Senior Commercial Manager

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Grade D

We’rethe 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! 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.

The Commercial teamis responsible for commercial 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.

The Senior Commercial Manageris responsible for optimising the commercial performance ofour

Electrical & 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 for ensuring the business consistently makes better commercial decisions through high quality planning.

• 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 business objectives.

• 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

• Leading the divisional trading performance cadence, ensuringtimelyreporting,forecasting and 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,innovation and continuous improvement

• 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.

• 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

• Linked In Learning access

• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)

• Up to 25% discount on

• Matched pension up to 6%

• More benefits can be found on our career site

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 talen’llbe happy to support you.

We’reproud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and 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.