Strategy Analyst - Competitor Intelligence

British Gas, part of Centrica plc, seeks a strategy analyst to operate at the leading edge of our business, supporting across an exciting and challenging range of market, competitor and business specific interests.

Our work, in the strategy team, steers the future direction of British Gas and as such, our remit is broad, including: strategy development and management, competitor intelligence and corporate responsibility.

Strategy Analyst - Competitor Intelligence - The Overview:

• Salary up to £60,000. Package value to £85,000.
• Based at British Gas Headquarters, Staines, TW18 3BY
• High visibility with British Gas’s executive team
• Platform to shape and steer the direction of the UK’s leading energy company.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career, starting in strategy, within a leading player within the global energy market. The strategy analyst will have genuine exposure to the British Gas Executive team.

Strategy Analyst - Competitor Intelligence - The Vacancy:

Within this role, you will be joining the frontline of an intensely competitive battle between residential energy suppliers in the UK. As part of the British Gas Competitive Intelligence team you will be instrumental to our success.

Reporting to our Head of Competitor Intelligence (Senior Strategy Manager) the job holder will be responsible for:

• Assume full responsibility for competitive analysis. This will incorporate independent detailed, accurate, and timely qualitative and quantitative analysis into the strategic and competitive Residential Energy landscape and translate into concise, compelling documents
• Obtain primary and secondary residential energy market and competitive intelligence
• Distribute competitor intelligence of both tactical and strategic value to the appropriate user groups
• Build and own excellent relationships with residential energy senior management and British Gas executive management and act as ambassador for the function, Incorporating regular workshops to inform on strategic landscape.

Strategy Analyst - Competitor Intelligence - The Person:

The successful strategy analyst will need to demonstrate their capabilities in the following skill sets;

Stakeholder Management & Leadership Skills

• Proven track record of successful liaison and communication with senior/executive management
• High degree of energy, resilience, confidence, self-awareness and willingness to drive for results - often at short notice.

Technical/Business Skills

• Strong understanding of the residential energy/utilities industry
• Proven ability to independently conduct strategy projects for extended periods of time with minimal guidance
• Strong financial analysis and modelling skills using advanced statistical and modelling techniques
• Excellent facility with strategic decision making, frameworks, and concepts

Relevant Experience/Academics

• Established experience within a top-tier management consultancy, the strategy team of an energy related company
• Exceptional academics at under and post-graduate level in business, finance, or economics - e.g. MBA or finance qualification

To apply for this new opportunity click here, please register your details through the online process by hitting the ‘Apply’ button. To assist your application, please ensure your cover letter and CV is loaded as one Word document.

CVs will be reviewed on a periodic basis with short-listing beginning in August. If you are having any technical difficulties with your application, please contact James Dowling 0800 980 9893.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Agency notification:

This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.

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