The Major Energy Users’ Council (MEUC) has been told of an exciting new opportunity which has arisen within the Energy Team at Tesco for a Buying Manager. This will be a challenging and high profile role that will allow you the opportunity to seek new and untested opportunities for energy sourcing for Tesco.
Key Responsibilities:
- Day to day buying of electricity, gas and water from the wholesale market
- Tendering and contract negotiation for energy and support service contracts in the UK and RoI; support to CER and Group negotiations.
- Negotiation of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with third party generators – both renewable and conventional energy
- Development of risk management models and tools
- Supplier management
- Contribute to the Long Term Energy Security and Carbon Strategy for the UK, RoI and Europe
- Managing ad hoc projects
- Some European travel required
Experience essential:
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent professional experience)
- The ability and confidence to influence at all levels
- Excellent numeracy skills
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to use Excel to an advanced level
- Negotiation skills
- Supplier management skills
- Strategic agility: big picture and future thinking
Desirable:
- Ability to operate effectively in a changing environment
- Experience of Energy markets would be ideal but is not essential
- Experience of Buying is ideal but not essential
- A background in Commercial or Financial business would be advantageous
- Some European travel required
Location: Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
Salary: Competitive
Position: Permanent
Please send your CV or enquiry to Tesco Recruitment Manager whose email address is [email protected] or go through the website which links directly to the job specification, https://www.tesco-careers.com/job.cfm/reference/1981/source/BOND/
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