About Us:

As a member of the Chelsea team you will become part of a long and proud history in the heart of iconic west London, which dates back to the club’s founding in 1905. Since that time the club has won every major domestic and international trophy, being crowned English, European and world champions in the process.

Chelsea are a club which proudly strives to be the best in everything we do, on and off the pitch, as shown by the further success of our Women’s and Academy sides, as well as the excellent work in the community undertaken by the Chelsea Foundation, while engaging with our many supporters from a wide range of backgrounds at home in the UK and around the world.

If you’re motivated and want to help us win more trophies, you’ve got a place here at Chelsea!

What We’re Looking For:

Chelsea FC are on the lookout for a Commercial Operations Executive this role will be the go-to support for the Sponsorship Sales team, executing a range of tasks that aid the delivery of the club’s sponsorship sales strategy to drive incremental commercial revenue and handling day-to-day tasks.

Brief description and duties:

- Work with Hospitality to manage matchday invitees list, keeping a record of guest details and staying on top of attendee changes.
- Organise department purchase orders and invoicing process with Accounts.
- Coordinate department merchandise and gifting purchases to support prospect meetings.
- Handle office logistics requirements and contact with couriers.
- Manage confidential branding of logo for prospects on Shirts and Training Wear.
- Liaise with Events to book and manage Sales team meeting room requests.
- Develop and maintain a catalogue of key sales data, with support from Insights.
- Keep up to date with club image portal and digital channels, proactively sharing assets with Design.
- Manage Sponsorship email inbox, responding to and filtering enquiries for Sales team.
- Play a supporting role in the development and delivery of sales presentations and outreach materials.
- Manage relationships with department suppliers, from time-to-time supporting with identification and assessment of new suppliers.
- Maintain key departmental documentation and records for a variety of logistical processes.
- Ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day department operations.
- Taking control of a range of allocated tasks, allowing senior team members to focus time on higher impact activities.
- Developing internal relationships and, over time, becoming a dependable point of contact for solving a broad range of departmental needs.

Must Haves/qualified by demonstrable experience to the level required:

- Demonstrable interest in sport with a basic understanding of the industry’s commercial landscape.
- Highly organised and adaptable, able to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Attention to detail
- Strong relationship builder with a positive, can-do attitude.
- Proficient using Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Nice to Haves:

- 2-3 years professional working experience is desirable.
- Working in a commercial or sales function is desirable managing presentations.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

At Chelsea we recognise that the diversity of our people is one of our greatest strengths and we are taking positive action to ensure our existing colleagues and job applicants can fully be themselves and bring their own unique experiences and perspectives to Chelsea FC. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please reach out to your recruiter, who will be able to advise and support you.

Chelsea FC and the Foundation is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults at risk (vulnerable groups). We therefore require all successful applicants to complete a DBS Check prior to starting employment. Depending on the role, successful applicants may also be required to undergo other child protection screening where appropriate.