Senior Commercial Analyst

Company Description

Meridian is the largest producer of renewable electricity in Aotearoa and we strive to deliver clean energy for a fairer and healthier world. We only generate electricity from 100% renewable resources – wind, water and sun, because we believe that’s the best way forward for our planet and our communities.  We’re doing what we can to help Aotearoa reduce their carbon emissions and supporting others in our communities to do the same.

Powershop started out by offering something different. We put the power into the hands of our customers by building an online Shop for power that’s simple, rewarding and fun. We're on a mission to offer the best-in-class digital experience for our customers and continue to give our customers the tools and information that they need to be in control.

This is a unique role where you’ll get the best of both worlds and get to work across two leading brands: Meridian and Powershop. And while we do things a little differently, our values and fundamental principles are very similar. You’ll learn the ins and outs of both brands, double the fun!!

Together, Meridian and Powershop retail electricity to more than 365,000 homes, businesses and farms across New Zealand. Now that’s a pretty impressive combo!  

Job Description

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Commercial Analyst for our multi-brand business, you’ll get to work with both our Powershop and Meridian brands. You will work as part of a large, experienced Pricing Team that are highly supportive and love what they do!

This role will see you act as a subject matter expert, so no two days will be the same! You’ll be working closely with Marketing, our Customer Care, and Customer Operations teams to develop, maintain and deliver competitive rates to the market and ensure a smooth customer journey.

You’ll also be busy helping to determine an optimal pricing strategy, developing new product offerings andactively monitoring the market to ensure we have competitive rates.  Your work will help to ensure that  our customers are on the most appropriate plans and you’ll be providing subject matter expertise across the business.

Please note: This role can be worked on either a full-time, or part-time basis. We are open to discussing potential hours with the successful candidate!

This is a 12 month maternity cover contract.

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for a highly motivated, customer centric analyst to work with our awesome team. You’ll have a great work ethic, and real passion for getting stuck into the detail, and learning new things.

If you are an Excel and SAS expert with great communication skills this could be the role for you!

Other key requirements include:

• Degree in Mathematics, Economics, Commerce, or similar discipline
• 5 years' experience in commercial roles, preferably within the electricity sector
• Strong SAS programming skills and advanced excel modelling skills
• Visual basic scripting skills & Power BI desirable (not essential)
• Strong numerical and problem-solving skills
• Highly competent at providing comprehensive analysis and reporting

Why join us?

We’re a great place to work with plenty of opportunities and career development for those that want it. We value and live by three ‘How to Be’s’: ‘be gutsy’, working together by ‘being in the waka’ and doing the right thing by ‘being a good human’.

We embrace diversity and inclusion and ensure that everyone feels like they belong, are welcomed, feel valued, and feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We want all our people to be the best that they can be, so we make sure that there’s room for everyone to be exactly who they are. We believe that fun is good for you, and we make sure that our office vibe reflects that. We support each other and celebrate our successes.

Sustainability sits firmly in our DNA – both socially and environmentally – and we’re doing what we can to help Aotearoa reduce their carbon emissions and we’re helping support others in our generation communities to do the same.

What we can offer you!

We value work/life balance so our WFH and flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer:

• an attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance-incentive plus discounts from a number of partnerships
• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing one insurance, funded scheme for eligible permanent employees to give you that extra peace of mind 
• enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period)
• life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!)
• enhanced KiwiSaver contributions
• excellent learning and development opport