Air Source Heat Pump - Senior Commercial Manager

Job Description

We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.

Your work here isn’t just a job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.

Heating in homes is a major contributor to the UK's carbon emissions and energy costs due to reliance on fossil fuels. This role focuses on developing innovative products and services to transition from gas to renewable electric heating.

Centrica is uniquely positioned to lead this energy transition, offering an opportunity for a creative individual to leverage its scale. Hive aims to become a market leader in low carbon heating by:

• Building partnerships with leading manufacturers to unlock the Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) market to ensure Hive compatibility for Hive success.
• Utilizing Hive's customer base to lead in electrification.
• Contributing to a greener future through Centrica’s strengths.

Reporting to the Hive Heating Director, the Air Source Heat Pump - Senior Commercial Manager will oversee ASHP strategy and P&L, rapidly developing a growth strategy and competitive market approaches. Additionally, they will seek cross-selling opportunities within the Net Zero & New Business portfolio for a cohesive Hive market proposition.

The Role:

• Quickly understand the business, customers, competitors, and market dynamics.
• Energise and lead the Air Source Heat Pump and low carbon heating team within Hive Heating.
• Set and execute a strategy to position Hive and British Gas as leaders in the low carbon heating market.
• Develop new and existing products based on customer insights and profitability drivers in collaboration with Hive Home teams.
• Oversee the Heat Pumps P&L, optimizing performance.
• Define and implement a target operating model to enhance customer fulfillment.
• Identify market growth opportunities, collaborating with the Hive heating director.
• Partner with British Gas Services to ensure an exceptional end-to-end customer experience.
• Build and maintain key commercial relationships.
• Lead a high-performing team and collaborate with HSE on Health and Safety initiatives for Heat Pumps.

The Person Requirements:

• Experienced highly commercial leader with a proven track record in value creation and financial improvement.
• Creative strategic thinker with general management experience.
• Passionate about renewables and skilled in developing and implementing business strategies.
• Quick to understand competitive landscapes and profit drivers.
• Proven ability to manage partnerships, suppliers, and service delivery.
• Effective at setting clear visions and motivating teams for exceptional results.
• Capable of taking calculated risks for rapid market entry.
• Excellent communicator, skilled at influencing diverse teams and building relationships.

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!

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This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.