Job Description
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you'll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You'll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world's transition to clean energy. Function: Supply Chain
Job Summary: As one of North America's largest industrial consumers of natural gas, the Manager, Natural Gas is a critical member of CF's Supply Chain organization. On both a daily and forward basis, this individual is responsible for procuring, managing price risk exposure and ensuring reliable supply of natural gas to CF's manufacturing facilities within their area. In this highly visible role, the Manager, Natural Gas also provides analytical support to CF's management team and other stakeholders.
Job Description: Natural Gas Acquisition, Management & Administration - Negotiates both short term and long-term natural gas supply contracts consistent with projected production plans, in compliance with CF policies and procedures.
- Acquires natural gas on behalf of CF, including both physical natural gas and financial derivatives (swaps, options). Negotiates supply contracts, oversees the nomination process as needed and purchases/sells natural gas to balance pipelines accounts.
- Acquires natural gas transportation and/or storage capacity, as needed. Obtains transportation capacity from pipelines or from other shippers in the secondary market.
- Continuously monitors cost, usage and tariffs to meet CF's goal of low-cost, reliable supply of natural gas for its facilities.
- Develops for review long-range strategic plans for future sourcing, transportation and storage agreements.
Energy Contract Administration - Reviews CF's natural gas master agreements (NAESBs, GasEDIs) including pursuing negotiating new master agreements, as appropriate.
- Reviews natural gas and transportation invoices for approval/payment, and helps resolve disputes, as needed.
Analysis & Reporting - Regularly informs CF's management team about current and projected energy market developments.
- Provides various CF departments with updates on current/projected market price, supply/demand and other gas market developments.
- Assists with the preparation of various presentations to internal stakeholders, senior management, and CF Board of Directors.
- Assists CF Finance team with reconciliation of financial reporting, including MTM analysis of natural gas financial derivatives, as needed.
Successful Incumbents Will Have: - Education: Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, supply chain or a related field; Master's degree highly desirable.
- Years of experience: Minimum of five years of operational and/or commercial experience within the energy industry. Direct natural gas scheduling experience considered an asset.
- Experience with Energy Risk Management software (Allegro, OpenLink) highly desirable.
- Well-developed planning and analytical skills.
- Personal computer literacy and proven spreadsheet analysis skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Capable of managing both internal and external client relationships
- Ability to meet deadlines and function effectively in a deadline-oriented, team environment.
- Willingness/ability to travel domestically and internationally ~10% of time (typical trips last 2-3 days) as well as work non-traditional workdays.
- Capable of working independently and exercising appropriate discretion and judgment.
- Knowledge or interest in the agricultural and/or clean energy sectors considered an asset.
- CF Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
- Employees in the US can learn more about their rights by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster (PDF) and others as detailed below:
Pay Transparency
FMLA:
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
- Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by viewing the "Canadian Human Rights Act".
If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call 847-405-2400 or contact us at cfhire@cfindustries.com.
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