Partnerships Sales Executive Organisation Bristol Bears Salary £26,000 – £28,000 per annum depending on experience plus discretionary bonus structure Location Bristol Bears High Performance Centre, Abbots Leigh, Bristol, BS8 3TF. Where required, the role may include duties at off-site locations. Contract type Permanent (Full time) Closing date 19 January 2026 Job Description DEPARTMENT: OPERATIONS REPORTS TO: PARTNERSHIPS SALES MANAGERBristol Bears Rugby is part of Stephen Lansdown’s sporting group of companies which includes Bristol Sport, Bristol City Football, Bristol Flyers Basketball and each of their respective community charities. Our ambition is ‘to inspire our community through rugby success’. Our supporters regularly attend Ashton Gate Stadium to watch the team perform in Premiership and European Cup Competitions as well as our Women’s team who play at the highest level of domestic competition.ROLE SUMMARYWe’re looking for someone who thrives on outbound sales, is motivated by results, and brings genuine passion for both sport and commercial success!The primary objective of this role is to identify, nurture, and secure new partnership opportunities, with a strong focus on player, event, and matchday sponsorships. The role is responsible for achieving and exceeding sales revenue targets through effective, proactive sales and marketing initiatives. A key focus will be on identifying and engaging businesses across the region to build and maintain a strong new-business pipeline. This position requires a dedicated and passionate sales professional with proven outbound sales experience and a genuine love of sport. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Player sponsorship• Review the player sponsorship package, creating new sales collateral • Renew or sell all the Men & Women’s players for 26/27 campaign• Oversee all contractual, financial and activation elements of this revenue stream• Account Management (in-house & with each sponsor)• Build and maintain an up-to-date record of all pipeline accounts providing a weekly report of generated sales to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)• Responsible and accountable for achieving sales targets as set by the CEO• Work closely and collaborate with the partnership’s activation team and partnerships sales manager Match day sponsorship• Review (and revise) the package and create new sales materials• Sell matchday sponsorship package for each Home Match Day at Ashton Gate (including Big Day Out)• Sell additional assets and packages for Big Day Out, the club’s annual marquee game in Cardiff including LED and big screen partnerships• Contacting prospective clients through a variety of mediums including LinkedIn, telephone, email, presentations or meeting in person HPC Events and activations• Creatively sell HPC events opportunities to existing clients and new businesses• Proactively identify new business event opportunities to drive revenue into the sales pipeline for men and women’s teams• Develop long term relationships with partners to identify any potential growth accounts KEY RELATIONSHIPS• Chief Executive Officer• Partnerships team• Bears Operations Team• High Performance Centre Events Manager• Ashton Gate Sales TeamsESSENTIAL SKILLS• Ability to negotiate commercial terms and present confidently to decision makers • Highly organised, good attention to detail and methodical approach to workload• Excellent communication skills both written and verbally• Confident relationship builder with a commercial mindsetDESIRABLE SKILLS• Previous knowledge and experience of the sports industry• Proven direct client relationship management experience• New business acquisition activity undertaken• Understanding of partnership activation and brand objectives• Existing local or regional business networkHEALTH AND SAFETY• Responsible for ensuring all health and safety procedures are followed at all times, with relevant documentation to support• Report all incidents and accidents as requiredEQUAL OPPORTUNITIES We are committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no employee or potential employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.SAFEGUARDING Bristol Rugby Club Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. This role would be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.LOCATION: Bristol Bears High Performance Centre, Abbots Leigh, Bristol, BS8 3TF. Where required, the role may include duties at off-site locations.CONTRACT TYPE: Full time, 37.5 hours per 5-day weekSALARY: £26,000 - £28,000 per annum depending on experience plus discretionary bonus structure.CLOSING DATE: 19 January 2026 How to apply Please click this link to apply: https://www.bristol-sport.co.uk/jobs/partnerships-sales-executive/ Share X LinkedIn Email