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Principal Specialist: Commercial Management

Posting Country:  South Africa
Date Posted:  29 Sept 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodacom, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference. 
 

 

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The number 1 Top Employer in South Africa. 
Certified by the Top Employer Institute 2025.

Role Purpose/Business Unit:

 

  • This role is to support the commercial execution of the key strategic priorities in the VFS portfolio. The Commercial Lead focuses on activities that provide high quality commercial and analytical insights that are actionable to the commercial function. Leads, manages and develop a team and framework to support the Vodacom Financial and Digital services group in the performance of product and business commercial functions as well as strategic projects which may include items such as end to end product reviews, product development, operations efficiency, contract reviews, distribution optimisation among other functions.
  • She/he will also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges, with the ability to problem-solve through an analytical mindset

Your responsibilities will include:

 

  • Evaluation of contracting commercials on new engagements and contract renewals on existing engagements
  • Product performance and insights – marketing ROIs, engagement tracking, IBRO implementation including reporting and monitoring & recommendation of key actionable insights
  • Strategy execution, performance monitoring and optimisation including accountability to facilitate commercial actions across the portfolio via focused deep dives across VFS
  • The role will work closely with Data and Analytics and the Web analytics team enabling the right level of reporting is in place that drives actionable insights.
  • Business Improvement function across VFS
  • Accountability on preparing, prioritising of features & products in line with strategy under the PI Planning
  • Review, analyse and evaluate success of initiatives against key KPIs including preparation and delivery of executive committee presentations
  • Perform competitor analysis across the product portfolio
  • Deliver on rolling forecasts on product level working closely with Finance

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

 

•    Bachelor’s or honours degree in business, commerce, economics, statistics, finance
•    7+ years of experience in business and/or product development roles
•    Experience engaging and influencing C-level executives 
•    Strong commercial acumen with the ability to draw insights from financial and operational data to drive business objectives
•    Strong Excel skills essential, SQL skills would be beneficial
•    Highly resourceful and flexible fast learner 


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: 06 October 2025. 


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.

Commitment from Vodacom

Vodacom is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a flexible, motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognized, developed and rewarded. We believe that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business and we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment which respects, values, celebrates and makes the most of people’s individual differences - we are not only multinational but multicultural too. At Vodacom you will have access to our excellent flexible benefits programme that you would expect from any global company.

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