Commercial operations senior executive

Closing date: 24th of September 2024 
 

If you're passionate about partnerships, creativity, and top-notch service, this is your chance.

We're looking for a Commercial Operations Senior Executive to join our team in London as part of our Operation function.

You will become an integral part of our Operations Team supporting us to deliver an outstanding Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025. Alongside the Head Of Commercial Operations, you will be responsible for ensuring that large-scale key festival partnerships are delivered efficiently, effectively and with the highest quality of customer care.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver a number of key partnerships that take place during the festival week in various locations. This will include spaces for multiple partners, festival programmes and products that are driven by partnerships including large-scale activations for our growing client list.
• Developing and maintaining operational processes for delivery of Partnerships within the festival footprint Management of the full delivery cycle of the partnerships. This will include but not be limited to: Venue sourcing
• Supplier sourcing, negotiation and management
• Ensuring all deliverables within the partnership are delivered and fulfilled
• Raising POs & Budget management
• Working closely with Partnerships, Procurement, Marketing and Content teams as appropriate
• Developing solutions with client teams, based on briefs from the customer
• Site visits & travel as required
• You are an advocate and ally for diversity, equity and inclusion

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Ability to work in a high-performing, fast-paced environment
• Works well within a team
• Self-motivated, accountable and sets own goals
• Efficient, pragmatic and detail-oriented
• Superior organisation and prioritisation skills
• Good communication skills and great customer service
• Patient, calm and composed under pressure
• Flexible, open-minded and adaptable

If you don't meet every single requirement, we'd still encourage you to apply. At LIONS Division, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role we would still like you to apply.

Who are we?

LIONS Division showcases global best practice in creativity, effective and impactful marketing. We set the global benchmark in creative and effective marketing and, through our insight and advisory services, enable brands and their partners to reach and exceed it.

We provide a suite of solutions that connect, inform and unlock potential for people and businesses, covering events, intelligence, training and advisory services. Our five-day Festival in Cannes, France is the meeting place for the global marketing community and a celebration of the world’s most excellent and effective work.

LIONS Division is part of Ascential plc. Ascential takes the world’s leading brands to the heart of what’s next for their industries. We do this through our events, intelligence products and advisory services. Our 700+ people serve a global customer base from more than 100 countries in the large and growing Marketing and Financial Technology sectors. Ascential plc is listed on London Stock Exchange.

Why choose us?

Two divisions. Three continents. One great culture - we want working for Ascential to be the best career move you’ve ever made.

Ascential is a people-powered company, and we’re committed to supporting diversity, equity and inclusion. We publish an annual DEI Report, setting out our goals and progress. We invest in Employee Groups including Able to Thrive, Ascential Pride, Black in Business and Empower Women’s Network. And our inclusive recruitment practices and early talent programmes help us to bring curious, passionate people from every walk of life into our team.

We’re committed to ensuring that the impact of our business on our environment - and the communities we operate in - is a positive one. That means making sure that each event we run is the most sustainable it’s ever been. We also default all of our pension plans to sustainable options, so that our people’s savings are invested in ways that help rather than hinder our planet.

Helping people to connect and drive progress isn’t a business-only goal. We know that the world is a better place when we lead with heart, so we support charitable causes that make a difference. We provide opportunities to give back through Volunteer Days and our charity partnership with Media Trust.

We value output, not hours. Most of our roles ask for 1-2 days a week in your nearest office. But if that’s not possible for you, let’s talk. Flexible work conversations are actively encouraged here.

Only you know what’s most important to you. That’s why we offer a benefits and wellbeing package that you can tailor to your needs. Some of these include:

• 25 days of holiday per year  - with an option to buy/ sell upto 5 days
• Pension, Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Access to either our commission, bonus or profit share schemes, dependent on the role
• Flexible benefits platform with options including Private Medical, Dental Insurance, Critical Illness and the Ascential Shares Scheme
• Employee assistance programme, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme
• Volunteering opportunities and charitable giving options
• Learning and development opportunities, to encourage and empower everyone to grow

We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to perform their best when interviewing, so if you require any reasonable adjustments that would make you more comfortable during the process, please let us know so that we can do our best to support you.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.