Commercial Operations Manager in Plymouth

We\’ve partnered with a fast-growing organisation who are hiring a commercially driven Commercial Operations Manager to lead revenue growth across the business through the sale and delivery of events, sponsorships and partnerships.

This is a new role with ownership of the full commercial lifecycle – from pitching and closing deals to delivering high-quality, repeatable events and sponsor activations across multiple sites.

The Role

• Drive revenue through corporate, private and community events, including corporate days, client events, team-building and tournaments
• Identify, pitch and secure sponsorships and brand partnerships (multi-club and individual club)
• Build and manage a strong sales pipeline across events and partnerships
• Create compelling event and sponsorship packages and close commercial agreements
• Own the delivery of events and sponsor activations, working closely with site teams
• Ensure events are commercially successful, professionally delivered and repeatable
• Identify opportunities to maximise secondary revenue linked to events (pricing, memberships, F&B, retail)

What We’re Looking For

• 6+ years’ experience in sales, partnerships, or commercial events (sport, hospitality or lifestyle preferred)
• Proven track record of closing deals and delivering revenue targets
• Confident pitching to businesses, brands and partners
• Highly organised, commercially minded and comfortable working autonomously
• Strong relationship-builder with a proactive, can-do attitude
• Experience across multiple sites or fast-growth environments a plus
• A passion for sport is a bonus

This is a hands-on, revenue-focused role with real opportunity to shape our clients events and sponsorship strategy as the business grows.