We are looking for a Commercial Markets Specialist to join our Finance team based at Westwood. This role is offering from £58,693 to £71,634 along with a market leading benefits package. Commercial Markets Specialist Here's what you'll be doing Short Term Trading at E.ON Energy Markets is responsible for trading in commodity and ancillary markets close to delivery. We have an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Markets Specialist to create value from flexibility. The GB power system is increasingly using flexibility to balance supply and demand, especially with intermittent sources like wind and solar. Our flexible portfolio includes customer sources of flexibility, large customer batteries, and E.ON's own grid scale battery in Uskmouth, Wales. As part of the Short Term Trading team in Coventry, you will work with market experts to offer flexibility to external markets and create value for E.ON and its customers. You will set up processes for trading and activating flexibility, develop strategies, and work with trading colleagues to understand external markets and determine pricing and trading approaches. You will also provide market expertise for flexibility product and system development. This role offers a mix of regular commercially focused activities and longer-term development and project work. As flexibility markets evolve, there will be opportunities for detailed analysis to enhance your understanding of market trends and insights. What we need from you A curious mind with an ability to learn new topics quickly. Highly numerate with a strong commercial focus A strong attention to detail, whilst also being able to understand the bigger picture Strong analytical and modelling skills A confident communicator who can adjust their approach according to the audience An ability to work collaboratively with others, whilst also taking ownership for own decision making Development in role: Understanding of the short-term energy markets and how to create value from them Detailed involvement in scoping and designing new products, and outlining requirements to technical developers to implement Entrepreneurial thinking and applying this to short timescale decision making, often with near immediate results. Here's what else you need to know 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 and variable start and finishing times This is a great opportunity to play a lead role in supporting our expanding business and helping to shape the future of energy. We have a market leading benefits package – it includes a, 26 days’ holiday plus 8 bank holidays, a generous pension scheme and the chance to choose from 20 flexible benefits E.ON is committed to equal opportunities and actively promotes diversity, equality and flexibility. At a glance Reference no.: 232501 Closing date: 02/12/2024 Salary: Get in touch For more information about the role please contact Ailsa MacQuillin on ailsa.whaleyeon-uk.com 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. Connect with us www.eon-uk-careers.com WorkingE.ON ￫ Find out more OurPeople ￫ Find out more EmployeeBenefits ￫ Find out more Diversity ￫ Find out more Inclusion It is important to us that people with disabilities have access to a fair application process, providing them with an opportunity to shine. Therefore, our representative body for severely disabled people will be included in the process from an early stage. Please let us know via the application form if you require technical or organisational adjustments during the application process. We will strive to make the required aids available. Should you not be able to apply online and want to speak someone in person, please contact your local recruiter.