Senior Commercial Contract Manager

Description

• Advocate best practices in commercial management and forecasting using proven and innovative tools, models, techniques, and knowledge.
• Act as the primary point of contact for our in-life clients, ensuring their needs are met and fostering strong, successful partnerships.
• Direct and inspire a team of skilled commercial contract managers, ensuring the efficient delivery of customer contracts across the EIS in-life business.
• Identify and drive opportunities for commercial optimisation and risk mitigation within the existing customer base.
• Drive continuous internal process improvements to foster business growth and effectively utilise data to meet customer requirements.
• Lead contractual and commercial negotiations to ensure optimal outcomes for customers and E.ON.
• Partner closely with Sales and Operations teams to synchronise commercial and operational flows, shape customer solutions proposals, and identify opportunities to unlock and protect future value, including cross-business initiatives.
• Supervise the renewal process for existing contracts, ensuring continuity, and leveraging opportunities for contract enhancements and extensions.
• Stay informed about industry legislation, regulations, and market trends, understanding their impact on the operational business and EIS contractual obligations.

Requirements

• Exceptional negotiation, influencing, and communication skills, with a proven ability to manage stakeholders effectively.
• Proven ability to identify and drive commercial opportunities and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• An understanding of energy markets, policy and regulation
• Demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate across multiple teams, ensuring alignment of commercial and operational flows.
• Extensive experience in commercial and contract management across a diverse portfolio of customers and solutions.
• Experience in driving change through improved ways of working and continuous improvement initiatives, demonstrating a commitment to innovation and efficiency.
• Financial or legal experience
• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading a team of specialists to achieve outstanding results in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we’ll support your growth every step of the way.
• Award-Winning Workplace - We’re proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16–34-year-olds.
• Accessible & Supportive - Do you consider yourself as having a disability? As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
• Support at Every Stage of Life - We’re Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
• Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We’re open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance