Energy Markets Manager

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About Us

We have been at the heart of the UK energy market for 25 years and are today playing a critical role in decarbonising the UK energy system. As a major energy services and smart metering company with technology, data and sustainability at the core of our ethos and business model, SMS is committed to delivering the future of smart energy.

We are proud of being both an equal opportunity employer and an accredited real living wage and living hours employer! We look out for our customers and our focus is ‘putting our people first’.

Our people enable us to do all of this by living our 5 core values: Safety, Customer excellence, Sustainability, Innovation and Pride.

The Role

The Energy Markets Manager will play a crucial role in leading SMS’ strategic planning, development and operational delivery of the Energy Markets department, providing utility procurement, risk management, renewables management and market intelligence services to a variety of large corporate multi-site customers.

This will involve maintaining a detailed understanding of the UK wholesale and pass-through markets as well as refining and delivering bespoke risk management strategies and managing tenders.

Reporting into the Head of Utilities Bureau & Asset Management, key aspects of the role will also include overseeing departmental growth and P&L control, ensure optimal operational efficiencies and integrity of data and to promote interaction with other areas of the business.

This will be complimented by leading the development and implementation of a successful energy procurement service to support SMS’ continued growth across a number of carbon reduction asset projects.

Working Conditions - 37.5 contractual hours per week , Monday - Friday between the hours of 8am-5pm.

Key Responsibilities

• To lead and support the Energy Markets department to deliver agreed objectives, business growth and first-class delivery.
• To analyse and predict market developments from both a commodity and smart grid perspective.
• To gather and disseminate expert knowledge to internal and external stakeholders
• Providing support in managing departmental sales and marketing activity
• Represent the department internally and externally to customers, suppliers and contractors
• Overall responsibility for departmental performance including P&L (costs, invoicing, accruals, deferrals and debt) and commercial governance.
• Act as senior sponsor to key clients where necessary, with responsibility for upselling new opportunities and retaining contracts through first class delivery.
• Work together with other departments within the business where appropriate to ensure a consistent first-class service is delivered to the customer.
• Develop, monitor and delivery of departmental KPI’s / SLA’s.
• Maintain active engagement and relations with relevant suppliers, regulatory bodies and industry partners.
• Pro-actively track energy markets and ensure indicators and market intelligence are acted upon and disseminated into procurement activities and purchasing strategies where appropriate.
• Maintain an expert level awareness of developments and trends within the energy/utilities marketplace.
  

Skills And Knowledge

• Subject matter expert and in-depth knowledge of purchasing and trading within Utility Markets
• Proven experience in energy procurement and compliance, preferably for large multi-site operations
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Workload prioritisation and management for self and others
• Experience in working across departments, drawing on knowledge and experience from around the business to deliver an objective
• Ability to learn new skills and an appetite to develop
• Proactive, resourceful and able to use initiative
• Knowledge of low and zero carbon technologies with the ability to interpret energy data (an advantage)
  

Educational Qualifications/Memberships

• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths
• Higher education to A-Level or Degree (or equivalent) in relevant field – desirable
  

Personal Attributes

• Managing a Team
• Manages own workload effectively
• Hand on approach
• Demonstrable approach to self-development
• Quality focused
• Curious about new ideas and able to translate them into viable plans
• Resilient and responsive to change
• Strong situational judgement and risk management skills
• Contributes to team development through sharing expertise
• Equipped to hit the ground running and deliver results at pace, while maintaining poise.
• Positively influence a wide range of stakeholders under a variety of budgetary and regulatory pressures.
  

In return

Benefits

We support Mental, Physical and Financial wellbeing, and we’re proud of our benefits package to reward great talent which includes

• 25 personal holiday days per year with additional allocation of 8 public holidays (includes options to buy and sell)
• After 5 years’ service, you will be rewarded with an additional 5 days annual leave increasing your total to 30 personal days and 8 public holidays.
  

Smart Health

Keeping our employees mentally and physically healthy is one of the things that matters most to us.

• Employee Assistance Programme (free access to counselling & support) with easy access via My Healthy Advantage app.
• Access to SmartHealth app - includes a free 24/7 online GP and a range of wellbeing services.
• Cycle Scheme - lower your carbon footprint whilst staying healthy.
  

Smart Savings

• Eligibility to join our Share Incentive Plan following 6 months employment
• Life Insurance cover where your next of kin will receive 4 times your annual salary
• Refer a friend bonus (£500)
• Corporate season ticket travel
• Length of service cash incentive
• Automatic enrolment into the Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme following 3 months employment.
  

The future looks bright

Your development is important to us - we support and encourage development including internal and external accredited courses, study support and E-Learning and internal promotion.