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Responsible for establishment and delivery strategic projects involving the Commercial business area – including some cross-functional activity across the whole Group in functions such as Sustainability, External Affairs, Production and Trading. I frequently need to absorb and understand a great amount of detail, represent this in a manageable way to engage stakeholders from Executive to operational level, and as a result create project proposals which clarify what is needed to deliver under… Show more Responsible for establishment and delivery strategic projects involving the Commercial business area – including some cross-functional activity across the whole Group in functions such as Sustainability, External Affairs, Production and Trading. I frequently need to absorb and understand a great amount of detail, represent this in a manageable way to engage stakeholders from Executive to operational level, and as a result create project proposals which clarify what is needed to deliver under our strategic aims.When starting in the role I was instrumental in supporting the transition of the Transformation team from being focused on a sole business unit to cover the entire Group Commercial function. This involves challenging the way both functional business units and the transformation team themselves operate to deliver strategic projects which can be highly cross-functional, complex and high profile and educating the wider team on Commercial, Supply chain and commodity dynamics. Show less

Initially part of the Integration Management Office responsible for project managing the integration of a newly acquired business into the group, my key focus areas were on Sustainability and Commercial. Managing transition of activities and projects into functional 'Business as Usual' roles and coordinating across the business connected activity. Following the end of the IMO support period, more heavily focus on Commercial organisation development and change activities. Identification… Show more Initially part of the Integration Management Office responsible for project managing the integration of a newly acquired business into the group, my key focus areas were on Sustainability and Commercial. Managing transition of activities and projects into functional 'Business as Usual' roles and coordinating across the business connected activity. Following the end of the IMO support period, more heavily focus on Commercial organisation development and change activities. Identification, promotion and development of projects to support operational activity and development of newly formed global Commercial organisation. Show less

Selby, England, United Kingdom

Accountable for ensuring continuity of fuel supply to the world's largest biomass-fuelled power station. Working cross-functionally to ensure optimal supply profile, assessing internal and external intelligence to forecast potential risks or opportunities. Seeking and evaluating internal and external options to mitigate risks and maximise opportunities around the fuel portfolio. With a strong network of external relationships to fully understand developing dynamics in an illiquid and emerging… Show more Accountable for ensuring continuity of fuel supply to the world's largest biomass-fuelled power station. Working cross-functionally to ensure optimal supply profile, assessing internal and external intelligence to forecast potential risks or opportunities. Seeking and evaluating internal and external options to mitigate risks and maximise opportunities around the fuel portfolio. With a strong network of external relationships to fully understand developing dynamics in an illiquid and emerging market. Taking a lead in predicting, assessing and ensuring forecast volumes and prices are submitted to internal teams to contribute to forward business plans in an ever-evolving and opaque market. Achieved the development, organisational acceptance and authorisation for new contracting mechanisms to enable faster response to changing business needs while maintaining desired risk profile. Subsequently achieved authorisation to increase levels of trading activity to pro-actively optimise the group position - changing the focus from one of reactive market engagement to more active market participant.During 2015 & 2016 I was selected to take part in the Drax Group Leadership Development Programme where I completed a bespoke course and was also secured a CMI Level 3 award in First Line Management.Responsible for recruitment, selection, training and development of a small team and supporting senior management on development of the wider team. Show less

Selby, England, United Kingdom

Working as part of a team responsible for originating, developing and securing contracts for supply of biomass fuels into the power station at a time where the industry was in development phase. Including assessment of potential suppliers and due diligence to determine which projects had greatest chance of success. Commercial negotiation to secure best available terms and reporting to business on developments within the position and wider market. Ensuring suppliers met stringent sustainability,… Show more Working as part of a team responsible for originating, developing and securing contracts for supply of biomass fuels into the power station at a time where the industry was in development phase. Including assessment of potential suppliers and due diligence to determine which projects had greatest chance of success. Commercial negotiation to secure best available terms and reporting to business on developments within the position and wider market. Ensuring suppliers met stringent sustainability, and specification requirements and managing the internal and external interfaces as these changed and developed over time in line with emerging regulations. Show less

Hull, United Kingdom

Following the merger of Karlshamns and Aarhus in 2005, appointed to the role of Trader. Responsible for the hedging, risk management and trading for speculative profit of a variety of vegetable oils and exchange rates. Origination of raw materials from a global supply chain, negotiating long-term arrangements with suppliers of raw materials to ensure a low-cost arrival into the UK refinery site. Analysis of commodity markets through technical and fundamental analysis to devise short-term and… Show more Following the merger of Karlshamns and Aarhus in 2005, appointed to the role of Trader. Responsible for the hedging, risk management and trading for speculative profit of a variety of vegetable oils and exchange rates. Origination of raw materials from a global supply chain, negotiating long-term arrangements with suppliers of raw materials to ensure a low-cost arrival into the UK refinery site. Analysis of commodity markets through technical and fundamental analysis to devise short-term and longer term strategies and to provide regular market information to the sales teams and customers. Show less

Hull, United Kingdom

Responsible for securing the purchase, shipping and delivery of all materials for a small speciality vegetable oil refinery. This involved supplier negotiation on material coming from all around the world, and arranging the shipment of material by road or sea into the small refinery in Hull. I undertook complete responsibility for the negotiation of freight contracts and the execution of these contracts. I took a lead role in the establishment of a new business area (animal feed) which… Show more Responsible for securing the purchase, shipping and delivery of all materials for a small speciality vegetable oil refinery. This involved supplier negotiation on material coming from all around the world, and arranging the shipment of material by road or sea into the small refinery in Hull. I undertook complete responsibility for the negotiation of freight contracts and the execution of these contracts. I took a lead role in the establishment of a new business area (animal feed) which included development of external contacts, understanding regulations and implementing processes and procedures to adhere to these. Once established, I was responsible for the purchase of raw materials and coordinating the sub-contracting of the processing. I regularly assessed progress and mix of raw materials to ensure the business area runs to optimum performance. Show less