Gas Supply Representative

Atmos Energy•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Gas Supply Representative develops and evaluates gas purchasing strategies and manages gas supply and storage in line with load forecasts, pipeline requirements, and reliability needs. The role monitors pipeline capacity, storage assets, supply contracts, emails, and facility notices; coordinates with stakeholders to manage constraints; and prepares supply plans with forecasted requirements and storage activity. The position negotiates and executes spot gas purchases, prepares and evaluates requests for proposals, recommends suppliers to management, negotiates contract terms, and supports asset management agreements and capacity releases in compliance with FERC rules. It also enters deals, prepares confirmations and nominations, maintains contract and tariff information, and coordinates operational contract changes with the planning group. The representative maintains relationships with pipeline and storage representatives and suppliers; handles gas accounting for supplier, pipeline, and storage invoices; prepares gas cost summaries, reports, and reconciliations; and maintains documentation for state regulatory reporting. The role works with the Scheduling group to ensure third-party end-user activity is included in daily gas supply management. The position works in an office environment and may occasionally involve bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning, or lifting.

Requirements

Master's degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field and one year of related experience; or bachelor's degree in one of these fields and at least three years of related experience; or equivalent.
Ability to understand written and oral communications that may be technically complex or legal or contractual in nature.
Spatial cognition, including differentiating directions and concepts such as upstream/downstream and injection/withdrawal.
Ability to communicate, persuade, and/or influence internal or external customers, including senior management, on technical or complex matters.
Ability to write grammatically correct routine business correspondence and analytical reports.
Ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages, and simple statistical methods.
Working knowledge of software applications used to create documents, spreadsheets, reports, and/or graphics.

Responsibilities

Develop and evaluate gas purchasing strategies.
Analyze monthly and daily gas supply needs based on load forecasts and manage supply and storage accordingly.
Manage daily supply and storage usage to meet pipeline requirements and ensure reliable delivery; maintain storage inventory appropriate for peak-day withdrawals and monthly targets.
Monitor pipeline capacity, storage assets, supply contracts, emails, and facility notices, and coordinate with stakeholders to manage constraints proactively.
Create area supply plans with Gas Supply Planning, including forecasted requirements and storage injection and withdrawal activity.
Negotiate and execute spot gas purchase contracts; prepare and issue annual or seasonal requests for proposals, evaluate offers, and recommend appropriate actions to management.
Negotiate supplier contract terms; assist in drafting and implementing Asset Management Agreement terms and related capacity releases in compliance with FERC rules.
Prepare and issue transaction confirmations under NAESB contract provisions; perform deal entry, confirmations, and nominations as required by agreements.
Maintain current contract terms and pipeline and supplier tariff rates, and communicate needed operational contract changes to the planning group.
Establish and maintain working relationships with pipeline and storage representatives and suppliers.
Perform gas accounting for supplier, pipeline, and storage invoices, including data verification and required documentation for approval and payment; complete gas cost summaries, reports, and general-ledger reconciliations.
Generate and maintain documentation for state regulatory reporting on gas supply matters, including Prudence Review and Gas Cost Adjustment review.
Coordinate with the Scheduling group to ensure third-party end-user activity is accounted for in daily gas supply management.