Commercial Portfolio Analyst- Energy
Job Summary
Were all about impact. What youll do..
This isnt a back-office reporting role where work disappears into a drawer. As a Commercial Analyst you will have direct ownership of models that guide our energy metering strategy and ensure we deliver on our major commercial commitments.
Here is where youll make your mark:
- Powering Smart Meter delivery: From day one your flagship focus will be our Smart Demand planning. You will ingest and calibrate complex data streamsbalancing customer demand against third-party installer capacityto help UW stay on course to install thousands of smart meters this year.
- Driving P&L optimisation: You will model and forecast our growing metering portfolio building scenario and sensitivity frameworks that actively capture margin and protect against commercial risk.
- Influencing major contract levers: Youll evaluate commercial trade-offs across key supplier relationships delivering the evidence base that senior leaders rely on to negotiate and make strategic calls.
- Moving from data to direction: Youll turn ad-hoc requests into strategic opportunities providing regular high-visibility insights that shape our energy teams roadmap.
We get it done together. Your team and the people you will work with
At Utility Warehouse nobody works in a silo. We believe the best results come from high trust open communication and genuine collaboration.
- Dedicated technical mentorship: You will report directly to a Senior Commercial Analyst an exceptional data specialist who will coach you day-to-day helping you take your modelling skills to the next level and teaching you advanced analytics tools like SQL and Python as you grow.
- Strategic leadership & commercial vision: Youll work alongside our Head of Commercial Contracts and Commercial Managers who will guide your commercial instincts contractual awareness and executive stakeholder presence.
- Executive visibility: Youll have direct exposure to our Energy Director regularly presenting data that underpins key commercial decisions for the entire energy division.
- External partner collaboration: Youll work closely with key external partners like our primary metering provider fostering a collaborative joint problem-solving relationship that balances commercial rigour with shared operational success.
- How we work: We enjoy a flexible hybrid setup. Our formal baseline is two days per week in our vibrant Farringdon office for collaborative days meeting workshops and team lunches.
Qualifications :
You will be a great fit if you:
- Think like an owner: You dont just deliver whats on the ticket. When you spot an anomaly a trend or an inefficiency in a dataset your first instinct is to investigate and propose a practical solution.
- Are sharp with spreadsheets sharper with context: You are confident wrangling messy multi-layered data in Excel (from complex logic to sensitivity tables) but your real superpower is connecting that analysis to commercial P&L drivers and margins.
- Have 23 years of commercial or analytical experience: You might have a STEM or numerical degree or proven experience in business analytics commercial finance or supply chain. Prior energy sector experience is welcome but by no means a dealbreaker.
- Love to learn: You dont need to be a finished SQL or Python developer today. What matters is that you have a proactive mindset strong numerical intuition and an appetite to expand your technical toolkit under dedicated mentorship.
- Keep it simple: You can take a complicated operational scenario and translate it into a clear compelling insight that anyone can understand and act on.
Additional Information :
So why pick UW
Weve got big ambitions so theres going to be plenty of challenges. There are also a lot of benefits:
- An industry-benchmarked salary. Well share it during your first conversation.
- Flexible hybrid working 2 days a week in our London hub
- Discounts on our services
- Matched-contribution pension scheme and life assurance up to 4x salary.
- Family-friendly policies designed to help you and your family thrive.
- Discounted private health insurance Employee Assistance line and free Virtual GP.
- Belonging groups helping shape an inclusive future.
- A commitment to learning and progression through our Career Framework
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Claire Fennell will be your point of contact throughout the recruitment process.
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We provide equal opportunities a diverse and inclusive work environment and fairness for everyone. You are welcome to apply no matter your age disability gender marriage or civil partnership status pregnancy and maternity status race religion or belief or sexual orientation. Please dont be afraid to ask about what we can do to support your needs. All requests will be carefully and fairly considered.
Please note if you are successful and offered a role at UW you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
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