Energy Contract Manager

Data4 Group; France; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Data4 Group in Europe is seeking an Energy Contract Manager to support its growth of data center activities. You will report to the Head of Energy Sourcing & Market Intelligence within the Strategy department.

You will establish supplier relationships, run RFIs/RFPs, manage energy contracts, and contribute to hedging strategies, including PPAs, across multiple countries. The role requires graduate in business or engineering, plus 3 years of energy-sourcing experience, with fluency in French and

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in business or engineering.
• 3 years' energy sourcing experience across multiple countries.
• Experience negotiating long-form contracts and PPAs.
• French and professional English; additional language a plus.

Responsabilités

• Establish long-term supplier relationships.
• Lead RFIs/RFPs based on Data4's requirements.
• Manage energy supply contracts and hedging strategy.
• Consolidate energy costs across countries for invoicing.
• Support sales and communications on energy topics.

Connaissances

French

English

PPA negotiation

Contract management

Formation

Graduate degree in business or engineering

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

ABOUT THE ROLE

As part of the growth of our data center activities in Europe, Data4 is recruiting an Energy Contract Manager to support its growth. You will report to the Head of Energy Sourcing & Market Intelligence within the Strategy department.

In this role you will be responsible for

• Establish long-term relationships with key suppliers.
• Conduct RFI/RFP based on Data4's requirements
• setting up and managing energy supply contracts,
• supporting the long-term hedging strategy through the signature of PPA,
• supporting the short-term strategy by scrutinizing the forward market and advising on when to take position,
• managing complementary services contracts in the countries where needed (such as balancing services, demand management services, adjustment services, capacity contracts, …) ,
• find innovative solutions to comply with 24/7 carbon free requirements from key customers

As part of your role, you may be tasked to

• monitor the energy market across Europe,
• further dig into specific subjects related to energy production or storage (BESS, CHP, SMR, Hydrogen)

Finally, you will also

• liaise with Country directors, and their Finance & Operation team to update them of the execution of the defined supply & hedging strategy
• possibly support the sales team in their discussions with customers and prospects
• possibly support Data4 Communication strategy through the creation of blogs and / or the participation to conferences
• consolidate all costs related to energy in all countries in order to invoice customers

MAIN ACTIVITIES

You will

• monitor and extrapolate Data4 consumption across countries & campuses
• keep track of our positions on the electron (short & long terms) and on Guarantees of origin
• estimate end-to-end retail price in each geography for the coming months / year
• maintain a dashboard providing all above information
• suggest positions to take

You will also

• Manage & Amend supply and balancing contracts
• Drive Requests for Quotation to challenge our suppliers and obtain the best possible propositions in the interest of the company.
• Drive Requests for Quotation to sign PPAs and maintain a high level of hedging .

You might also conduct specific long-term ad hoc projects to anticipate and address upcoming challenges

REQUIREMENTS

Education and experience

• Graduate of business or engineering school
• You have 3 years' experience in a similar role as energy sourcing manager in more than one country
• You have at least signed one PPA and have experience in contractual negotiations of long form contracts, working closely with Consulting companies and lawyer firms.
• Languages: minimum level of French and professional English. A third language - German, Spanish, Italian - would be a plus.

Technical skills

• Excellent use of the Microsoft Excel suite
• Fundamental & Technical Analysis skills to evaluate the electricity market

Soft skills

• You're interested in new technologies and the economic benefits they can bring.
• You enjoy talking internally and externally with people from different backgrounds, to understand their points of view, their businesses and the issues at stake.