Elise Oakes, Mba Email & Phone Number

United States

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Recruited internally to serve retail supply chain. Manage commodity portfolio for 3000 customers across eight state region. Build quotes, source, acquire, and negotiate assets for $3M portfolio while fostering supplier and pipeline operations relationships. * Proactively engage with 20+ supply partners to ensure competitive pricing and reliable delivery to customers. Achieve 90% retention rate among customers and close rate of 30% (industry norm is 20-25%). * Control $55M spend budget. Purchase 30 billion cubic feet (BCF) of energy via Intercontinental Exchange or supplier direct, overseeing both physical and financial transactions. Evaluate market intelligence, physical supply, and demand fluctuation to mitigate risk. * Review market data to optimize procurement decisions, evaluating current conditions and forecasts up to five years in advance. Subject Matter Expert for retail supply organization.* Participate in RFP responses which include asset management requirements and negotiated terms, volume, and pricing for customer; achieve $1M P&L and average 7% volume growth annually.* Collaborated with supply team to create, test, and implement Position Report and Gas Request Systems. * Wrote and facilitated compliance training for 200+ retail division which was rolled out company-wide. Enhanced adherence and avoided violations in highly regulated industry.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Led Volume Management team of nine analysts to oversee natural gas inventory across the Northeast and West Coast which included face to face interaction with customers. Partnered with local distribution companies (LDCs) and utility operations to meet energy requirements for customers, requiring in-depth understanding of tariffs.* Created Customer Usage Reports to evaluate historical data, trends, and inventory forecasts of 23 markets.* Saved $5M annually by developing Costing Desk Team which more appropriately allocated costs to customer.* Responded to RFPs to ensure service viability including storage and transportation of assets.* Collaborated with other Supervisors to enhance standardized procedures among 30 Operations Analysts; developed playbook focused on professional development and team’s cross functional skills. * Integrated automated workflow between volume and pricing teams with approval steps for each, creating efficiencies and time savings. * Selected as Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador to lead four initiatives that raised cultural awareness. * Built merit and compensation model, working with HR, that attracted talent and improved wages. Resulted in more advanced analyst competencies, workload, and performance.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Promoted to spearhead scheduling and logistics of commercial and industrial gas, coordinating 300 BCF on annual basis. Completed MBA program while working full-time. * Led seven Analysts and Senior Analysts in Louisville, KY and Waukesha, WI in management of 100+ work orders daily, shipping on over 300 transportation contracts and 65 pipelines to ensure timely natural gas delivery and penalty avoidance. * Mapped out daily allocations in adherence with contracts while capturing invoicing rates, collaborating with settlement and risk management teams. * Implemented job rotation and cross training functions which enhanced resolution time and team efficiency.* Trained team on natural gas planning and scheduling system that impacted six satellite offices.* Collaborated with legal in Exelon-Constellation merger and Oneok acquisition; executed due diligence in documentation and scheduling compliance in accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).* Created report which was utilized by legal to ensure no violations of Dodd Frank.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Led scheduling desk of seven in Louisville, Kentucky with accountability for 170 transportation contracts and 45 pipelines. Routinely made problem solving decisions to resolve customer and supplier issues and challenges.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Joined industry leader of power, natural gas, renewable energy, and energy management services for residential and commercial businesses across the U.S. Conducted efficient and cost-effective transportation scheduling of natural gas among key accounts. * Subject Matter Expert on natural gas scheduling within high stress 24/7 environment; participated in on-call coverage.* Selected to assist with testing and implementation of internal logistics system that improved business processes and practices. Scheduled more complex pipeline transports than peers with no major penalties.* Scheduled on over 25 pipelines with ability to cover daily duties of 45 pipelines.* Relocated to Houston, TX from October 2007 to March 2009 when needed to help schedule retail assets that moved to wholesale desk.* Worked with legal to set up new trading entity and assisted in moving over 300 pipeline contracts across 65 pipelines.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Management