Posted: 22h ago
The role
Popeyes is growing fast, and we are on the hunt for a Trading & Partnerships Manager to help drive commercial performance across our app and external channels. As our Trading & Partnerships Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Popeyes UK trading strategy. You’ll work closely with the Head of Trading to bring our promotional calendar to life, manage strategic partnerships, and help deliver campaigns and activations that drive sales, guest engagement and brand reach. The role sits within Marketing, reports to the Head of Trading, and is based in Ealing Broadway with a minimum of three days a week in the office. If you’re a commercially minded operator with experience in trading, promotions or partnerships, and you love working cross-functionally to turn ideas into results, we’d love to hear from you. What you’ll do here: • Support the delivery of the trading calendar across app and external channels • Coordinate offers, promotions and activations with internal teams and external partners • Manage day-to-day relationships with strategic partners and help grow partnership performance • Identify new commercial partnership opportunities that support long-term business growth • Support gift card partnerships and help maximise opportunities within that channel • Use data and insight to review performance, shape recommendations and improve future activity • Work closely with Marketing, Digital, Operations, Finance and Technology to ensure campaigns land effectively and on time What we’re looking for: • Experience in a trading, promotions, partnerships or commercial role, ideally within QSR, hospitality, retail or e-commerce • Experience managing partners or agencies and delivering commercial campaigns • Strong understanding of promotional mechanics, trading levers and customer engagement strategies • Comfortable using data to assess performance and support recommendations • Strong organisational skills, commercial awareness and confidence working cross-functionally • Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with experience using digital or app-based promotional platforms a plus Who you’ll be: • Commercially minded • Highly organised • Agile and adaptable • A confident communicator • Great at building relationships across teams and with partners • Positive, proactive and solution-focused Our benefits: • A competitive salary • Flexible working • Private healthcare • Life Assurance • Career progression opportunities • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays • Birthday day off • Benefits platform, including cycle to work and gym discounts • Enhanced parental leave • Free chicken! Popeyes UK is one of the fastest-growing restaurant brands in the country, recognised by the Financial Times as the 1 fastest-growing Food & Beverage company in Europe and the 2 fastest-growing company overall in the FT1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies ranking. But our success is about more than growth—it’s about people. That’s why we’ve been recognised as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work for two consecutive years and named among the World’s Happiest Places to Work, reflecting our commitment to creating a culture where everyone feels valued, supported and empowered to thrive. Inclusivity and respect are at the heart of all we do. Popeyes is a place where everyone can be their true self, and everyone belongs. That’s why we assess each application on the ability to do the job and nothing else.
