Key Accountabilities

Procure-to-Pay Process Enablement & Governance (30% of time)

• Lead the regional implementation of EMEA Procure-to-Pay process-mapping recommendations, driving process standardization, governance and continuous improvement, and operationalizing controlled PO, Non-PO and financial invoice decisions with plants, finance, invoice-to-pay and controllership.
• Act as the single cross-functional coordination point across energy operations, plants, finance, invoice-to-pay, master data and trading and price-control teams, establishing plant-level points of contact, escalation routes and follow-through cadence.
• Manage supplier process communication and non-commercial relationships, ensuring suppliers follow agreed invoicing, data and payment requirements, and oversee external consultants while internalizing recurring controls and transferring specialist knowledge into the organization.

Non-Commodity Cost Optimization (70% of time)

• Lead the regional effort to identify, validate and capture non-commodity cost reductions for Gas & Power across EU countries and the UK, including energy taxes, levies, network fees, capacity charges and grid-related cost drivers.
• Build and manage the non-commodity savings opportunity pipeline, coordinating eligibility checks, data gathering, applications and external advisor follow-up while tracking verified savings, budget impact and recurring benefits.
• Monitor regulatory changes, tax relief schemes and grid tariff outlook by country, providing early alerts to sites and improving annual energy budget inputs with correct tax, levy, network fee and capacity assumptions.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Other minimum qualifications may apply

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the design and implementation of new processes and tools
• Experience in energy, utilities, procurement or supply chain, including familiarity with Gas & Power markets and non-commodity cost drivers such as taxes, levies, network fees and capacity charges
• Working knowledge of Procure-to-Pay, vendor master data and invoice validation processes
• Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and managing external advisors or consultants