Commercial Manager - Sky Cinema

The Content Products Commercial team have an exciting opportunity for an accomplished commercial professional. The role is responsible for planning customer sales and retention strategies for Sky Cinema and is pivotal to quarterly and annual planning processes. The role involves crafting insight-led bottom up performance forecasts, along with the strategies, toolkits, and ideas to improve outcomes. The role also involves time on key strategic side-projects, including existing customer engagement strategies, and tactical test and learn / in quarter optimisation. What you'll do:

• Forecasting – Build and own robust Cinema forecasts, with detail down to the driver level
• Optimisation – Optimise the plans (e.g. call routing, offer toolkits, RTM performance) to ensure the best possible in-quarter trading result
• Diagnosis – Work with the Trading teams to diagnose performance issues as they arise, and embed learnings into future quarterly plans
• Strategy – Set strategic direction for sales and retention of Sky Cinema, working with a matrix of partners
• Stakeholders - Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders in Sky Cinema in-quarter Trading teams and across the organisation

What you'll bring:

• Education to degree level or highly relevant compensating work experience
• An excellent strategic problem solver with an inquisitive mind
• Highly analytical, commercially-minded and proactive individual with good presentation skills and the ability to step back to see the bigger picture and simplify the complex
• Comfortable working with large MS Excel models and analyses; able to roll detail up to compelling presentations and stories
• Experience operating in a highly-pressurised environment which demands flexibility and multi-tasking
• Exceptional interpersonal, influencing and relationship management skills at all levels
• Communicate in a way that inspires the wider team and influences at HOD and Director level
• Strong knowledge of competitive landscape and potential threats and opportunities

The Rewards: There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place!
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband!
• Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Osterley: Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers. Inclusion: We take pride in our approach to diversity: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation. At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work so we're happy to discuss flexible working. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Why wait? Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.