Senior Trade Planning Manager

MONY Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company based in the UK seeks a Senior Trade Planning Manager to lead promotional strategy and manage merchandising campaigns. The role demands a creative approach combined with strong analytical skills to enhance customer engagement and optimize performance. Candidates should have experience in copywriting and budget management, and will enjoy benefits such as extra holidays and a bonus scheme.

Benefits

Up to 27 holidays + bank holidays

Pension up to 6% employer contribution

Bonus scheme

Digital Doctor on demand

Work from anywhere scheme (2 weeks per year)

Financial coaching

Mental health platform access

Qualifications

• Outstanding analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Proven experience in creative campaign development.
• Demonstrated ability to write engaging campaign copy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning of promotions.
• Develop visually compelling themed campaigns.
• Craft persuasive online campaign copy.
• Utilize analytics for campaign optimization.
• Oversee merchant network health and tracking.
• Monitor competitor activity and secure cashback rates.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and design teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Copywriting

Communication

Creative campaign development

Budget management

Tools

Tableau

Job description

SENIOR TRADE PLANNING MANAGER

Every day we push beyond expectations to help millions of people save money at a time when its never mattered more. Through MoneySuperMarket MoneySavingExpert Quidco and our B2B partnerships we supply products to more than 24 million unique monthly visitors helping UK households to save billions of pounds a year. Can you tell this is something were exceptionally proud of!

Creative collaborative ambitious its hard work . But what makes it worth it Leaving work knowing weve made a difference to our customers users and to each other.

Put our distinct brands together with our dedicated colleagues and youve got a workplace with lots of personality. were open-minded diverse and love our differences. Everyone plays a part and comes together to work hard go beyond and make sure everyone feels they belong.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Senior Trade Planning Manager you’ll lead the commercial merchandising strategy with full accountability for budget management, promotional planning and revenue performance. You’ll combine a sharp commercial mindset with creative flair – using data and insight to optimise merchant promotions, drive ROI and deliver high‑impact campaigns. From crafting persuasive messaging to requesting visually compelling assets and testing new formats you’ll take a hands‑on approach to campaign execution. With a strong focus on performance tracking and process efficiency you’ll play a key role in accelerating Quidco’s trading success and delivering value to both customers and merchants.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Lead Promotional Strategy: Own the end‑to‑end planning and execution of promotional campaigns balancing commercial goals with creative communication.
• Creative Merchandising: Inspire and develop visually compelling themed campaigns and digital assets that enhance customer engagement and brand storytelling.
• Copywriting & Messaging: Craft persuasive action‑oriented copy for online campaigns that reflects the Quidco brand and drives engagement and sales.
• Performance Optimisation: Use analytics and A/B testing to refine campaign formats, messaging and layouts improving engagement and ROI.
• Affiliate Network Management: Oversee merchant health, campaign tracking and claims resolution to ensure a seamless customer journey.
• Competitor Benchmarking: Monitor competitor activity and collaborate with the Head of Commercial to secure market‑leading cashback rates and exclusive offers.
• Cross‑functional Collaboration: Work closely with marketing, product and design teams to ensure cohesive execution across all touchpoints.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

• Outstanding analytical and data interpretation skills, proficiency in reporting and visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau).
• Proven experience in merchandising, preferably with active creative campaign development (e.g. visual merchandising, digital content production).
• Demonstrated ability to write engaging campaign copy and conceptualise creative ad strategies ideally in e‑commerce, retail or affiliate settings.
• Excellent communicator with a passion for retail theatre, the art of bringing products and offers to life for digital customers.
• Excellent internal and external communication and negotiation skills for network engagement.
• Experience managing budgets and forecasting campaign costs.
• Ability to work collaboratively across commercial, marketing and technical teams.

WHAT REWARDS ARE ON OFFER

• Up to 27 holidays + bank holidays
• Pension up to 6% employer contribution
• Bonus scheme
• Digital Doctor on demand
• Work from anywhere scheme (2 weeks per year)
• Financial coaching
• Mental health platform access

HOW WELL WE INVEST IN YOU

We’re invested in your development. Expect mentorship, training and opportunities to expand your skill set including access to your own individual LinkedIn Learning license with access to over 16,000 courses.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

1. 30‑minute call to run through your experience and the role in more depth.
2. 60‑90 minute interview including a task that will be sent out prior to you and both competency and behavioural questions.

At MONY Group we believe in the strength of diversity and see inclusion as a strategic advantage. Our values guide us in creating a workplace where fairness and equity is a reality for all. We’re committed to minimising systemic bias and creating a level playing field for all candidates.

Contact us for reasonable accommodations in the application process – no need to disclose your disability or condition, just specify your needs. Unsure what to ask for? We can guide you through available accommodations.

We understand that job adverts only say so much and you’re likely to have a lot of questions. If you’d like to know more before applying such as more on hybrid working, salary, our parental leave policy etc, please just let us know and we’ll be happy to help. You can contact the recruiter for this role, Kim at ________.

We believe that success isn’t solely defined by ticking boxes on a skills checklist. We encourage your application so we can discover your skills and experience that will help you succeed in this role.

Required Experience: Manager

Employment Type: Full‑Time