Trade Marketing

Job Description

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Role Purpose/Business Unit:

• The role of the Specialist is to develop high level financial models and pricing analysis across prepaid and postpaid deals, including but not limited to frameworks with specific focus across all Vodacom Business channels with respect to profitability and providing recommendations to further improve performance.
• This will also include reviewing the systems in place to optimise the system functionality to ensure accurate commercial reporting.
• In addition, this role will also provide reporting to support the Sales and Distribution teams in achieving its key strategic goals.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Specialist financial modelling
• Derive and communicate insights from reporting for the Trade Marketing team to assist in developing deal plans
• Co-create high level financial models and frameworks with the Finance Business Partner for key stakeholders
• Review performance trends and identify risks and opportunities on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure definition of A&R strategy and spend in line with budgeted forecasts, with respect to:
  1. overall acquisition spend
  2. overall retention spend
  3. average A&R across the board
• Provide input into detailed financial models and budget/forecasting processes
• Collaborate with the Finance Business Partner ,VODACOM BUSINESS and the Financial Analytics team to Develop/Maintain and continuously enhance financial and commercial KPI dashboards
• Create monthly, quarterly and yearly budgeting and forecasting preparation and reporting
• Data mining and analysis to support regular and ad hoc reporting requirements to assist with decision making.
• Assist in maintaining ARPU’s by using profitability reports per device and channel in calculating deals
• Assist in development and implementation of a deal maker system where deals can be created, executed and reported on a daily basis

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Matric
• Relevant 3yr/ 4 year Degree
• 4-6 years relevant experience or experience dealing with Vendors and OEM’s.

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Strong financial acumen with experience building financial models
• Excellent analytical skills and comfort working with unstructured problems
• Formulating Strategies & Concepts
• Industry/channels/products/pricing knowledge
• Deciding and initiation action
• Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Critical thinking skills
• Persuading and Influencing
• Project and time management skills
• Possesses the ability to problem solve
• Excellent presentation and communication skills

We make an impact by offering:

• Enticing incentive programs and competitive benefit packages
• Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits
• Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies

Closing date for Applications: 24 March 2026.

The base location for this role is Vodacom Midrand Campus.

The company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates, and values diversity & inclusion.