Senior Commercial Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working model

£6,500 flexible benefits allowance

30 days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential

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 our Electrical & Toys division. You will partner with Category, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and Data Intelligence to drive pricing, promotions and investments.

You will lead annual budgets, forecasts and scenario planning, build robust commercial frameworks, and coach the team to continuous improvement while delivering clear trading insights to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial planning capability and forecasting skills.
• Analytical and influencing skills with data-driven decisions.
• Strategic thinking with financial acumen.
• Ability to distil complex information into actionable plans.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate trading performance and identify opportunities to improve sales, margin and cash.
• Develop evidence-based commercial recommendations using customer insights and market intelligence.
• Challenge plans to ensure robustness and alignment with business objectives.
• Build partnerships across Category, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and Data Intelligence.
• Own the commercial performance framework with clear visibility of trading risks and opportunities.
• Lead annual budgets, forecasts and the divisional planning process.

Job description

Internal use only: Grade D

About us

We’rethe team behind digital retailerVery.

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! Ifyou’rehigh-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return,you’llenjoy heaps of flexibility, greatperksand 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’lllove making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the team

The Commercial teamis responsible forcommercial planning, businessperformanceand insight across Retail. We work closely with teams across the business toidentifyopportunities, optimise performance and support better commercial decision-making.It'san 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 Manageris responsible foroptimising the commercial performance ofourElectrical & Toys business.

Working in partnership with Category, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and DI, the role evaluates trading performance, challenges existingplansandidentifiesopportunities to improve commercial outcomes through pricing strategy, promotional participation, marketinginvestmentand other commercial levers.

You willbe responsible forensuring the business consistently makes better commercial decisions throughhigh qualityplanning.

• Evaluating commercial opportunities and recommend the actions that optimise sales,marginand cash.
• Using trading performance, customerinsightand market intelligence to develop evidence-based commercial recommendations.
• Challenging plans and assumptions, ensuring commercial decisions are commercially robust and aligned to businessobjectives.
• Building trusted partnerships across Category, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and Data Intelligence to drive aligned commercial outcomes.
• Owningthe commercial performance framework, providing clear visibility of trading performance,risksand opportunities.
• Own the divisional planning process, leading the development of annual budgets, periodicforecastsand commercial plans.
• Develop robust commercial scenarios and recommendations that respond to changing market conditions and business performance
• Leadingthe divisional trading performance cadence, ensuringtimelyreporting,forecastingand performance reviews.
• Monitoringdelivery against budgets and forecasts, recommending actions to maximise commercial performance.
• Developing team capability through coaching, continuousimprovementand knowledge sharing.
• Fostering a culture of accountability,innovationand continuous improvement

About you

• Strong commercial planning capability, with the ability to develop robust trading plans,forecastsand 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,prioritiesand actionable plans.
• Builds strong cross-functional relationships and influences stakeholders deliver business outcomes.
• Drives a culture of continuous improvement,identifyingopportunities to optimise commercial performance and ways of working.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check outour 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

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need todisclosein relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.

Diversity,inclusionand equal opportunities

We’rebuilding a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. Wedon’tdiscriminate 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]’llbe happy to support you.

We’reproud to be a Disability 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.