Senior Commercial Manager — Pricing & Performance

Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid working model

£6,500 flexible benefits allowance to

30days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential (performance and

Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

More benefits can be found on our

Job summary

The Very Group is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to optimise the commercial performance of our Electrical & Toys business. You will partner with Category, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and DI to assess trading performance and identify opportunities to improve outcomes through pricing strategy, promotions and other levers.

You will own the divisional planning process and lead budgets, forecasts and scenarios to ensure robust, informed decision-making that drives sales, margin

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

The Very Group is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to optimise the commercial performance of our Electrical & Toys business. You will partner with Category, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and DI to assess trading performance and identify opportunities to improve outcomes through pricing strategy, promotions and other levers.

You will own the divisional planning process and lead budgets, forecasts and scenarios to ensure robust, informed decision-making that drives sales, margin