Commercial Partnerships & Contracts lead

Job Purpose

To work with the Commercial & Go To Markets teams to develop, lead and manage strategic and tactical partner commercial relationships across Residential & SME for E.ON Next,

This position currently primarily focuses on the management of our relationships with the critical sales channels Residential price comparison partners & SME third party intermediaries,, in addition to the partnerships involved in the Sainsburys Energy relationship.

Role responsibilities

• To lead the commercial relationship management aspects of new or existing residential partnerships

• To ensure that we work with our commercial partners to develop win-win relationships & generate value from our commercial relationships, with an initial focus on

  • Brokers in the Residential market, such as uSwitch, Money supermarket etc.

  • SME TPIs

  • Salisbury's Energy

• To work closely with the other strands of the Commercial team & the Go To Market team to ensure the partner experience is well managed, and that we act with strong commercial sense with a focus on getting great value for our spend with partners.

• To lead the review of commercial opportunities related to the above partners.

• To lead any change required in contracts, systems or ways of working with the partners.

• Lead on the continual improvement and evaluation of partnerships and associated propositions

• To open and lead where appropriate, commercial and contract negotiations with prospective new partners including deal closure and contractual management.. This will involve working closely with other areas of the commercial & go to market teams.

Key skill requirements

Essential

• Experience of managing third party relationships to drive mutual benefits .

• Ability to demonstrate strong commercial acumen with experience in business development,

• Accomplished stakeholder management skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels with stakeholders.

• Strong track record in negotiation and influencing skills.

• Contract development and contract management experience

• Proven strategic capability alongside an ability for detail immersion where appropriate.

What else do you need to know?

• We'll have regular team socials and a corporate Deliveroo account for when the need arises

• Competitive salary

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays - this includes a guarantee of for your birthday if you want it

• A generous pension scheme

• The chance to choose from our Flexible Benefits range

• Location: Nottingham or Leicester, with travel to other sites when required preferred, but potential for flexibility on base location.

• Closing date - Wednesday 8th December 2021

We're committed to equal opportunities and actively promote a diverse and inclusive working environment, and fairness for everyone.

We realise the best people bring their energy at different times, so we're happy to talk flexible working. We offer a range of flexible working options, including full time, part time, job share, remote working and variable start and finishing times.

Due to the current situation with Covid-19, we will require flexibility for you to work both at home and on site, any equipment needed for you to complete your role will be provided and we will be here to support you throughout this.