Trade Performance Analyst (12 months FTC)

Location: Flexible - Scotland

The OVO Group’s purpose is to drive progress towards net zero carbon living. To reach Plan Zero, we need everyone to come together - not just as customers buying energy, but as members with a common goal. As part of this ambitious plan, our goal is to become the ‘Leading Employer in the UK’ by 2030. If you think you could be the talent we’re looking for, then come and join the adventure!

Where in the world of OVO will I be working?

You will be working as part of the Trading Performance team at SSE Energy where our key focus is to ensure we deliver our customer numbers targets for all 3 products (Energy, Home Services, and Retail Telecoms) across SSE.  We are responsible for finalizing all forecasts and working with the channels to understand and mitigate any risks to the forecast.

The Trading performance team tracks and reviews sales channel performance and works closely with retention to ensure we meet our overall customer target. 

What will I be doing?

You will be supporting the Trading Performance Manager in the preparation of the weekly trading call, ensuring all data is correct and identifying any trends in the data.  You will be ensuring that all forecasts are updated monthly and run through the various models to ensure the correct output.  You will be the main point of contact for co-ordinating all sales submissions from channels and dealing with all sales-related inquiries.  

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing the weekly trading call with all sales-related data.
• Tracking and updating all key actions from the Trading Call
• Updating the forecast each month with the latest actuals and running through the latest sales and retention submissions.
• Constantly reviewing all gross to net and tariff mix assumptions to ensure that key forecasting assumptions are correct.
• Forecasting short-term gains based on current performance for all products.
• Managing the forecasting model configuration to ensure it reflects the current tariff plan and assumptions.
• Supporting the Trading Performance Manager on ad-hoc requests.
• Completing the monthly trading performance team KPI sheet and feeding this into the central KPIs.
• Ensuring data consistency with the BI & customer retention team 

Is this the job for me?

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working in a data-driven role and be comfortable dealing with large datasets

Ideally you will have:

• High proficiency in Excel and experience with visualization tools (e.g. Power B.I, Tableau)
• A keen eye for detail and the ability to produce high-quality deliverables.
• Strong problem solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work with large data sets and to synthesize information and draw meaningful conclusions
• Ability to collaborate with others and work with a high degree of autonomy
• Experience of working in a fast paced environment where prioritisation is required
• Excellent presentation and communication skills - able to articulate results clearly and concisely to senior stakeholders.

We want the best people

At OVO, we empower our people to have choice around where and when they work - flexible working arrangements can be discussed for all of our roles. Please speak to the Talent Acquisition team for more info.

We’re keen to meet people with varied backgrounds - our view is the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build teams which represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills, and we recognise talent on the basis of merit and potential.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you're excited about joining us and think you have much of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure… we'd love to hear from you.

Learn more about working in the OVO family of companies on our careers page and Glassdoor. We’re also delighted to have received a Top Employers certificate in 2018, 2019 and 2020!