Natural Gas Supply Manager

Natural Gas Supply Manager

Location: Bucharest

Job Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements the natural gas supply strategy;
• Coordinates the contracting activity of residential and non-residential clients;
• Manages the client portfolio and monitors its development;
• Coordinates the preparation of commercial offers and contract negotiation;
• Ensures compliance with energy legislation and ANRE regulations;
• Coordinates natural gas consumption forecasting and procurement planning;
• Monitors portfolio balancing and collaboration with distribution and transmission operators;
• Coordinates billing processes and verifies their accuracy;
• Monitors collections and proposes measures to reduce receivables;
• Continuous evaluation, optimization, and management of the client portfolio;
• Coordinates the contracting and procurement of natural gas;
• Maintains up-to-date all operating permits, licenses, and approvals, contractual relationships regarding access to transmission and distribution services, and on organized natural gas trading markets;
• Implementation of risk management policies, including financial and commercial exposures;
• Implementation of licenses, permits, and approvals for access to transmission services and virtual trading points in adjacent markets;
• Analyzes the evolution of the natural gas market and identifies commercial opportunities;
• Coordinates the resolution of client complaints and requests;
• Prepares reports on supply activity performance;
• Coordinates the implementation of digitalization and process optimization projects;
• Manages relationships with regulatory authorities and public institutions;
• Participates in the development of the department's budget and monitors the achievement of financial indicators;
• Constantly monitors legislation and regulations issued by ANRE;
• Is obliged to prepare and transmit to ANRE, within the applicable legal deadline, clarifications and corrections requested by the Authority regarding submitted documentation;
• Prepares and transmits written responses to the state institutions (ANRE, relevant Ministry, etc.) regarding notifications, clarifications, and petitions related to the company's activity;
• Prepares and transmits periodic reports to ANRE regarding the Company's obligations as a natural gas supplier.
• Prepares and manages specific reports for company management;

Job Requirements:

• University degree with a Bachelor's diploma in economics, technical, or legal fields;
• Master's degree in management or energy – is an advantage;
• Specialization courses in the field of energy/natural gas supply – an advantage;
• Category B driving license;
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the natural gas field (supply, distribution, transmission, trading, or related energy fields);
• Minimum 5 years in a coordination role;
• Experience in interacting with authorities and control bodies;
• Relevant experience in coordinating technical and management activities;
• Relevant experience in coordinating technical teams and managing complex projects;
• Excellent knowledge of domain legislation, ANRE regulations;
• Knowledge of the Natural Gas Market, Contracting and Supply; Procurement and Consumption Forecasting, Billing and Customer Relations;
• Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel);
• ERP/CRM.

Skills and Competencies:

• Planning, organization, and control capabilities, efficiency;
• Management of difficult situations;
• Adaptability to changing tasks, to crisis situations;
• Decision-making capacity and responsibility assumption;
• Possesses good communication and presentation skills;
• Ability to solve problems and make quick decisions when needed;
• Communication, analysis, planning skills, attention to detail;
• Teamwork and Team Management Aptitudes.