Saks Fifth Avenue Partnerships Manager
- Location
- Saks Direct Saks Direct USA
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Wholesale, Commercial & B2B Sales
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
About Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue is a premier luxury department store and a cornerstone of the Saks Global portfolio. Renowned for a carefully curated assortment of designer fashion and high-touch client service, the brand blends immersive in-store experiences with an elevated digital offering across its North American locations.
The Partnerships Manager owns the operational delivery of non-endemic, full-funnel partnership campaigns across Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman, coordinating partner accounts, internal teams, budgets, events, reporting, and renewal opportunities. This full-time role requires 3–5 years of relevant experience and strong project management, analytical, communication, and reporting capabilities.
Role & Responsibilities
- Own the full lifecycle of non-endemic partnership campaign executions across Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman.
- Create, develop, and drive detailed campaign roadmaps and timelines.
- Collaborate with Integrated Marketing, Events, Merchandising, Store Visual, Private Client, Creative, and other internal teams to secure cross-functional alignment and cohesive execution across campaign touchpoints.
- Partner with the AVP of Partnerships to translate campaign deliverables and client objectives into actionable execution roadmaps.
- Serve as the primary liaison for brand partners, keeping clients informed throughout campaign development, addressing issues and changes, and managing deliverables throughout each programme lifecycle.
- Oversee short- and long-term multichannel partnerships, attending on-site events and activations as needed to ensure flawless execution.
- Manage programme budgets and expenses to deliver activations efficiently and cost-effectively.
- Identify post-campaign upsell and renewal opportunities by demonstrating campaign impact and supporting long-term partner retention.
- Evaluate campaign ROI, gather analytics and insights from internal teams, and prepare visually compelling, client-facing performance recap decks for clients and internal stakeholders.
- Monitor industry trends to continuously optimise partnership execution strategies.
Qualifications
- 3–5 years of work experience in marketing, strategic partnerships, business development, or e-commerce.
- Proven cross-functional project management experience, including building schedules and aligning cross-departmental teams on deliverables.
- Exceptional organisational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and proven ability to manage complex, multi-touch project timelines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical and data-focused approach, with deep proficiency in campaign metrics and post-campaign reporting.
- Self-starting, highly motivated, and eager to initiate and own new projects.
- Achievement-oriented and results-driven, with a clear focus on operational excellence.
- Willingness and flexibility to work on-site during live events and activations as needed.
- Collaborative, with enthusiasm for working in a dynamic, close-knit team environment.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Workspace (GSuite).
- Knowledge of key industries such as CPG, financial services, automotive, retail, travel, entertainment, and consumer electronics is preferred.
Skills
Experience
3–5 years of work experience in marketing, strategic partnerships, business development, or e-commerce.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Saks Direct, Saks Direct, USA.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; basic and supplemental life insurance; disability insurance; voluntary benefits including critical illness, hospital, and accident insurance; employee discount; eligible full-time employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package.
Culture
Saks Fifth Avenue emphasizes a high‑standard, client‑centric retail culture that fuses creative visual storytelling with commercial rigor. The environment rewards initiative and offers cross‑functional career mobility across retail, digital and corporate disciplines within the Saks Global portfolio.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.
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