Energy Procurement Manager II

Description And Requirements Who We Are Enel is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy and is consistently named one of Fortune Magazine’s “Companies that are Changing the World.” It is also one of the largest and most trusted energy companies in the world, serving around 70 million customers in more than 30 countries across 5 continents. The Enel Group vision is about Open Power. Open Power means opening energy access to more people; opening the world of energy to new technologies; opening new ways for people to manage energy; opening new uses of energy; and opening more partnerships. These are ambitious goals and we are pursuing them with the passion of more than 65,000 people whose brilliant work is based on our values of Responsibility, Innovation, Trust and Proactivity. At Enel North America, our businesses are leading the energy transition, creating the sustainable energy solutions of the future to help individuals, businesses and communities change energy into lasting value.

The Opportunity

Enel X, a leading provider of energy advisory and demand management solutions, has an immediate need for a Energy Procurement Manager II to join our world-class Customer Insights organization.

Enel X has been designing, implementing, and executing large-scale energy transactions on behalf of its customers for over two decades. Wholesale energy market participants worldwide use Enel X’s Wholesale Energy team and Exchange Platform to get the best possible price and contract terms for their short, mid, and long term energy transactions. Our robust bidder network and full-service Operations team create value for buyers and sellers in every deal. Our real time online auction platform provides bidders with live feedback, driving intense competition, and delivers the best available market prices to our customers.

The Wholesale Energy Procurement Manager will manage all aspects of procurement services for assigned wholesale procurement customers, based on applicable Scope of Services, to provide unbiased and objective advice and services to those customers. These services include initial customer and market assessment, transaction strategy development, RFP management and execution, and a variety of post-transactional tasks. The Wholesale Energy Procurement Manager will seek to enhance existing customer RFP strategies while working to develop new strategies and creative solutions tailored to each assigned wholesale procurement customer. They will serve as a liaison between wholesale counterparties and wholesale procurement customers and execute and manage the company’s transactions as related to wholesale procurement services.

Primary success metrics include retention of assigned customers, revenue managed and influenced, customer satisfaction, and project completion.

What You’ll Do At Enel North America

Solicitation management

• Event management- Build and administer electricity (brown and renewable), natural gas, and environmental commodity procurements for assigned wholesale procurement customers from pre-sale, throughout the RFP process, contracting, and provide post-procurement support (regulatory and otherwise). EPMs ensure deliverables are met within established timelines and to client specifications/expectations.
• Problem solving- Identify mission-critical ‘red flags’ early in the RFP process and seek guidance from wholesale procurement team members to ensure the correct steps are taken to address issues. Capable of navigating through system issues and keeping procurement events on track even if issues are encountered.
• Communication- Keep all stakeholders (customer, wholesale team, etc.) apprised of all event developments throughout the RFP processes and utilizes appropriate communication channels for sharing updates

Bidder management

• Building and maintaining relationships with counterparties that participate within RFPs is critical. EPMs are responsible for ensuring liquidity and participation within events and leveraging their underlying relationships and knowledge to inform strategy, approach, or product selection. EPMs building and maintaining supplier relationships during and outside of procurement events by way of check-ins and conversations at industry events
• Analytics
• Analyze macro and micro wholesale market energy trends to develop pricing models and provide assigned customers with pricing prospective
• Utilize market knowledge to formulate price-to-compares and reference price ranges to ensure that Customer pricing expectations are in-line with current market prices and to ensure a high probability of contract award

Who You Are

• Working knowledge of long-term renewable energy agreement and various environmental commodities (V/PPAs, green tariffs, EACs, carbon offsets, etc.)
• Ability to develop pricing models and analyze market trends

Requirements

What You’ve Accomplished:

• Minimum of B.A. or B.S. undergraduate degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant energy industry experience and within customer-facing roles
• Experience within the wholesale power and natural gas energy marketplaces, products and contracts
• Working knowledge of long-term renewable energy agreement and various environmental commodities (V/PPAs, green tariffs, EACs, carbon offsets, etc.)

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Enel North America is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information. We will not discriminate, in any employment decision, against any individual or group on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veterans/national guard/military reserve status. This shall be done in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws in every location in which Enel North America has facilities. Enel North America maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law. Accessibility – If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions please contact [email protected].

What Enel North America Offers You

The hiring range for this position is $82,700.00 to $113,700.00 per year. For remote positions, this is based on a national average base pay for this role. For positions in California this range will be specific to the location in California. The actual range may vary based on the geographic location of the chosen candidate. For all positions, the base pay actually offered will take into account various factors, including internal equity and job-related knowledge, skills and experience. At Enel, base pay is one part of your total compensation package. Please see below for additional information on Enel North America rewards.

Enel North America offers its regular full-time employees affordable, quality healthcare for you and your family, life insurance and disability benefits to provide security, and retirement benefits to help you plan for your financial future. In addition, we offer an array of other benefits such as flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement and professional development allowance.

Benefits are effective as of day one!

Some additional perks to working with Enel North America include:

• 401k with match fully vested as of day one. Enel-NA matches 80% of the first 5% that you contribute up to set IRS limits.
• Generous PTO that supports work/life balance including: 4 weeks annually of vacation as well as personal days, volunteer days, your birthday off, paid holidays, and sick time. Proration may apply during first year of employment.
• Paid leave programs
• The opportunity to grow and develop your career with the support and mentorship of senior leaders.
• The opportunity to work for one of the world’s most recognizable and respected brands in the energy industry that believes by working together we can create a new energy era in which the world can become more sustainable.

An employee’s eligibility for these benefits shall be subject to the governing documents for such plans and programs and/or company policy. The benefits described above may be modified or eliminated with or without notice in accordance with the governing documents and applicable law.