Commercial Graduate in Leicester

West Burton B is a highly flexible and efficient Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Plant combined with a large 49MW battery. Together, these technologies provide on-demand energy products, essential in supporting the UK’s changing grid landscape and transition to a low carbon economy.

As an equal opportunity’s employer, West Burton Energy is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join West Burton Energy.

Job Purpose / Overview

As a Graduate Entry Position in the Commercial Department, you will support the end-to-end planning and delivery of goods, materials and services across the business. Working closely with procurement, logistics, finance, operational and engineering teams, you will help manage supplier relationships, maintain accurate inventory data, and ensure that core business systems operate efficiently to support decision-making and performance. The role will widen over time, increasing in responsibilities, to cover Commercial Contract Management, Settlement and Business Systems development.

This role offers structured training, hands-on experience across multiple functions, and the opportunity to contribute to real improvement projects that enhance efficiency, reduce cost, and increase customer satisfaction. Your goal is to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to provide cover and ultimately a succession option in each aspect of the function.

Contextual Information

Operating Environment

The Commercial Graduate Entry position ultimately reports to the Commercial Contract Manager. However, periodically you will be assigned a line manager specific to each function covered by the Commercial department.

West Burton B (“WBB”) is a joint venture between TotalEnergies and EPUKi comprising of 1,300MW CCGT and 50MW Battery, As a small company the Commercial department is responsible for a varied mix of functions such as Supply Chain, Procurement, Trading, Inventory Management, Stores, Management Reporting, Business Systems and Settlement. However, the Commercial function’s core goal is to optimise the value of WBB’s existing assets.

Framework & Boundaries

Support the procurement and management of commercial arrangements including Route to Market services, Tolling contracts, major procurement contracts and Third Party Services agreements, Consultant and Contractor Management and Engagement.

Support Management of Back Office and Invoicing for all Commercial Arrangements

Interaction with other functions is essential, including primarily Site Operations, Maintenance, Finance and IT.

Principal Accountabilities

Accountability will change on a rotational basis. The planning basis is for a quarterly rotation; however this may be amended as demand, resource requirements and your capabilities are reviewed.

• Support the coordination of supply chain activities, including purchasing, supplier logistics and demand planning.
• Maintain accurate inventory records, stock levels and forecasting data to minimise waste and ensure availability.
• Assist with contract administration, including supplier performance tracking, compliance checks and documentation control.
• Monitor key KPIs such as supplier lead times, stock turns, order accuracy and cost performance.
• Work with stakeholders to optimise business systems (e.g. ERP/MRP), ensuring data integrity and supporting system improvements.
• Collaborate with suppliers to resolve delivery issues, quality discrepancies, pricing queries or performance concerns.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, supporting automation, system enhancements and process efficiency.
• Generate reports and insights to support operational decision-making and strategic planning.
• Support negotiation of existing and new contracts for BESS and CCGT projects in relation to equipment supply, services provisions and commercial/market services.
• Stakeholder management – building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and customers, keeping them informed and managing expectations
• Support the management of Back office/settlement activities, including the establishment of systems and procedures.
• Develop processes and solutions, including capturing business risks, value drivers, and functional/ non-functional requirements
• Support development of KPIs and management reporting
• Support management of Capacity Market pre-qualification, bidding strategy
• Support Co-ordinate and presentation of key commercial / market inputs into budgeting and forecasting models
• Support cycle counting and stock reconciliation activities and investigate discrepancies to maintain high inventory accuracy
• Support optimisation of reorder levels, safety stocks and replenishment rules using data-driven analysis
• Support cleansing of historical inventory data and alignment across procurement, maintenance and finance

Strategic Planning Support the development and implementation of a trading, procurement and commercial strategy for our existing assets

Reporting, Monitoring and Compliance Ensure compliance with all relevant regulation codes and legal obligations

Operate the process for tracking, management and optimisation of all trading strategies including information to optimise decision-making

Contract optimisation Support the work with business partners to bring forward and implement opportunities for customers which improve gross margin contribution or reduce financial and operational risks from existing assets

Public Affairs & Lobbying Support our lobbying approach to Government and other key stakeholders to deliver the company’s strategic goals

Change Management Co-ordinate and, where market related, support the preparation of the impact assessments of change including risks and opportunities as well as delivering and implementing change plan

Supply Chain

Support supply chain activities in delivering best value for the business. This includes participation in the tendering process from strategy development through to contract award, regular performance meetings with contractors, internal contract owners and periodically reviewing the fitness for purpose of the contract arrangements in place. Identify, plan and implement areas for efficiency and adoption of best practice.

Inventory Control

Support the Inventory Manager in managing inventory and stores for the station, ensuring that all stock is robustly procured and controlled in line with site processes and supports the needs of the operations and maintenance and engineering teams. Identify and implement areas for efficiency and process improvements.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Degree in Supply Chain or Procurement, Business Management, Engineering, Logistics, or a related discipline
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (data manipulation, formulas).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise under pressure and work collaboratively as part of a team.

Desirable

• Awareness of supply chain principles (e.g. forecasting, stock management, procurement processes).
• Experience or exposure to ERP/MRP or business systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, IFS, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Understanding of contract management or supplier performance measurement.
• Understanding of spare parts criticality assessments or maintenance-related inventory.
• Awareness of stock control and inventory optimisation methods (e.g. ABC analysis, safety stock, reorder points).

Development Opportunities

• Training in professional supply chain systems, procurement processes and inventory planning tools.
• Support towards professional qualifications (e.g. CIPS, CILT) depending on role requirements.
• Mentoring from experienced supply chain and commercial professionals.
• Opportunity to progress into specialist or leadership roles within supply chain, procurement, systems management or operations.
• Training in inventory optimisation, materials management, warehouse processes and stock integrity techniques.