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Vodafone • United Kingdom

Portfolio Lead - Cluster

Employment type:  Full time

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Job Description

Your role in a nutshell

Reporting into the Customer Account Lead, the Portfolio lead will run a significant part of our business with a customer, owning a series of engagements end-to-end from sales through to delivery as well as customer satisfaction.

This will involve owning C-Suite relationships for that portfolio, and various other relationships at the E and F band level. They will spearhead market expansion and portfolio growth through a deep understanding of the customer’s priorities and growth agenda, supported by the CAL.

The portfolio lead will be responsible for bringing together teams from the service towers working in that portfolio to create an E2E team delivering value for our customer.

What you will do:

Client Relationship Management
• Understand the client’s business, priorities, and leadership agenda and proactively build long-standing, trust-based relationships with clients
• Co-create with the customer shaping deals and solutions to deliver the innovation, transformation agenda and next step change of offerings
• Build long standing relationships with the customer

Account Management
• Manages a P&L view at contract level across VOIS/tVOIS throughout deal lifecycle (from qualification to delivery to renewal) for that portfolio
• Support the CAL in the overall account agenda and priorities
• Implement the strategic roadmap and priorities set by the CAL, and use that to grow their book of business within the portfolio of work
• Bring together different Service line leads within their portfolio of work

Sales leadership and Excellence
• Drive sales and revenue, customer growth and sales effectiveness to originate new deals and grow existing ones
• Help originate deals or competitive RFP responses based on defined commercial pathways, driving innovative deal constructs and solutions to grow the business
• Shape strategic narrative and ensure differentiated win strategies are delivered to the client, in alignment with expectations, needs, and market trends

What you will bring to the team:

• Demonstrated sustained client relations management experience at a C-suite level or key decision makers in the industry. Building trusted client relationships.
• Managed a portfolio of work across multiple customers previously
• Shown ability to grow and expand existing engagements within client environment
• Demonstrated ability to bring together disparate teams to drive client success
• leadership skills with the ability to manage and inspire cross-functional teams.
• Consulting experience ideal, but not essential

Key Measures:

• Sales & Revenue
• Account P&L (Account Management), Offering/Service P&L (Offering), & Gross Margin (based on Account, Offering)
• Customer Satisfaction

Not a perfect fit?

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's in it for you

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

Who we are

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.

As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

Together we can.

Your role in a nutshell

Reporting into the Customer Account Lead, the Portfolio lead will run a significant part of our business with a customer, owning a series of engagements end-to-end from sales through to delivery as well as customer satisfaction.

This will involve owning C-Suite relationships for that portfolio, and various other relationships at the E and F band level. They will spearhead market expansion and portfolio growth through a deep understanding of the customer’s priorities and growth agenda, supported by the CAL.

The portfolio lead will be responsible for bringing together teams from the service towers working in that portfolio to create an E2E team delivering value for our customer.

What you will do:

Client Relationship Management
• Understand the client’s business, priorities, and leadership agenda and proactively build long-standing, trust-based relationships with clients
• Co-create with the customer shaping deals and solutions to deliver the innovation, transformation agenda and next step change of offerings
• Build long standing relationships with the customer

Account Management
• Manages a P&L view at contract level across VOIS/tVOIS throughout deal lifecycle (from qualification to delivery to renewal) for that portfolio
• Support the CAL in the overall account agenda and priorities
• Implement the strategic roadmap and priorities set by the CAL, and use that to grow their book of business within the portfolio of work
• Bring together different Service line leads within their portfolio of work

Sales leadership and Excellence
• Drive sales and revenue, customer growth and sales effectiveness to originate new deals and grow existing ones
• Help originate deals or competitive RFP responses based on defined commercial pathways, driving innovative deal constructs and solutions to grow the business
• Shape strategic narrative and ensure differentiated win strategies are delivered to the client, in alignment with expectations, needs, and market trends

What you will bring to the team:

• Demonstrated sustained client relations management experience at a C-suite level or key decision makers in the industry. Building trusted client relationships.
• Managed a portfolio of work across multiple customers previously
• Shown ability to grow and expand existing engagements within client environment
• Demonstrated ability to bring together disparate teams to drive client success
• leadership skills with the ability to manage and inspire cross-functional teams.
• Consulting experience ideal, but not essential

Key Measures:

• Sales & Revenue
• Account P&L (Account Management), Offering/Service P&L (Offering), & Gross Margin (based on Account, Offering)
• Customer Satisfaction

Not a perfect fit?

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's in it for you

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

Who we are

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.

As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

Together we can.

Company benefits

UK (28), India (22), Egypt (21), Hungary (20), Romania (20), Albania (20), Turkey (14) days annual leave + bank holidays
Work from anywhere scheme – work for up to 20 days/year abroad (dependant on country)
Annual bonus – dependant on company performance
Employee discounts
Personal development days – once per quarter
Learning platform – access to Harvard Business Publishing, MIT Horizon and Skillsoft
Enhanced maternity leave – 16 weeks (paid) with a phased return to work over 6 months
Enhanced paternity leave – 16 weeks (paid) with a phased return to work over 6 months
Volunteer days – up to 5 days
Coaching – access to a free certified internal pool of coaches
Mentoring
Carer’s leave
Adoption leave – 16 weeks (paid) with a phased return to work over 6 months
Enhanced sick days
Mental health platform access
Mental health first aiders
Employee assistance programme
Complimentary Medical Services – 24/7 online doctor service
Compassionate leave
Home office set up
Buddy scheme
Referral bonus
Early finish Fridays
Buy or sell annual leave
Cycle to work scheme
Life insurance
Sabbaticals
Salary sacrifice
Share options
Teambuilding days
Faith rooms
Enhanced pension match/contribution
LinkedIn learning license

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