Schneider Electric Hiring for Energy & Renewables Sourcing Analyst Job at Melbourne Full Time

Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all.

We call this Life Is On. Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.

Are you passionate about environment, sustainability and energy efficiency? Do you like partnering with global customers to develop sustainable energy and resource management strategies? Are you looking for a job with meaningful purpose? Then this position offers you exactly the right challenges as you support your customers to meet their decarbonisation targets!

The Opportunity:

As the world leader in energy procurement & compliance services with over 35 years’ experience of helping clients reduce their energy spend & improving energy efficiency. Our Melbourne CBD-based Energy and Sustainability Services division is seeking an Energy & Renewables Sourcing Analyst (Energy Procurement Analyst) to work on the Energy & Cleantech Sourcing team. This team serves Australia, New Zealand and other Asia Pacific sites to manage the many facets of the procurement process to meet client goals and contribute to the continued transition into the digital and decarbonised economy.

Day to Day Responsibility:

As the Energy and Renewables Sourcing Analyst you will play an integral part in a well-established team of professionals who pride themselves on their positive impact and contribution to an inclusive work environment. You will be responsible for running RFPs for renewable electricity and gas supply contracts, network analysis, supporting budgets, understanding markets, training others, documenting processes and driving transformation. You will be confident and polished in presenting to clients, online and in person (when appropriate). As the subject matter expert, you will mentor your team members and serve as a support for them.

Key responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Engage with Client Managers and other internal teams to deliver an exceptional level of service to our clients.
• Engage with clients to discuss RFP results and recommendations
• Identify and communicate opportunities to reduce clients’ energy spend and environmental impact through tendering, tariff analyses, meter amalgamation, advanced procurement strategies, etc.
• Manage pre-tender activities through collecting interval data, invoices, and contracts.
• Manage the tendering, analysis and subsequent contract award and placement processes relating to complex energy and renewables supply contracts.
• Negotiate and utilise quantitative and qualitative techniques to deliver optimal contract energy supply terms and prices for our clients through regular interaction with energy retailers and renewable developers.
• Analyse network tariffs and recommend changes to reduce clients’ network costs.
• Own and develop/enhance business processes to the highest standards of efficiency, control and accuracy.
• Innovate processes or services to digitise & automate processes, improve effectiveness and efficiency, and improve the client experience.
• Develop & deliver accurate & timely reports, responding to client queries as required; proactively communicate with internal and external clients.
• Review work outputs from the team to ensure accuracy.
• Utilise and contribute to development of internal Schneider Electric procurement platforms, ensuring development suits local needs and establishing/implementing procedures which utilise the proprietary systems.

Short listing for these opportunities will require the following skills, attribute and qualifications:

• Applicants with tertiary qualification in Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, or Accounting/Finance are preferred.
• Some energy/renewables procurement or energy/renewables analytics experience preferable
• Procurement experience within the energy industry either at a supplier or energy consultancy will be highly regarded.
• Advanced MS-Excel skills are essential with the ability to identify, analyse, and comprehend information from numerous sources, including working with large data sets, and communicate pertinent information to the appropriate parties.
• Computer programming skills will be highly regarded, as will experience with SQL, R, Matlab, and Qlik.
• Demonstrable analytical ability with a sharp eye for numerical detail is essential, as is the ability to understand and discuss potential financial outcomes.
• Proven ability to remain focused in a complex and fluid environment whilst delivering tasks accurately and on time.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, customer-focused and good stakeholder management skills.
• Multi-lingual skills would be highly regarded.
• Adaptable, resilient and focused, capable of taking ownership and delivering desirable outcomes within a complex and changing environment whilst remaining an integral part of a close-knit and friendly team.

The Perks:

The list is long but importantly we offer a competitive salary package, access to our employee share plan and salary continuance insurance. Beyond this we have a truly flexible work environment, pay equity, family leave policies and a global recognition program. Additionally, we offer all our employees a chance to build your career within our global organization. With our game changing ‘Open Talent Market’ you have the opportunity to; work on global projects, explore future roles or establish a mentorship to grow your skills.

If you are looking for an opportunity to continue growing your career within our Leading Global Organisation then we want to hear from you.

All applicants must have working rights in Australia at the time of application and will be required to provide documented evidence if selected for interview.

Schneider Electric does not accept unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles from external agencies or suppliers via any method. If any candidates are submitted in an unsolicited manner, we will consider this as a direct candidate application to Schneider Electric and no fee will be payable.

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