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About us
We’re the 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! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and 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’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers. ✨
About the team
The Commercial team is responsible for commercial planning, business performance and insight across Retail. We work closely with teams across the business to identify opportunities, optimise performance and support better commercial decision-making. It's an 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 Manager is responsible for optimising the commercial performance of our Electrical & Toys business.
Working in partnership with Category, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and DI, the role evaluates trading performance, challenges existing plans and identifies opportunities to improve commercial outcomes through pricing strategy, promotional participation, marketing investment and other commercial levers.
You will be responsible for ensuring the business consistently makes better commercial decisions through high quality planning.
- Evaluating commercial opportunities and recommend the actions that optimise sales, margin and cash.
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Using trading performance, customer insight and market intelligence to develop evidence-based commercial recommendations.
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Challenging plans and assumptions, ensuring commercial decisions are commercially robust and aligned to business objectives.
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Building trusted partnerships across Category, Commercial Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing and Data Intelligence to drive aligned commercial outcomes.
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Owning the commercial performance framework, providing clear visibility of trading performance, risks and opportunities.
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Own the divisional planning process, leading the development of annual budgets, periodic forecasts and commercial plans.
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Develop robust commercial scenarios and recommendations that respond to changing market conditions and business performance
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Leading the divisional trading performance cadence, ensuring timely reporting, forecasting and performance reviews.
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Monitoring delivery against budgets and forecasts, recommending actions to maximise commercial performance.
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Developing team capability through coaching, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
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Fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement
About you
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Strong commercial planning capability, with the ability to develop robust trading plans, forecasts and strategic priorities.
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Strong analytical and influencing skills, with the ability to translate insight into commercial action.
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Data literate, with a working knowledge of data platforms, querying tools and analytics to support commercial decision-making.
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Demonstrates strategic thinking, with strong commercial and financial acumen.
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Able to distil complex information into clear recommendations, priorities and actionable plans.
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Builds strong cross-functional relationships and influences stakeholders deliver business outcomes.
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Drives a culture of continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to optimise commercial performance and ways of working.
Some of our benefits
- Flexible, hybrid working model
- Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
- £6,500 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
- 30 days 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 found on our career site
How to apply
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 to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.
What happens next?
Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.
You can expect a 2-stage interview process for this position:
1st stage – A 1 hour video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.
2nd Stage – A one-hour in-person interview where you can expect both competency and technical questions.
As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.
If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.
Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities
We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate 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 [email protected]. We’ll be happy to support you.
We’re proud 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.
