Strategy Manager

Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in our Reading office

Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The role

Energy Customer Solutions (ECS) is the customer business and shopfront for SSE. Our Strategy Manager will be the focal point for trends analysis on strategic developments in the energy sector (relevant to ECS in its current and future strategic context) and be responsible for working with ECS business units to deliver strategic projects.

You will

• Monitor ECS markets, analysing and reporting on relevant market trends and changes, including assessing associated opportunities
• Engage with ECS leadership Squads / Sprints / business lines, to shape and incubate strategy projects
• Identify and assess trends and developments that directly impacts ECS’s offerings and / or supports its strategic direction
• Disseminate key takeaways to the management team and work with key stakeholders / teams across the business (Group Innovation, Partnership and business development)
• Identify delivery vehicles / deliver innovation proof of concepts to help progress delivery of ECS strategy

You have

• Proven experience of monitoring and researching markets and effectively disseminating key takeaways
• A strong commercial background, with the ability to calculate commercial opportunity and risk
• A demonstrable understanding of SSE’s business areas and the energy industry
• Experience of the analytical and organisational techniques for innovation and strategy, including medium to long term (5-10 years) sectoral foresighting and implementation
• The ability to communicate and influence across a range of stakeholder groups and levels of seniority

About SSE

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

SSE Energy Customer Solutions serves over 1.3 million households and businesses across the UK and Ireland. We help our customers accelerate their net zero ambitions by providing energy and low-carbon energy solutions. These include EV hubs, solar systems, smart technologies, and heating and cooling networks.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Andy on andrew.elder3@sse.com / 01738 340826 to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Ready to apply?

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.

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