Commercial Lead

HPC Jobs Service; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Bonus potential

Job summary

EDF is seeking a Commercial Lead to shape and deliver the commercial growth agenda within the Business Supply portfolio. You’ll collaborate with sales, trading, pricing, product and operations to translate market insight into growth opportunities and improved customer value.

In a hybrid role with Exeter-based collaboration, you’ll influence decisions across a broad stakeholder network and support regulatory change programmes while expanding exposure to portfolio, pricing and proposition

Qualifications

• Commercial analysis and translating market, customer or performance data into actionable recommendations
• Working within complex commercial environments, ideally within energy, utilities or regulated sectors
• Supporting sales growth through performance monitoring, pipeline analysis and commercial governance
• Building effective relationships with stakeholders across commercial, operational and technical functions
• Assessing market trends, competitor activity and customer requirements to inform commercial decision-making
• Managing or supporting portfolio, proposition or pricing-related activity
• Communicating commercial insights and recommendations to a wide range of stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Supporting the development and delivery of commercial growth strategies across the Business Supply portfolio
• Analysing market, customer, broker and competitor data to identify commercial opportunities and risks
• Acting as a key interface between Supply Sales and Trading and Pricing teams
• Monitoring portfolio, pricing and sales performance to improve commercial outcomes and customer value
• Supporting business readiness for regulatory and industry change programmes, including market reform initiatives

Job description

Job Description

Ready to shape commercial strategy in one of the UK's most dynamic energy markets? Do you enjoy turning market intelligence into growth opportunities, influencing senior stakeholders, and helping customers navigate an increasingly complex energy landscape? As a Commercial Lead within EDF Business & Wholesale Services, you'll play a key role in driving profitable growth, strengthening customer outcomes, and helping businesses make confident energy decisions.

The Opportunity

As a Commercial Lead, you'll sit at the heart of our Business Supply function, helping to shape and deliver the commercial growth agenda across our portfolio. Working closely with sales, trading, pricing, product and operational teams, you'll use market, customer and competitor insight to identify opportunities, improve commercial performance, and influence decisions that deliver sustainable value. Your work will directly support EDF's journey towards An Electric Britain, helping organisations navigate the energy transition with confidence.

This is a hybrid role, offering the flexibility to work from home alongside regular collaboration with colleagues in our Exeter office.

You'll join a highly collaborative environment, partnering with stakeholders across the business to connect commercial strategy with operational delivery. Working arrangements can be tailored in line with team and business requirements, providing flexibility while ensuring strong engagement with colleagues, customers and partners.

This is an opportunity to broaden your commercial expertise across sales performance, portfolio management, product development, pricing and regulatory change. You'll gain exposure to senior decision-making, emerging market developments and industry-wide change programmes, while helping shape propositions and customer experiences that strengthen EDF's position in an increasingly competitive market.

Who You Are

We're looking for a Commercial Lead who combines strong analytical capability with commercial insight and enjoys influencing decisions across a complex stakeholder environment. You'll be customer-focused, proactive and comfortable translating data, trends and market intelligence into practical business action. Are you experienced in…?

• Commercial analysis and translating market, customer or performance data into actionable recommendations
• Working within complex commercial environments, ideally within energy, utilities or regulated sectors
• Supporting sales growth through performance monitoring, pipeline analysis and commercial governance
• Building effective relationships with stakeholders across commercial, operational and technical functions
• Assessing market trends, competitor activity and customer requirements to inform commercial decision-making
• Managing or supporting portfolio, proposition or pricing-related activity
• Communicating commercial insights and recommendations to a wide range of stakeholders

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting the development and delivery of commercial growth strategies across the Business Supply portfolio
• Analysing market, customer, broker and competitor data to identify commercial opportunities and risks
• Acting as a key interface between Supply Sales and Trading and Pricing teams
• Monitoring portfolio, pricing and sales performance to improve commercial outcomes and customer value
• Supporting business readiness for regulatory and industry change programmes, including market reform initiatives

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Alongside a starting salary of £60,000, potential for an annual bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days, and more.

At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to you. Here, Success is Personal - it's your journey, powered by us.

Everyone is welcome at EDF; we're committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.

Join us and find your success at EDF.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 20th September

Additional Information

Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transition towards An Electric Britain.