Commercial Business Analyst

This role is within Thames Water Commercial and offers an excellent development opportunity for candidates with commercial experience and a strong numerical background. The position encourages progression into wider Thames Water business streams and attracts analytical talent for other business streams. The Water industry is transforming towards a more competitive market – the biggest change since privatisation.

Responsibilities

• Obtain, cleanse and analyse large data files to provide insight on historical spend and identify opportunities in cost and operational efficiency.
• Provide future demand information when required.
• Attend stakeholder meetings and present findings to the stakeholder group.
• Develop commercial models, pricing templates and bid sheets for sourcing initiatives, using existing templates or creating new models.
• Support sourcing recommendations by providing commercial analysis of final costs versus budgets and baseline outlined in the sourcing strategy, evidencing additional business value.
• Regularly engage with stakeholders to elicit information and define the scope of analysis.
• Provide support to internal and external supplier meetings to explain data analysis as requested.
• Support the Analytics team to champion technology, embed systems and run training sessions for the Commercial and wider business.

Base location – Hybrid – Clear Water Court, Reading. 36 hours a week.

What you should bring to the role

• Degree in a numerical field such as Accountancy, Business Degree, Mathematics or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in a previous organisation in a similar role.
• Experience with Power BI.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to prioritise/multitask to produce deliverables efficiently.
• Good understanding of a commercial business and relevant functional area experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Visual Basic to create macros.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary.
• Annual leave – 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays).
• Performance‑related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous pension scheme through AON.
• Access to a wide range of benefits to support wellbeing and finances – annual health MOTs, access to physiotherapy and counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water. We aim to build a better future for all, helping customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive.

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work where every day you can make a difference. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits. We are committed to being a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the recruitment process. If you need any adjustments, whether that’s extra time, accessible formats or anything else, tell us and we’ll help. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date. Apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.