Commercial Lead

Role - Commercial Performance Lead

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Duration - 12 months +

Location - Brussels

Our client is looking for a Commercial Performance Lead to work on a major power interconnector project in Belgium

The Commercial Lead will play a key role in driving and optimizing commercial operations, contributing to the continued financial success and operational excellence .

Commercial Performance & Revenue Optimization

- Lead the UK Capacity Market prequalification process and oversee the successful delivery of all associated commercial obligations.
- Manage long-term capacity sales planning, product offerings and commercial outcomes.
- Monitor the performance and correct execution of daily commercial operations, resolving issues, proactively identifying risks, anomalies and improvement opportunities.
- Lead the overload optimization process and identify opportunities to maximize project value capture.
- Conduct detailed analyses of auction revenues, customer bidding behaviour, product performance and market outcomes.
- Benchmark project performance against market developments and industry best practices to uncover new sources of commercial value.

Market & Commercial Analytics

- Support on project Revenue Forecasting Platform and drive its ongoing development and forecasting capabilities.
- Contribute to market consultations, regulatory assessments and stakeholder engagement activities.

Commercial Stakeholder Management

- Validate revenue settlements and commercial calculations with key market partners
- Deliver executive-level reports and performance insights to the Management Committee, Board of Directors and shareholder representatives.
- Coordinate initiatives across commercial, finance, regulatory, operations and ICT teams to ensure successful implementation of strategic objectives.

Requirements

- Proven experience in commercial analysis, financial modelling or a related field within the energy sector.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI).
- Capabilities/experience in or willingness to learn SQL/Python
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Detail-oriented with a strong ability to synthesize complex information.
- Team player with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments. xlxgzvr

Qualifications

- Master's degree in Economics, Engineering, Finance, Energy Markets, Business Analytics or a related field, combined with experience in commercial analysis, electricity markets, trading, market operations or revenue optimization.
- Demonstrated written/oral fluency in English