Commercial Manager

Job Description

Why PlayStation?

Role overview:

As a member of the UK Commercial team, you will be responsible for helping to drive and optimise the PlayStation consumer/player experience with our key Retail partners. An extremely broad role with strategy, forecasting, operational planning, marketing activation & relationship building the key disciplines you'll be responsible for as part of a dynamic, exciting team.

What you'll be doing:
• Ensuring strong relationships are built internally & externally
• Development & Implementation of joint business plans with external partners
• Monitoring and communicating key targets/performance/trends within your business area
• Work cross-functionally to lead and develop the commercial element of product launches and key calendar events
• Applying a considered negotiation approach/plan for all investment, ensuring trading decisions and precedents are robust
• Clearly understand & articulate media valuation terminology
• Understanding the retailer customer segmentation and data targeting opportunities within
• Understanding retailer ATL strategy and opportunities for co-marketing
• Evaluation and implementation of effective Retail Marketing campaigns – having a clear view on all touch points (in store and online), timelines and retailer strengths / capabilities
• Manage the retail planning and activation cycle, ensuring quality delivery and follow-up
• Accurate product volume forecasting driven by data and insight
• Close integration cross-functionally to ensure operational & finance processes remain controlled and optimised
• Energy and contribution in meetings
• A team first approach to decision making
• Bring challenge and accept challenge with an open mind across all levels of the business

What we're looking for:
• Proven experience in a commercial environment (5+ years)
• Entrepreneurial spirit – embraces working in a fast paced and at times ambiguous business environment
• Retail marketing expertise – particularly within the eCommerce world
• Strong relationship building skills with both internal and external partners
• Strong data and analytical ability
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to learn and develop your own capability and to support wider team growth
• Strong computer skills, including expertise in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• A team player and someone who embraces the fun, collaborative spirit that drives our PlayStation business
• Degree educated (ideally)

Benefits:
• BUPA Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• Free eye test and glasses voucher
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised Café
• Access to cycle garage and showers

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g348yx-18-191-171-235-42 in your application.