Commercial Manager

Working as a key member of the Price Comparison team, this role will see the successful candidate working towards managing a day to day relationship of our Price Comparison partners (Compare the Market, Confused.com, MoneySuperMarket, Go.Compare.com, and others) and will be expected to develop joint roadmaps to ensure the long term success of Admiral’s customer acquisition abilities through its Price Comparison partnerships.

The Commercial Manager will be supported to develop the relationship and explore commercial opportunities with our partners and will have the chance to identify emerging integration opportunities with market entrants.

Ideally you will be data-driven, organised, collaborative and personable. The successful candidate will be at ease working with internal and external stakeholders at various levels and across various departments (including Product, Pricing, IT, Marketing, Legal and more), as well possessing the ability to challenge partners in respect of their performance.  Negotiation of commercial contracts will be necessary, but training and support will be provided throughout.

The Commercial Manager will be expected to secure meaningful and productive relationships, which requires face-to-face contact and external meetings. There will be an expectation to travel within the UK on an ad hoc basis and may involve participation in professional and social networking events.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reciprocally beneficial relationships with our Price Comparison partners.
• Development and delivery of strategic joint objectives.
• Reviewing data with the ability to articulate findings to drive decision making.
• Create regular partner performance reports for both internal and external consumption.
• Understand market trading conditions and industry developments.
• Identify development opportunities with existing partners and emerging market entrants.
• Close collaboration with Pricing, Product, IT, Marketing, and Legal, amongst other departments.
• Facilitate technical change.
• Regular contact with senior stakeholders.
• Support the handling of information requests and management of risk events.
• Supporting with the negotiation of commercial and contractual terms, including acquisition costs, acceptable performance metrics, and exclusive arrangements.
• Supporting with the facilitation, investigation, and resolution of audits

Skills & Competencies Required 

• Relationship management and networking
• Stakeholder management
• Commercial and contractual negotiation
• Technical change
• Creating business cases
• Understanding of the regulatory landscape
• A natural influencer
• A positive, flexible and inquisitive mindset
• Able to balance and effectively prioritise a varied and sometimes time-sensitive workload
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Outstanding written and spoken communication skills
• Line management experience 

Additional Information

• We will review your CV within 5 working days of application and get back to you.
• You will be required to come to the office 1-2 days per week (or more if you prefer)
• We will give you everything you need to work comfortably from home.

Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits, and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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