Supply Planning Manager

Octopus Energy

3800

London, UK, United Kingdom

Posted on: 2023-11-28

Category: energy

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Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

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About the company:

We're on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.

That means making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.

We put customers at the heart of everything we do: with always-fair prices, transparency and outrageous customer service.

We drive system change: with transformative tech to make renewable energy the norm and end global reliance on fossil fuels.

Octopus Energy Group is made up of 10 businesses spanning 6 countries across 3 continents, including: Octopus Energy Retail, Kraken Technologies, Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex, Octopus Electric Vehicles, and the Octopus Centre for Net Zero. More on OEG @ octopusenergy.group

What we do. Electric Car Leasing

Why we do it. Greener. Fairer. Future.

We're looking for a Supply Planning Manager, who will help drive our next stage of growth by ensuring we have the right volume of available procured vehicles in order to meet our sales targets.

By owning our forecasts to help procure large volumes of both new and nearly new (used) vehicles, as well as playing an important role in discussions with key stakeholders regarding delivery forecasting, you will be a crucial part of Octopus Electric Vehicles, in a key area for our growth aspirations.

Working closely with the Head of Commercial Development and the Procurement team, this role will help to drive growth through the interrogation of our sales performance data to establish crucial models that we need to secure supply, help with market analysis and, ultimately, suggest required procurement activities. This role will work closely with the rest of the Supply team to ensure smart pricing of our procured vehicles as well as ensuring we sell through our supply in a timely manner.

If you’re someone with a good grasp of strategic thinking as well as a keen interest in commercial performance, an understanding of customer EV buying patterns and an ability to analyse and present on large data sets, this role could be the one for you!

About us

The electric revolution has arrived - and from 2035 you’ll no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car in the UK.

We’re building a whole new way for drivers to join the electric charge and not only learn about and shop for their EV online, but experience a 'lease for life' through an industry changing customer experience. This is the chance to join one of the UK’s most exciting start-ups – making it easy for individuals and businesses to go electric by getting their car, charger and energy all in one cracking deal.

Octopus Electric Vehicles launched in 2018 to make it seamless to switch to cleaner, greener driving. Our mission is to drive sustainable change, decarbonise the planet and provide our customers with fair pricing and a fantastic experience.

We're an Octopus Energy company—an innovative new energy supplier. We are part of the Octopus Energy Group, which seeks to improve the lives of millions of people by transforming the industries we operate in. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Healthcare, Octopus Investments, Octopus Property, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs.

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

What you'll do...

Forecasting of the required volume of new & nearly new (used) electric vehicle procurement activity

Have significant involvement in delivery forecasting to help with new activity decision making

Work with the Supply Analyst to understand current exposure / risks

Own supply related reporting (creation & maintenance)

Produce weekly updates / reports for key stakeholders within the Growth function

Occasionally attend OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) events / meetings on behalf of Octopus EV

Create OEM pitch decks - collaborating with Head of Procurement & OEM Engagement

Daily interrogation of sales data from our CRM and other sources

Constantly evolve and improve our processes to ensure the smooth selling of supply cars in our business

Organise and transform information from analysis into comprehensible structures

Build a good understanding of the EV market

Provide a commercial outlook from what the data tells us of our performance

Research ways our section and division can continue to evolve and improve in our usage of data when it comes to supply

Act as the key point of contact between Growth, Operations and Finance sections of our business when it comes to selling supply vehicles

What you'll need...

To be a strategic thinker - an ability to see the bigger picture

Attention to detail

To be a self-starter

Strong analytical skills

An understanding of the EV market would be a bonus

Extensive experience working with large data sets and tools such as Excel

Strong IT and mathematical skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Confidence in presenting your findings on a regular basis in a clear and succinct manner

A strong passion for Electric Vehicles / green energy and decarbonisation

A genuine passion for going above and beyond for the wider team

An ability to show a completer / finisher mentality and an understanding of processes as a whole, being able to see the why behind each section of the business and how that creates the entire vision

A start up / entrepreneurial mind-set being able to adjust to change and keep up with a fast moving business

A constant focus on improving and developing personally and within a business

Experience with a CRM - this is a bonus

A mentality to enjoy what we do on a day to day basis and work with a smile!

Why else you'll love it here

Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!

Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people

Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

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