Commercial Trading Manager

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Location: The Speechmark, London + Hybrid Working

Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits

Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week - Mon to Fri

*Hybrid
At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our "Office in a Box" home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

Who We Are

We're a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn't just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We're proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Be a part of Vodafone UK Consumer team where creating and developing products, services and propositions is at the forefront. From the way we interact with our customers, to how we communicate in our campaigns and create data-driven propositions, this is where some of our best ideas are brought to life.

What you'll do

The Device Trading team are accountable for setting our pricing strategy, offer roadmap and pricing execution, which delivers our stretching volume, value and share aspirations. Annually, this teams' strategy and execution impacts 1.5m device transactions across acquisition and upgrade and is directly accountable for delivering over £100m of acquisition margin.

In this role, you will report to the Product Trading Lead as part of a team of 3 people, and will be accountable for managing pricing across our full device portfolio (Handset, Tablet, Laptop, Watch and Mobile WiFi product portfolio) driven by analysis & insights to maximise our performance. You'll support in forecasting and performance tracking, creating initiatives to drive performance against our stretching targets, while maintaining strong relationships across a broad range of cross-functional stakeholders.

Key accountabilities:

• Manage pricing of Device portfolio across Handset, Tablet, Laptop, Watch, and Mobile WiFi and portfolio.
• Manage relationship with Device Operations teams to maximise negotiations with device manufacturers.
• Create business cases to facilitate decisions on Pricing & Promo activity, followed by PIRs (post-investment reviews) to inform future decision making.
• Build & maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and ensure alignment on key decisions & activities.
• Support PAYM Handset budget forecast & pricing strategy.
• Support strategic projects alongside Commercial & Proposition teams.

Who you are

• Excellent commercial acumen and numeric skills - highly analytical and able to quickly derive insight from channel and commercial data.
• Ideally with experience in a pricing role or similar.
• Excellent Excel & PowerPoint skills.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management to build relationships and influence among peers and leadership.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced commercial delivery environment.

Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

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Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.