Partnerships and Events Manager

**Overview**: For over 25 years we’ve been helping our community with essential oil blends that actually work. These essential oil blends treat stress, pain, gut, balance, and support in relaxation prior to sleep, and for symptoms of coughs and colds. We know that a life committed to wellness is greater than one focused on illness, and believe that reaching for natural can enhance your long-term health and wellness, every day. We have been ranked by Canadian Business and PROFIT as one of Canada’s fastest growing companies. To support us on our journey, we are seeking diverse, purpose-lead people to join our team. Get ready to celebrate global wellness with us. ***Opportunity**: Reporting to the Director of PR & Brand Engagement, the **Partnerships & Events Manager,** will be responsible for creating and managing Saje Partnerships & events strategy, to bring extraordinary brand experiences, and working closely with the Brand & Creative teams as well as our Channels Teams (Retail, Community, Digital, Social ) All Saje Team Members are responsible for contributing to Saje’s culture and maintaining a positive environment for themselves and their peers. **Responsibilities**: The **Partnerships & Events Manager t**akes on a key role in the management and execution of Saje’s marketing efforts, from a Partnerships & events perspective.The **Partnerships & Events Manager **will have a strong contribution to the Saje’s brand awareness growth and will need to be highly KPIs driven with a strong Marketing & brand sensitivity. **Events Management** - Creating and implementing full events strategy for Saje Natural Wellness: including Saje brand-focused events as well as participating to existing ones. - Creating concepts for events as part of Saje Marketing campaigns to drive awareness and ‘love’, to recruit new customers. - Working collaboratively with the Community & Retail Team to plan and execute the events. - Managing the events branding and communication with the Brand & Creative team. - Providing the Community Team with precise guidelines (does & don’ts) for local events managed by store teams for each campaign but also for always-on initiatives. - Researching of all top events / tradeshows / forums attended by industry leaders and main competitors globally & including Saje in all major relevant ones across Canada. - Exploring all opportunities for relevant events sponsorships among the Wellness, Sports, Lifestyle industries (among others) where Saje can add an extraordinary and unique experience. - Managing pop up and physical marketing activations - Handling logistics and managing organization of the events - Occasionally working with events agencies when the scope of the event requires it - Handling of budgets, invoicing and legal documents connected to events - Liaising and negotiating with vendors to agree on more beneficial terms for the company - Handling post-mortem events reports **Partnerships Management** - Creating and implementing full partnerships strategy for Saje Natural Wellness: from one-time initiatives collaborations, to more longer-term partnerships, to product co-development - Owning Saje Brands partnerships from start to finish: through regular meetings and diligent project management to lead and facilitate across all projects. - Owning the day-to-day communication with Saje Brands partners and work to build a strong business to business relationship through a clear contact strategy, including negotiating partnerships terms & conditions. - Managing any promotional activity surrounding the partnership launch. - Managing the budget for the partnership in collaboration with the Finance department. - Collaborating closely with Saje Social, Digital, Creative teams to deliver relevant content about the partnership to drive further channel growth and engagement across all channels. - Leading and managing all brand partnerships reporting and providing thoughtful recommendations for future collaborations. ***Applicant Requirements**: - Substantial experience ( >3-5 years) in Partnerships & Events Strategy and Management in a B2C environment. An experience in the Wellness, Beauty, Sports, or Apparel industry is a must. - Impeccable organizational skills with a resilient, positive mental attitude - Keen attention to detail in planning, organization and execution - A strong ability to work cross functionally with key stakeholders to understand how brand partnerships support the wider business context and objectives, and translate them into actionable tasks and takeaways - Strong sense of Brand Marketing - Great negotiating skills and commercial thinking. - Understanding of contract negotiations and the ability to support contract deliverables. - Commercial understanding and ability to work cross functionally with key stakeholders to understand how brand partnerships & events support the wider business context. - Highly KPIs driven and data obsessed. - Strong sense of urgency: dea