Revenue performance within the Partner Sales Channel.

The postholder is responsible and accountable for acquiring new and sustainable quality Indirect Partners who sell Vodafone Solutions focusing on the complete indirect product portfolio and cross selling services. The postholder will be responsible for working with Marketing to drive partner acquisition as well as being accountable for identifying, engaging, and selling the benefits of being a Vodafone Partner through to successful on-boarding and selling.

You will develop and drive your sales plans, identify partners to acquire to deliver the partner channel revenue target.

• You will build strong plans, terms, and contract to deliver on all key initiatives with a strong focus on execution and speed.
• You will input to and influence decisions within your own discipline / work area
• You will provide specialist / commercial skills and knowledge within the area you work in
• You will choose, implement, and deliver the best solutions / activities to give the required end results
• You will help to define the standards & procedures in which the team will follow
• You will identify and acquire quality and sustainable Partners
• You will negotiate and contract Partners to sell Vodafone solutions

• In depth understanding of processes, objectives, and procedures within own discipline
• An extensive amount of practical knowledge gained through experience
• Strong communication and diplomacy skills to persuade and influence

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