Flexible Trading Manager

Businesswise Solutions; Nelson; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Businesswise Solutions in Nelson is seeking a Flexible Trading Manager to support energy procurement and flexible tendering across gas and electricity portfolios.

You will monitor wholesale markets, assist with tendering processes, and produce client reports on risk and market context. Strong analytical skills and energy industry experience are essential for this role, along with proficiency in tools like Excel and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in energy procurement, trading, or portfolio analysis.
• Understanding of UK electricity and gas markets is essential.
• Familiarity with flexible or structured energy contracts is required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor UK gas and power wholesale markets and forward curves.
• Support flexible tendering processes, including pricing analysis.
• Produce client and internal reporting on risk and price performance.

Skills

Energy industry experience

Strong numerical and analytical skills

Advanced Excel skills

Exposure to supplier negotiations or tendering

Power BI, Python, SQL or similar analytical tools

Job description

Hours:37.5 Hours (Monday to Friday 9:00am-5:00pm)

Location:Hybrid – 3 days per week at our Nelson (Lancashire) office

We’re looking for a Flexible Trading Manager to support energy procurement, flexible tendering, and wholesale market strategy across gas and electricity portfolios.

What will you do?

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Monitoring UK gas and power wholesale markets and forward curves
• Supporting flexible tendering processes, including pricing analysis and bid evaluation
• Assisting with hedge position tracking, WACOH analysis, and exposure management
• Producing clear client and internal reporting on risk, price performance, and market context
• Supporting ongoing supplier relationship management, including performance and issue resolution
• Assisting senior consultants with procurement recommendations and approvals
• Maintaining accurate market, volume, and position data across client portfolios
• Read and comply with the company Health & Safety Policy; taking reasonable care for the Health & Safety of themselves and others; co-operate with managers and other employees in fulfilling our objectives and statutory duties.

What do we expect?

• Energy industry experience
• Understanding of UK electricity and gas markets
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Experience in energy procurement, trading, or portfolio analysis
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with flexible or structured energy contracts
• Exposure to supplier negotiations or tendering
• Power BI, Python, SQL or similar analytical tools