Energy Procurement Manager

JLL•Charlotte, NC

1d•Remote

About The Position

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward. In this role, the Energy Procurement Manager will be responsible for utility commodity supply offers and agreements for a range of commercial and industrial clients with a focus on energy analysis, product recommendation and implementation, and overall risk management. This role will interface with an international network of retail energy suppliers and energy consultants in North America to facilitate daily procurement activities across all deregulated power and gas markets. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, market intelligence development, tariff and load analysis, renewable energy project support, market assessment, risk management, strategy development, contract negotiation, contract management, and client interaction. The position will also support the Director on various strategic procurement initiatives with the Executive Leadership team.

Requirements

University Degree (Science, engineering, math or related fields)
5+ years of previous energy industry experience required – commercial & industrial commodity procurement experience preferred
Strong written and verbal communication capabilities
Demonstrated track record as a transformative leader, collaborator, and change agent capable of getting results
Cross-functional and cross departmental communication, collaboration, and relationship building with individuals from functional departments across the company and with external suppliers!
Superb multitasking ability and management
Exceptionally organized, efficient
Task oriented and self-motivated
Advanced Microsoft
Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization

Nice To Haves

Strong project management skills and an ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in a high pressure, deadline driven environment
Knowledge of environmental reporting, utility management and energy budgets, an environmental improvement program, and ISO 14001 compliance.
Familiarity with energy procurement process and renewable energy options

Responsibilities

Create written proposals for priority opportunities, and drive procurement agreements to contract execution
Analyze scope of supply, contractual obligations and exactly understand customer’s functional needs
Present pricing recommendations to internal and client management.
Facilitate the contracting process including confirming contract executions with suppliers.
Identify procurement risks, opportunities, potential changes, claims and market forces during the entire project
Ensure that major Procurement risks, changes to original scope of supply and potential claims (towards customers and suppliers) are covered in valid contracts undefined
Ensure that contractual obligations (towards the customer that must be fulfilled by supplier) are covered in a way that mitigates client risk exposure
Share standard methodology and conduct training sessions across platform
Develop strong support relationships with functional leaders and key site operations personnel across all business units.
Utilize primary sources of market intelligence and learn to disseminate and present this information to prospects, employees, and clients to recommend executable buying strategies.
Effectively communicating market intelligence and market risk and clients with those insights as required.
Provide further assistance related to Pricing duties as requested.
Maintain & organize data and communication corresponding to pricing activity within the company and with Third Party Suppliers.
Assist in the creation, organization, and distribution of market intelligence across the firm.
Utilize existing knowledge to facilitate continued development of proprietary software platform.
Continually assess and improve the working knowledge of their colleagues on the Energy Procurement team