​The Role:

• Manage the Energy Procurement Team as per Consulting Services Director’s requirements

• Implement a team structure that is functional to guarantee department’s delivery

• Act as escalation point for all procurement queries

• Schedule and complete regular 121 with team members

• Recruit and train new starters and support team members in the development of their career and goals in line corporate opportunities

• Manage the implementation of correct mechanics for energy supply contracts, vPPA contracts, PPA contracts – check site lists and suppliers’ energy prices, support the bill checking team and report to clients on exposure, saving, cost variances, update all relevant databases etc

• Manage the implementation of correct mechanics for non-energy costs within energy supply contracts and provide detailed and comprehensive client budgets

• Support, monitor and analyse European natural gas and electricity markets for non-energy, tax and levy charges impacting budgets

• Support, create, set, report and maintain budgets for clients

• Support, create, set and maintain a detailed European repository for non-energy costs

• Support, create, maintain and share a thorough knowledge and understanding of all European regulatory energy markets

• Attend client/supplier meetings

• Interact with relevant IT and systems administrators to ensure validation projects and products are furnished with accurate and up to date information before implementation

• Understand the clients (pricing, demand, budgeting), create and support optimal products and services

• Play an active role in obtaining credit information from clients and resolving any issues

The Individual:

• Degree level - Economics, Finance, Maths, Business or Engineering

• Able to speak additional one or two European languages (French, German, Spanish, Dutch etc)

• 3+ years of team management experience

• 3+ years of international energy procurement experience

• A self-starter, who likes to get the job done properly first time

• Detail oriented, process and results driven, flexible, adaptable and self-motivated

• Commercial acumen, judgement and awareness

• Advanced MS Excel and Power Point