Senior Commercial Manager - Talk Mobile

Senior Commercial Manager - Talk Mobile

Location: West London , London Salary: Attractive Total Package Date posted: 26/04/2012 16:20 Job type:Permanent Company: Carphone Warehouse Contact: Carphone Recruiter Ref: Totaljobs/BBE2734 Job ID: 53461790

Introduction

Senior Trading Manager.
Best Buy Enterprise is a multinational retailer of technology, entertainment products and services with a commitment to growth and innovation. We are a truly global company with approximately 180,000 employees across the United States, Canada, Europe, China, Mexico and Turkey.

Best Buy Europe Distributions is the European arm of Best Buy Inc. and is made up of Best Buy, The Carphone Warehouse, Geek Squad and The Phone House.

The Car phone Warehouse is Europes biggest independent mobile retailer with over 800 stores in the UK, and hundreds more throughout Europe. Our success has been built on over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and our people's passion for the connected world.

Immerse yourself in our future, and you could have an inspiring career ahead of you. Today is yesterday. Live tomorrow.


Overall Purpose of Job

The Talkmobile Trading Team provides the businesses platform to acquire new customers whilst balancing its commercial terms on the need to retain the existing base in the most efficient manner possible.

It manages multiple trading channels across the CPW Group, talkmobile.co.uk and other 3rd party channels.


Duties & Responsibilities

Provide essential commercial and financial support:

Set the trading direction and strategy for acquisition and retention of customers.
Trans lating this into monthly, quarterly and annual sales plans working in conjunction with the Head of Commercial & Trading.
Achieve monthly sales volume/mix targets within SAC parameters as set-out within the budget/reforecast (using levers such as; proposition development, advocacy, commissions payments, internal and retail relationships and budget commitment)
Interface regularly with CPW channel, commercial, network and propositions teams
Interface with the online marketing agency for the talkmobile.co.uk channel ensuring that key performance metrics are in line with industry averages.
Ensure monthly sales plans are agreed with CPW Trading/Propositions teams well in advance of the month and early enough to enable sufficient planning time for example for Marketing or Handset Testing

Skills & Experience

Essential:

Significant experience in a similar trading or commercial role. You will also have excellent analytical ski lls and be highly numerate, all this will be complemented by your exceptional communication and relationship building skills


Desirable:

Experience within the mobile telecoms industry in a similar commercial role


Qualifications:

Essential:

Educated to degree level or qualified through experience
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