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 to meet forecasted demand and ensure reliable delivery throughout the year. The role monitors pipeline capacity, storage assets, supply contracts, facility notices, and operational conditions, coordinating with stakeholders to address constraints and maintain appropriate storage inventory for peak-day requirements and monthly targets. It creates supply plans with Gas Supply Planning and works with the Scheduling group to account for third-party end-user activity. The representative negotiates and executes spot gas purchases, prepares and evaluates annual or seasonal supply Requests for Proposals, recommends offers to management, and negotiates supplier terms. The role also assists with Asset Management Agreements and capacity releases in compliance with FERC rules, prepares transaction confirmations under NAESB provisions, and performs deal entry, confirmations, and nominations. It maintains contract and tariff information and communicates needed contract changes to the planning group. The position maintains relationships with pipelines, storage representatives, and suppliers; performs gas accounting for supplier, pipeline, and storage invoices; verifies supporting data and documentation; and completes gas cost summaries, reports, and general-ledger reconciliations. It also prepares and maintains documentation required for State Regulatory Commission reporting on gas supply matters, including Prudence Reviews and Gas Cost Adjustment reviews.

Requirements

A master's degree in business, accounting, finance, or a related field and one year of related experience; or a 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 the ability to differentiate 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 using load forecasts, and manage gas supply and storage according to forecasted needs.
Manage daily supply and storage usage to meet pipeline requirements and support reliable year-round delivery.
Maintain storage inventory levels appropriate for peak-day withdrawal requirements and monthly targets.
Monitor pipeline capacity, storage assets, supply contracts, emails, and facility notices for operational requirements and critical conditions.
Communicate and coordinate with stakeholders to proactively manage gas supply around constraints.
Create supply plans with Gas Supply Planning for each area, including forecasted requirements and storage injection and withdrawal activity.
Negotiate and execute spot gas purchase contracts as required to implement the gas supply acquisition program.
Prepare and issue annual or seasonal Requests for Proposals for gas supply; evaluate offers and make recommendations to management.
Negotiate supplier contract terms and assist in drafting and implementing Asset Management Agreements and related capacity releases in compliance with FERC rules.
Prepare and issue gas supply transaction confirmations pursuant to NAESB contract provisions.
Perform deal entry, confirmations, and nominations required by agreements.
Maintain updated contract terms and pipeline and supplier tariff rates, and communicate necessary contract operational 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 preparation of required approval and payment documentation.
Complete gas cost summaries, reports, and reconciliations to the general ledger.
Generate and maintain documentation required for State Regulatory Commission reporting on gas supply matters, including Prudence Reviews and Gas Cost Adjustment reviews.
Coordinate with the Scheduling group to ensure third-party end-user activity is accounted for in daily gas supply management.