South Hook Gas Company Ltd
Commercial Operations Analyst/Executive
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This job description provides an indication of the types of tasks, results, and accountabilities expected from the position and is not a conclusive list of job requirements.
We are looking for a Commercial Operations Analyst (junior) at grade E or an Executive (senior) at grade D. Job description below is for an Executive.
Job purpose
To manage and implement all aspects of the commercial and operational processes through knowledge, interpretation, and optimisation of existing and future agreements, in a way that provides best value for the QatarEnergy LNG N(2) project and the Incremental Capacity at the South Hook Terminal.
The job holder, in conjunction with other Executives, is responsible for the contract management activities relating to the purchase of LNG, sale of gas, sale of capacity, and provision of terminal services. In addition, the post holder will also be responsible for scheduling and optimising LNG delivery into and gas send out from the South Hook gas terminal which accounts for up to 20% of the UK gas demand.
Scope
Financial responsibility
The value of gas managed within the schedule amounts to up to £5.8 billion per annum, and the post holder can impact this value significantly.
People management
No direct reports.
Key responsibilities
Examples of decision-making authority
- Discuss and agree changes in the upstream / downstream schedule.
- Interpretation of contracts.
- Develops analytical tools to support pricing and risk functions.
Responsibilities
- Identifies, negotiates, drafts, and implements new customer and vendor agreements and changes to current agreements to maximise value.
- Responsible for the efficient and timely management of the contracts as the key contract expert.
- Develops and prepares strategies for resolution of any disputes.
- Prepares and proposes scheduling and optimisation guidelines to add value, reduce cost, and mitigate risk.
- Manages the Gas and LNG delivery schedules and operational programmes in accordance with the guidelines.
- Scoping and development of new and existing complex scheduling models.
- Ensures systems are in place to efficiently manage the schedule taking into account the contractual constraints from sellers, buyers, and the terminal.
- Negotiates and supervises contracts with LNG and gas counterparties.
- Performs and interprets analysis on contractual performance and scenario development.
- Provides analytical support and expertise to assist delivery risk management and provide input to strategic decision making.
- Supports development of regulatory and gas transporter positions and develops strategies for optimising system entry capacity.
- Identifies spare capacity to create 3rd party business, communicating as appropriate.
- Provides on-call 24-hour cover to manage unforeseen circumstances.
- Develops complex modelling techniques to support assessment of pricing methodologies to competitively value products to sell.
- Research, interpret, and analyse UK gas data to inform business decisions and manage market risks.
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Relationships
Scope for innovation within role
- Proposes and implements changes to optimise the annual programmes.
- Proposes commercial products and advises on contract design.
- Develops, maintains, and operates business processes and systems to ensure and demonstrate non-discrimination in dealing with customers.
- Developing new analytical models, determine appropriate use of methodologies to value products for sale and interpreting market data.
Key communications
- Internal: Maintains effective working relationships inside the company.
- External: Represents South Hook Gas across a broad range of external stakeholders. Key relationships include: SHLNG, QatarEnergy LNG N(2), EMGME, TOTAL, Third parties, Milford Haven Port Authority.
Profile
Qualifications
- Essential: Good first degree.
- Preferable: First degree in a numerate discipline.
Experience
- Essential:
- Proven experience managing complex and high value commercial contracts in the hydrocarbon or logistics sector.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Commercial and risk acumen.
- Excellent time management.
- Able to deliver under pressure.
- Preferable:
- Good understanding of the UK gas market or LNG.
- Evaluating, developing, and running complex or spreadsheet models.
- Prior operational experience such as working within a 24/7 operations desk environment.
- Political and cultural awareness, ability to work in an international environment.
- Negotiation skills.
Remuneration & Benefits
Competitive package based on experience. Including:
- Basic salary: £52-95,000 dependent on experience
- Non-contractual, performance-based bonus. (Target 17.5% grade E, 20% of basic, grade D)
- Pension: 11% of annual basic
- On call allowance (if required to be on call): 10% of basic salary plus 2 Fridays off in every 5
- Car allowance: £8,000 annually (Grade D and above only)
- Gym allowance £1,200 annually
- Private Medical Insurance
- 35 hour working week
- Hybrid working: 3 days office, 2 days home
- 27 days annual leave
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Role start date
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South Hook Gas Company Ltd (“SHG”) collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants as part of our recruitment process. This notice sets out the basis on which we collect, use, and disclose the personal data of our job applicants, as well as your rights in respect of such personal data.
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If your application is unsuccessful, we will hold your personal data on file for 12 months. At the end of that period, your personal data will be deleted or destroyed (unless we need to retain it for longer to exercise or defend any legal claims). If your application for employment is successful, personal data gathered during the recruitment process will be transferred to your personnel file and retained during your employment and the periods for which employee data is held will be set out in a separate privacy notice.
As a data subject, you have a number of qualified rights under data protection law, including to obtain a copy of your personal data, to require SHG to take reasonable measures to correct inaccuracies or incompleteness in your personal data, to request deletion of your personal data, and to object to the processing of your personal data on the grounds of SHG’s legitimate interests.
You can request further information or object to processing of your personal data at any time by contacting SHG’s Data Protection Officer: Richard Sinclair, rsinclair@southhookgas.com.
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