Commercial Planning Senior Manager

Overview

As the Commercial Planning Senior Manager within our Cunard Planning team, you'll play a crucial role in shaping the commercial strategy for the Cunard Brand, collaborating with teams globally to deliver commercial planning and change activity.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead development of our overarching annual sales plan across Cunard's global markets, ensuring it is aligned to our distribution strategy.
• Guide our senior business leaders to develop cohesive annual global campaign plans that align with our commercial objectives, ensuring commercial readiness to deliver these plans.
• Establish effective governance to manage and monitor our cross-functional commercial activity, and chair cross-functional forums.
• Manage commercial change that impacts multiple Cunard directorates, identifying impacted areas, developing and managing implementation plans, and leading working groups to ensure a seamless delivery
• Provide actionable insights through robust analysis of financial and guest data, supporting decision-making at all levels.

The Cunard Sales and Marketing team are instrumental in the success of Cunard and our aim to be the benchmark of luxury travel. Our marketing teams maximize opportunity and create focused, meaningful communications that help to grow existing audiences as well as appealing to new ones. We have experts across advertising, CRM, brand, PR, digital, loyalty and the creative studio who work together collaboratively to create unforgettable holiday happiness.

Our sales teams develop and grow partnerships ensuring they have the finest knowledge of our products. Our teams also manage sales communications, systems, and events to provide the best tools and support, ensuring that our travel trade partners are at the centre of all that we do. In addition to supporting travel agents, the sales team provide support to a team of ship based sales managers and work with third parties to find new routes to market for our brand.

Our ideal candidate will bring experience, fresh ideas and different perspectives to Cunard's commercial planning. High level of business acumen and commercial awareness.

Experience at proactively delivering commercial change in a dynamic environment, developing options to mitigate risks, and leverage opportunities.

Experience of embedding effective governance processes to drive results.

Proven experience of effectively managing and collaborating with a range of stakeholders, challenging and influencing effectively across all levels of seniority.

Degree in relevant subject and project management experience is desirable.

• Experience at proactively delivering commercial change in a dynamic environment, developing options to mitigate risks, and leverage opportunities.
• Experience of embedding effective governance processes to drive results.
• Proven experience of effectively managing and collaborating with a range of stakeholders, challenging and influencing effectively across all levels of seniority.
• Degree in relevant subject and project management experience is desirable.

You are someone who thrives in a fast moving, collaborative environment yet is capable of working independently with a high degree of accuracy and accountability. Your qualifications are just the start; we're looking for team members who are eager to learn, grow, and contribute to our collective success.

• You are a collaborative partner, able to influence and align stakeholders without direct authority.
• Comfortable working with numbers and data, you bring clarity and insight to complex challenges.
• You thrive in a global, fast-paced environment, adapting quickly to change and driving continuous improvement.
• You communicate openly, listen actively, and empower others to succeed.

Cunard provides the definitive ocean travel experience perfected by over 185 years at sea and is continuously redefining the voyage experience for future generations. Our success is built on a foundation of diverse talents and perspectives, and we believe in fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK
15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK
06, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis, with hybrid working including up to two days from home. Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague. CUK-employee-experience-guide-July-

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering healthy meals
• Discounted retail and…