Senior Commercial Manager

The Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working model

Inclusive culture and environment

£6,500 flexible benefits allowance

30days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential (performance and biz)

Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

Job summary

The Very Group is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to optimise the commercial performance of its Electrical & Toys division. You will partner with Category, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and Data Intelligence to evaluate trading performance, challenge plans and unlock opportunities through pricing, promotions and investment.

You will ensure robust planning and decision-making, owning the planning framework, budgets and forecasts while driving value through data-driven recommendations and

Qualifications

• Strong commercial planning capability with robust forecasting and strategic priorities.
• Excellent analytical and influencing skills to translate insight into action.
• Data literate with knowledge of data platforms and analytics to support decisions.
• Demonstrates strategic thinking with strong financial acumen.
• Able to distil complex information into clear recommendations and actions.
• Builds cross-functional relationships and influences stakeholders to deliver outcomes.
• Drives continuous improvement and optimises commercial performance and ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate opportunities and actions to optimise sales, margin and cash.
• Use trading performance and market insight to develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Challenge plans to ensure commercial robustness and alignment to objectives.
• Build partnerships across Category, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and Data Intelligence.
• Own the commercial performance framework with visibility of risks and opportunities.
• Lead divisional planning, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Develop robust scenarios and recommendations for changing market conditions.
• Manage divisional trading cadence, reporting, forecasting and reviews.
• Monitor delivery against budgets and adjust to maximise performance.
• Develop team capability through coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Foster accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Analytical thinking

Data literacy

Strategic thinking

Influencing stakeholders

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement mindset

Communication skills

Tools

Data platforms

Querying tools

Analytics

Job description

About Us

We’re the team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About The Team

The Commercial team is responsible for commercial planning, business performance and insight across Retail. We work closely with teams across the business to identify opportunities, optimise performance and support better commercial decision-making. It's an exciting time to join as we continue to build new capabilities and shape how Retail plans, measures and improves performance.

About The Role

The Senior Commercial Manager is responsible for optimising the commercial performance of our Electrical & Toys business.

Working in partnership with Category, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and DI, the role evaluates trading performance, challenges existing plans and identifies opportunities to improve commercial outcomes through pricing strategy, promotional participation, marketing investment and other commercial levers.

You will be responsible for ensuring the business consistently makes better commercial decisions through high quality planning.

• Evaluating commercial opportunities and recommend the actions that optimise sales, margin and cash.
• Using trading performance, customer insight and market intelligence to develop evidence-based commercial recommendations.
• Challenging plans and assumptions, ensuring commercial decisions are commercially robust and aligned to business objectives.
• Building trusted partnerships across Category, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and Data Intelligence to drive aligned commercial outcomes.
• Owning the commercial performance framework, providing clear visibility of trading performance, risks and opportunities.
• Own the divisional planning process, leading the development of annual budgets, periodic forecasts and commercial plans.
• Develop robust commercial scenarios and recommendations that respond to changing market conditions and business performance
• Leading the divisional trading performance cadence, ensuring timely reporting, forecasting and performance reviews.
• Monitoring delivery against budgets and forecasts, recommending actions to maximise commercial performance.
• Developing team capability through coaching, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement

About you

• Strong commercial planning capability, with the ability to develop robust trading plans, forecasts and strategic priorities.
• Strong analytical and influencing skills, with the ability to translate insight into commercial action.
• Data literate, with a working knowledge of data platforms, querying tools and analytics to support commercial decision-making.
• Demonstrates strategic thinking, with strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Able to distil complex information into clear recommendations, priorities and actionable plans.
• Builds strong cross-functional relationships and influences stakeholders deliver business outcomes.
• Drives a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to optimise commercial performance and ways of working.

Some Of Our Benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £6,500 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30days holiday + bank holidays
• LinkedIn Learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be foundon our career site

Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We’rebuilding a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [e-mail]. We’ll be happy to support you.

We’re proud to be aDisability Confident Committed Employerand have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.