Manager, Utility Procurement

Summary:

The Manager Utility Procurement will support the Senior Manager Utility Procurement and Financial Analytics in developing and implementing the company's energy procurement strategy. This role will be instrumental in leading and developing the team responsible for formulating, implementing and executing risk management and strategic sourcing activities necessary to provide lowest landed cost of deregulated and regulated energy. The manager will coordinate and analyze available energy purchasing options, including renewable energy, Power Purchase Agreements, or other options, which will optimize the portfolio for lowest cost. Additionally, the manager work with utility partners to minimize regulated costs across the organization.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Leading and developing Utility Procurement Team to achieve below objectives:

• Analyze and prepare business case justification for various procurement strategies
• Research, development and execution of multiple energy procurement strategies with different risk profiles, designed to deliver optimal cost across the portfolio
• Organize market intelligence monitoring through relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers and market experts to continuously evaluate and adapt procurement strategies
• Responsible for enterprise-wide execution of 7-Eleven's energy budget
• Ensure utility accruals are accurate and reflective of material contract changes
• Support contract negotiations for complex and high-value energy agreements with external partners in collaboration with internal Legal, Finance, Accounting, Treasury, and Tax teams
• Establish and maintain communication and relationship with key regulated and deregulated utility partners

Education:

• Education: Bachelors/4-year Degree
• Years of relevant work experience: 8+ years of experience

Specific Knowledge and Skills:

• Education: Bachelors/4-year degree
• Experience: 8-10 years, energy/finance procurement and analytics, project economic analysis in various energy markets throughout the US
• Proven experience leading power procurement initiatives through multiple contract structures (fixed/variable, PPA, etc) (preferred, not required)
• Strong Project management, problem solving, analytical and organizational skills
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite of applications and thorough working knowledge of database concepts and common applications

If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.