This position is key for the future development of the client's energy offering, supporting the current and future energy services contracts.

The Role:

To support the overall energy service team in providing:

• Management of the energy procurement relationship for both the internal customers and the customers who purchase through the energy service. 
• Leading in all tendering exercises; subsequent reporting and reconciliation activity.
• Key responsibility for the relationship with said client's preferred Energy Broker. 
• Management of the procurement pipeline,
• Managing clients expectations on tender timelines and outcomes.
• Engaging with key stakeholders (contract teams, suppliers etc.)

• Project management of procurement tenders and services across electricity, gas and water.
• Ensure all tendering, reporting and reconciliation activity is completed on a timely basis and to customer expectations
• Develop and maintain knowledge of prices, third party charges and supplier products 
• Establish, develop and maintain supplier contacts with suppliers across all utilities 
• Understand and manage the impact of portfolio changes on contracts 
• Advice on energy legislative requirements. 
• Support any contract developments or workload across the energy team.
• Using incumbent energy management system for procurement data collection 
• Understand and work to specific SLAs/ KPIs 
• Ensure full compliance with all standards, policies, processes and procedures and with all external legal, regulatory and voluntary code obligations.

The Individual:

• Proven background in working in a utility procurement role 
• Track record of working with large data sets 
• An understanding of energy and carbon management terminology, principles and methodologies 
• Proficient in Excel is essential (e.g. ability to create pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUM, SUMIF) and other data analytic tools