Commercial Strategy Specialist

Handle Recruitment; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury retailer is seeking a Commercial Strategy Specialist for a 9-month FTC to manage media partnerships. The role offers a hybrid work model and includes setting targets, financial reporting, and driving revenue growth. Ideal candidates will have a background in retail with strong data analysis and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial reporting and forecasting.
• Ability to analyze data and identify trends.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in retail, luxury sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set budgets and targets for media partnerships.
• Identify new media inventory channels.
• Manage revenue/financial reporting and forecasting.
• Use commercial insights for inventory plans.
• Develop recommendations using data analytics.

Skills

Financial reporting skills

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Overview

Our client, a leading luxury retailer, is seeking a Commercial Strategy Specialist for a 9-month FTC. You will lead and help shape the future of the media partnerships team. This role offers a 2/3 hybrid pattern and will work across multiple functions to drive revenue growth, optimise partnerships and inform leadership decision making.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Director of Partnerships & Head of Partnerships to set budgets and targets for the year ahead (inventory, categories, periods).
• Identify entirely new media inventory channels.
• Be responsible for day-to-day revenue/financial reporting and forecasting.
• Draw on commercial insight to inform inventory and product plans.
• Utilise data analytics and industry insight to develop recommendations and innovations for the partnerships proposition.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting—both day-to-day and forecasting—in an insightful and accurate way.
• Ability to analyse data to identify trends.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate data and reporting in an engaging and thought-provoking way.
• A background in a similar role in retail; experience in the luxury sector would be highly advantageous.

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