Role overview
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Job Description
Main Purpose:
Responsible for the maximization of financial performance and strategic growth by optimizing revenue streams and managing a portfolio of products, services, or ventures. This involves aligning business objectives with market opportunities, forecasting revenue potential, and ensuring efficient resource allocation to drive profitability and long-term value creation. The role involves providing strategic recommendations to enhance efficiency and revenue growth.
MTN Uganda Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is seeking to recruit a competent individual to fill the following position.
Job Title: Manager – Commercial Planning
Reports to: Senior Manager – Commercial Planning
No. of Vacancies: 1
Main Job Functions:
Responsible for commercial Planning and exploitiation of opprtunities to grow revenues and non-financial Business targets which involves:
Analyze market trends, customer behavior, services portfolio, and pricing models to identify revenue opportunities.
Collaborate with sales and network operations teams to align revenue goals with infrastructure capacity, service quality, and customer expectations.
Monitor and adjust revenue forecasts based on technological advancements (e.g., 5G adoption), regulatory changes (e.g., spectrum allocation), and competitive pressures in the telecom market.
Evaluate portfolio performance using metrics like average revenue per user (ARPU), customer retention rates, return on investment (ROI), or network utilization.
Leverage analytics and market intelligence to monitor portfolio performance and adapt to shifts in demand, such as increased need for low-latency networks or high-speed connectivity solutions.
Ensure revenue planning and portfolio decisions support the company’s mission, whether it’s expanding network coverage, enhancing service quality, or pioneering next-generation telecom technologies.
Analyze financial and operational data to uncover trends, risks, and opportunities. Assess the impact of pricing, promotions, and market dynamics, providing data-driven insights to support forecasting, budgeting, and strategy.
Work cross-functionally with Finance, Marketing, Sales, and FinTech teams to align strategies. Present insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders for informed decision-making.
Drive quality insights and next level analysis to enhance decision-making.
Lead and mentor a team of data analysts, setting clear goals and fostering a high-performance, data-driven culture through coaching and feedback.
Education
A Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics or Economics
A Postgraduate qualitification in analytics or project management is an added advantage
Proficient with MS Office application especially Excel and Power Point
Proficiency in data modeling, analytics and visualisation tools e.g SQL, Python, R, Microsoft Power BI, Tableu e.t.c
Work Experience
5 years’ experience in a relevant field.
Experience in business analysis, pricing, financial modelling and product evaluation
Experience in Business Intelligence for telecommunications is desirable
Experience in hands-on financial modelling
Experience in advanced analytics tools and techniques
Skills / physical competencies:
Strong analytical skills with expertise in Power BI, SQL, PowerPoint, and advanced Excel modeling.
Solid understanding of telecom industry KPIs, revenue streams, and operational metrics.
Excellent communication and storytelling skills to translate data insights into actionable business recommendations.
Proven ability to work with large datasets and simplify complex data for decision-making.
Strong problem-solving mindset and results-driven approach.
Experience in financial modeling, business analytics, and performance reporting.
Proven leadership experience with the ability to manage teams and drive strategic initiatives.
ABOUT US
We at MTN Uganda are a purpose and value-led organization!
At MTN Uganda, we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, everyday. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello Family is heard, understood and empowered to live an inspired life.
Our values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be. It is in our DNA.
As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience with us!
Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals.
We are delighted that you are considering us as your career partner to make a mark in the world. We look forward to your application!
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