Senior Commercial Analyst

Drax Group; Ipswich; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Private Healthcare

SAYE scheme

Personal accident cover

Pension up to 10%

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Professional body membership fee reimb

Job summary

Drax Group in Ipswich is seeking a Senior Commercial Analyst to support the analysis and reporting that drive decisions across non-commodity costs and portfolio management.

You will work closely with Forecasting, Modelling and Hedging, deliver timely bespoke analyses for tenders and new product initiatives, and build strong relationships with Commercial, Renewables and Finance teams to influence strategic outcomes.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in a numerate discipline or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to handle large data sets.
• Understanding of wholesale electricity market and non-commodity costs.
• Proactive, independent worker with initiative.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain complex info.
• Experience with data modelling and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of analysis and reporting for non-commodity costs.
• Develop MI for clear insights to aid decision-making.
• Collaborate with Forecasting, Modelling and Hedging to ensure accurate hedging.
• Provide analytical support and build relationships with commercial, renewables, and finance teams.
• Deliver bespoke analysis for tenders, new product development, and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure high-quality input data for portfolio modelling.
• Present findings in meetings and forums.

Skills

Numerate degree

Wholesale electricity market

Data analysis

Pattern recognition

Advanced Excel

SQL

Python

Independent worker

Analytical modelling

Stakeholder management

Education

Honours degree in a numerate discipline

Tools

SQL

Python

Excel

Job description

Senior Commercial Analyst

Permanent

Ipswich

CLOSING DATE– 16 September

Whowe are:

We’renot just talking about making a difference, we’re making it happen. We generatedispatchable, renewable power and create stable energy in an uncertain world.Building on our proud heritage, we have ambition to become the global leader insustainable biomass and carbon removals.

You’llbe joining our teams of practical doers, future thinkers and businesschampions. We’re enabling a zero carbon, lower cost energy future for all, andworking hard to decarbonise the planet for generations to come.

Aboutthe role:

• Supportthe development and maintenance of effective analysis and reporting toenable the successful management and recovery of Non-Commodity Costs fromcustomers.
• Developand maintain Management Information (MI) to provide clear insights andsupport effective business decision-making.
• Workclosely with the Forecasting, Modelling and Hedging teams to streamlineand enhance portfolio management, ensuring accurate hedging.
• Provideanalytical support and build strong relationships between the CommercialTeam and key business areas, including Renewables, Strategic Sales andFinance.
• Developand maintain appropriate reporting and communication for Commercial andwider business stakeholders, presenting key findings and results atrelevant meetings and forums.
• Supportthe resolution of complex business challenges across the Forecasting,Commercial and wider business teams, including Renewables, Strategic Salesand Finance.
• Collaboratewith internal teams to ensure high-quality, accurate input data andsupport effective financial and portfolio modelling.
• Providedetailed analysis, insight and recommendations to senior management tosupport informed business decisions.
• Deliverbespoke and time-critical analysis to support key commercial activities,including tenders, new product development and other strategicinitiatives.

Whowe’re looking for:

Tobe successful in this role you’ll ideally have…

• Agood honours degree in a numerate discipline, or equivalent relevantexperience.
• Astrong understanding of the wholesale electricity market, industryfundamentals and non-commodity costs.
• Stronganalytical skills, with the ability to work confidently with large volumesof data from multiple sources.
• Theability to identify and interpret patterns and trends in data andtranslate these into meaningful business insights.
• StrongIT skills, including advanced Excel and experience using coding languagessuch as SQL or Python would be desirable.
• Aproactive, self-motivated approach, with the ability to work independentlyand take ownership of tasks.
• Theability to understand new and complex problems, identify requirements anduse your knowledge and initiative to develop appropriate analytical modelsand reporting solutions.
• Excellentwritten and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify andclearly explain complex information to a range of audiences.
• Strongrelationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectivelyand build trusted relationships with key stakeholders across the business.

Rewardsand benefits:

Asyou help us to shape the future, we’ve shaped our rewards and benefits to helpyou thrive and support yourlifestyle. If successful in this role you’ll get:

• Adiscretionary bonus depending on company performance
• PrivateHealthcare
• SAYE(Sharesave): discretionary scheme from time to time
• Personalaccident cover
• Grouppersonal pension plan where we’ll pay up to 10%
• Holiday25 days plus bank holidays
• Reimbursementof the cost of your annual membership of one relevant and appropriateprofessional body

We’recommitted to making a tangible impact on the climate challenge we all face.Drax is where your individual purpose can work alongside your career drive. Wework as part of a team that shares a passion for doing what’s right for thefuture. With Drax you can shape your career and a future for generations tocome.

AtDrax, we’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valuedand respected, regardless of their role. To make this a reality, we activelywork to better represent the communities we operate in, foster inclusion, andestablish fair processes. Through these actions, we build the trust neededforall colleagues at Drax to contribute their perspectives and talents, no mattertheir background.

Wereserve the right to close roles early when the particular role and / orlocation has had sufficient applications.