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Commercial Analyst

Permanent

Full time or Part time

Location

With our Flexible First working arrangements we empower our colleagues to work in a way that best suits them – meaning location doesn’t need to be a barrier. This role will be primarily Homebased with at least 2 day per week spent in our Windsor office.

We understand that full time hours don’t suit everyone which is why we would be more than happy to consider applications from part time colleagues. 

Package

A competitive salary + annual bonus, healthcare, pension, 25 days annual leave 8 public holidays and the opportunity to buy 5 extra days holiday, energy discounts and shares options plus much more.

Overview

We’re looking for a brilliant Commercial Analyst to join our team of over 5,000 colleagues in British Gas Energy, that together are setting the standard in energy supply. 

In the complicated world of energy, we strive to make energy simple, creating a straightforward and hassle-free experience for our customers.  

Our philosophy is success comes when we’re in it together, trusting each other and having fun along the way.  And because we’ve got big plans to help our homes and businesses get closer to net zero, we can’t stand still. We need to be always learning, ready to grow and move forward.  

The Commercial Analyst will be part of the British Gas Energy Commercial Team. We are a small but perfectly formed team that have unending passion and dedication to making British Gas Energy a great place to work, with the right people in the right roles, in an environment where colleagues can maximise their contribution and fulfil their potential.  

The Role

An exciting opportunity for a talented and motivated Commercial Analyst to join the British Gas Energy Commercial team. As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in supporting our business plans, driving value, and partnering with various departments to enhance our commercial strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the priorities and strategic direction of our business, influencing senior stakeholders and contributing to the growth of our residential portfolio.

Your Key daily accountabilities will be:

• Undertaking commercial analysis on new and existing routes to market with the underlying purpose to grow the residential energy business, supporting the wider commercial team

• Maintaining and improving existing commercial tool/models to enhance accuracy of business case modelling.

• Owning the end-to-end Residential energy commercial planning process, bringing together a wide range of stakeholders to deliver a robust and effective plan.

• Ownership of British Gas’ residential energy commission and spend budget for internal and external channels.

• Develop a clear strategic narrative for Residential Energy that can be easily understood and communicated within the business to drive coherent planning and decision making.

• Analyse variances to the plan and work with the Commercial trading manager and commercial delivery function to develop corrective actions to either the plans or their execution.

The Person

We are looking for a candidate with expertise in developing and executing ambitious yet achievable commercial plans. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of sales techniques, proficiency in commercial business case modelling, Excel, and strong communication skills. While a university degree is preferred, equivalent analytical and commercial acumen will be considered. Experience in the energy industry is a plus.

Key skills:

• Ability to develop and deliver ambitious and achievable commercial plans.

• Understanding of sales organisation value drivers

• Commercial know-how: managing for value and market understanding.

• Highly proficient at Excel, with a proven track record of designing, maintaining and updating spreadsheet-based reporting.

• Understanding business value and the value we deliver to customers.

• Working in a high tempo environment

• Ability to prioritise effectively and adapt to continuously changing environments.

Please submit a CV and supporting statement.

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!

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