Value Optimisation Lead

E.ON Gruppe; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy provider is seeking a commercially focused individual in Solihull for a hybrid role. The position emphasizes strong analytical capabilities to support the I&C strategy and deliver commercial solutions. Responsibilities include partnering with stakeholders, optimizing product performance, and producing robust business cases. This opportunity offers a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package, emphasizing the company's commitment to employee development and inclusivity.

Benefits

26 days of holiday plus bank holidays

Generous pension scheme

Life cover

Bonus opportunities

Access to flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Strong capability to analyse and interpret complex information from multiple data sources.
• Demonstrating excellent commercial and financial awareness.
• Building and maintaining complex analytical models.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to convert market insights into actionable intelligence.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver commercial solutions and maximize value.
• Calculate margin outcomes and support value optimization across financial periods.

Skills

Analytical capabilities

Commercial awareness

Excel proficiency

Strategic thinking

Job description

Location – Solihull (Hybrid working – 1 day a week onsite)

Salary - £51,620 - £65,907 plus excellent employee benefits and career progression

npower Business Solutions (nBS), part of E.ON UK, represents the Industrial & Commercial (I&C) pillar and is a market leader in the B2B energy retail sector. As a £6billion revenue business serving around 60,000 customers and 300,000 meter points, we are focused on becoming the UK’s number one B2B energy supplier.

We are seeking a driven and commercially focused individual to play a key role in shaping the I&C strategy and business plan across all customer segments. In this role, you’ll support the development, modelling, and evaluation of commercial and strategic initiatives that enhance both short‑term profitability and long‑term business value.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong analytical and modelling capabilities to influence major commercial decisions and contribute meaningful insight to our strategic direction

Main responsibilities of the role

• Partner with key stakeholders to convert market insights into actionable intelligence that shapes commercial innovation and product development.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver commercial solutions, support business initiatives, and maximise commercial value.
• Develop clear recommendations to optimise product performance, pricing strategies, and customer growth.
• Calculate and present margin outcomes and risk scenarios, highlighting impacts on business‑plan assumptions and supporting value optimisation across multiple financial periods.
• Produce clear, robust approval papers that summarise complex deal structures and secure buy‑in from the relevant approval authorities.

What we need from you

• Demonstrating strong capability to analyse and interpret complex information drawn from multiple data sources.
• Applying excellent commercial and financial awareness to inform decision‑making.
• Building and maintaining complex analytical models using Excel and other relevant software tools.
• Producing concise, persuasive business cases, proposals and papers for senior management audiences.
• Applying comprehensive knowledge of commercial management principles and practices.
• Thinking strategically while using detailed insight to assess feasibility, manage ambiguity and address uncertainty

Here’s what you need to know

Award-Winning Benefits: Our market-leading benefits package includes 26 days of holiday plus bank holidays, a generous pension scheme, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax and/or NI savings. Recognised with the Personnel Today Reward, Recognition and Benefits Award 2022, our benefits truly stand out.

Recognised for Family-Friendly and Hybrid Policies: In 2024, we earnedDouble Recognition at the Personnel Today Awardsfor our exceptional family-friendly and hybrid working initiatives.Letsdiscuss how we can work together flexibly.

Inclusive Employer: As the only energy company in theInclusive Top 50 UK Employers(currently ranked 8th),we’recommitted to equal opportunities, diversity, and fairness for everyone.

Support for Disabled Applicants: As aDisability Confident Employer, we guarantee an interview for all disabled candidates who meet theminimumrole criteria.

Development Opportunities: With inclusive talent networks, learning resources, and skill-building programs, your career growth is a priority.

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About us

E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies and customer solutions.