Manager, Sourcing (Utilities)

Pilot Company • Knoxville, TN

14h

About The Position

The purpose of this job is to manage procurement of utilities and support the broader team in reducing consumption, cost, and environmental impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, environmental science, engineering or related field, and 5+ years of relevant experience
• Specialized Knowledge
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Experience working in unregulated energy efficiency

Nice To Haves

• Certified Energy Manager (CEM) or Business Energy Professional (BEP) certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage sourcing of deregulated electricity and natural gas contracts for energy supply to ensure cost effectiveness and risk tolerance.
• Monitor energy market data and develop procurement strategies to optimize costs.
• Assist with overall energy and utilities efforts to optimize energy use, manage costs, improve efficiency, and create value across all company owned facilities.
• Support development of annual utilities budget, track expenses, create forecasts, explain variances, investigate anomalies, and prepare reports for leadership.
• Manage propane pricing program for national account providers and serve as liaison between operations, facilities maintenance, and key vendors on pricing and delivery issues.
• Support alternative fuels and sustainability teams through reporting, contract management, data quality review, utility partnerships, and new project development.
• Support utility outreach program, attend and participate in energy industry conferences, and seek new business development opportunities.
• Coordinate and support regulatory presence on key utility rate cases with other national account customers.
• Participate in customer advisory boards for energy trade association and strategic company vendors.
• Influence stakeholders on best strategies to manage energy costs and develop new programs that benefit company.
• Support utilities KPI strategy and execution.
• Create and deliver utilities KPI updates to align with company strategic goals.
• Support operations during emergency response events by acting as utility liaison to communicate to leadership key information on restoration timelines.
• Assist with investigation and resolution of stores with frequent power outages.
• Assist with development and execution of continuous improvement projects to improve processes, optimize efficiency, and reduce costs.
• Track utility cost increases, data anomalies, investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Ensure data quality for environmental sustainability reporting team.
• Support team on creating and implementing utility projects that optimize energy consumption, improve processes, and manage costs.
• Collaborate with team in effort to improve utility analysis programs through advanced tools to resolve cost and usage anomalies.
• Manage 3rd party vendor relationships holding them accountable to service level agreements, optimizing savings opportunities.

Benefits

• Nation-wide Medical Plan/Dental/Vision
• 401(k) and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Fuel Discount
• Adoption Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Onsite Gym and Cafeteria
• Weekly Pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager