Location: Manchester
Salary: Up to £40,000 basic + OTE £55,000
We’re looking for a confident, commercially minded Lender Relationship Manager to build and maintain strong relationships with our key lending partners.
This is a relationship-driven role for someone who can bring people together, manage expectations, negotiate commercial terms and ensure meetings and conversations deliver real results. You’ll act as a trusted point of contact for our lenders, helping to strengthen partnerships, resolve challenges and keep everyone aligned.
You’ll need to be confident communicating at a senior level, comfortable having difficult conversations and capable of balancing strong relationships with the commercial needs of the business.
Key Responsibilities
-Build strong relationships with key lending partners, becoming a trusted point of contact and maintaining positive, productive partnerships.
-Manage lender expectations, ensuring clear communication, accountability and alignment between our business and lending partners.
-Lead and attend lender meetings, preparing agendas, coordinating discussions, recording actions and ensuring follow-ups are completed.
-Negotiate rates and commercial terms with lenders, securing the best possible outcomes for the business while maintaining positive relationships.
-Handle difficult conversations confidently and professionally, addressing lender concerns, resolving conflicts and challenging where necessary.
-Represent the business at lender events, meetings and networking opportunities, building connections and strengthening partnerships.
-Resolve issues proactively, identifying potential challenges early and working collaboratively with lenders to find practical solutions.
-Drive accountability, ensuring commitments are followed through and key actions are delivered by all parties.
-Identify opportunities to improve lender relationships, ways of working and overall commercial performance.
About You
We’re looking for someone who is confident, personable and commercially aware, with the ability to influence people at all levels.
You’ll ideally have:
- Experience in relationship management, stakeholder management, account management or a similar role.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.
- The ability to manage difficult conversations professionally without damaging relationships.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple relationships, meetings and priorities.
- A commercial mindset, with experience negotiating rates, agreements or terms.
- Confidence representing a business at events and building professional networks.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach, with the ability to challenge constructively and hold people accountable.
About Us
Over the next 12 months, we have exciting upcoming projects to cement our position as market leaders in every aspect of our business, and that journey starts with attracting the best talent.
As an equal opportunities employer, the 247 Group is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the 247 Group.
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At EE Tyneisde, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a vibrant and supportive work culture where outgoing individuals can thrive. With competitive salaries starting at £26,116, uncapped commission opportunities, and a strong focus on employee growth, our team enjoys not only financial rewards but also the chance to develop their careers in a dynamic environment. Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, you'll be part of a sociable team that values collaboration and flexibility, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
