• Responsible for the overall strategic risk management and procurement services within the European markets• The management of the strategic sourcing lifestyle, from European supplier selection, contract and price negotiation, management of the European tender process and performance assessment• Identifying process improvement opportunities and promoting procurement best practices such as identification of new suppliers, delivering innovation and continuous improvement• Create an effective European team, lead, manage and coach team members to carry out their core responsibilities• Build and maintain strong relationships within European supply businesses – min 6 active relationships per country• Utilise established relationships within existing UK supply businesses that have European capability• Ensure that all European requirements of Ecova’s clients are met• Develop and implement products and services to achieve the long term goals of the business – UK and Europe• Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of the business - specifically support better management reporting, information flow and management, business processes and organisational planning• Play a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence• Provide clear and effective management reporting as and when required• Attend regular meetings with all relevant supply businesses in UK and Europe• Attend client meetings to ensure contractual delivery and customer satisfaction whenever needed• Provide support and advice to the Account Management Teams and the New Business Development Teams around supplier products and services development• Work consistently with clients, suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver excellent customer service in Europe

Line management of 6 energy procurement managers purchasing for around 7,000 gas and power supplies with an annual spend of around £300millionLine management of the 3 commissions executives Performance management and staff development training of my team and training of other colleagues ensure that all are performing at optimum levels Client portfolio allocation, monitoring and quality assuranceRecruitment for procurement team members, creating job descriptions and personal specification criteriaEscalation route to resolve any supplier issuesManage all energy supply company relationships, ensuring that they provide the best prices, products and serviceInternal and external consultant for existing / new product developmentLead for the development of internal IT systems to support the Procurement and Commissions TeamsSole responsibility for the design, creation and maintenance of the procurement process model used for training purposes and achieving government accreditationCreation and maintenance of the sales pricing model for renewal and new businessManagement of all new business energy tendersProcurement of energy supply contracts for key clients including British Airways Plc., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mercedes Grand Prix, Canary Wharf Management, Royal Opera House, CB Richard Ellis, PRUPIM, TUI UK, VUE Cinemas, Earls Court & Olympia via both fixed and flexible contractsMonitoring market fundamentals and driversDesign and implantation of risk management strategies based on market fundamentals

Responsible for the day to day management of 5 energy procurement managers purchasing for around 7,000 gas and power supplies with an annual spend of around £300million

Responsible for the end to end service of energy procurement for electricity and gas supply contracts from creating the Invitation to Tender to claiming of commissionsProcurement of energy supply contracts for over 5,000 gas and power supplies spending around £200 million via fixed and flexible contractsSetting up and initialising risk management strategies based on market fundamentalsInstigating wholesale energy trades based on agreed risk management strategiesCarry out complex negotiations around credit reducing/negating the need for security depositsAnalysis and negotiation of suppliers terms and conditionsArranging new connections and changes of measurement classArranging AMR contractsKeeping the sales team briefed on relevant wholesale energy market issuesProduction of a fortnightly client focussed external document on relevant wholesale energy market issues for all clients Responsible for energy supply company relationships and attendance of operational meetings Responsible for all company commission claims and setting company commission budgets Negotiating rebates with supply companiesTraining and developing other company membersDatabase and portfolio management

Energy tariff analysis, optimisation and reportingNegotiation of energy supply contracts for HH, NHH and gasEnsuring supply contracts were implemented correctly with suppliersEnsuring on going client / supplier issues were resolvedMaintaining the accuracy of the databaseAssisting the administrative team with efforts to resolve queries arising from invoice validation and monitoringManaging changes of ownership and new sitesPortfolio managementCalculating and raising external invoices for suppliers and clientsAttendance of client; Financial Administration Client / member AdministrationMembership RecruitmentBusiness Development

Assignment of telephone numbers for new subscribersArrangement of telephone number transfersGeneral administration

Creating and maintaining tariffs for major USA and UK clientsDesign, build and maintain databases highlighting tariff details and alternative tariffs to achieve savingsAnalyse and negotiate supplier offers to determine cheapest pricesAnalyse and validate half hourly metered consumption data Provision of weekly reports for Directors detailing all client's requirements, positions and deadlinesResearch the deregulation of the USA energy markets General administrationGrovers Surveyors

Residential and commercial valuations Commercial estate agencyBusiness rates and council tax negotiationsBook keepingCredit controlStatistical analysis and reporting

Installation and maintenance of elevators, escalators and stairliftsAssociated engineering