Manager, Pricing & Market Analysis

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Job Summary

The Manager will be responsible for leading, executing and overseeing the costing of retail gas, electricity, and other revenue streams for residential and commercial customers. This will include reviewing and collecting historical usage, load profile analysis, cost component review and validation. This individual will provide market analysis with data, trends, strategies to stay competitive in the market.

While working as part of a team, the individual has a high degree of accountability and responsibility for the strategic direction and provide recommendations for the products and services that best fit the long-term strategy of the business unit. The individual should have in depth knowledge of the Canada energy market fundamentals and can critically evaluate, and model risk associated with costing various retail energy components. The individual will work closely with various groups in product development, portfolio management, forecasting and market operations located in Calgary, AB and Houston, TX. The individual will also interact with IT and drive the implementation of system and process migrations and improvement.

Other responsibilities include operational analysis, and other ad hoc financial analysis. The position requires strong data, financial and customer modelling and analytics experience, strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to meet stringent and regular deadlines.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

The Manager is responsible for leading regional pricing and structuring for residential and commercial customers and provide market competitive analysis within the Canada Competitive Go to Market team:

• Monitor current market conditions to seek opportunities to maximize margins and minimize retail risk
• Assist in the development of analyses and models based on complex energy market indicates and cost components
• Provide market and customer analysis to determine market segmentation and targeting for products
• Oversee development of reporting dashboards and identify opportunities for improvement
• Support all sales channels by delivering timely and accurate transaction costs
• Drive NRG vision and values throughout the team
• Review and analyze cost discrepancies based on market feedback
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Responsible for development and maintenance of pricing cost curves (Cost of Goods Sold) associated with all non-traded energy components including load following premiums (hourly, daily and monthly shaping and swing risk) and recovery of demand-based components such as transmission costs
• Deliver the gross margin and sales objectives while maintaining profitable retail transactions
• Mine, manage and analyze large amounts of complex data
• Work across functions and channels to ensure a consistent, targeted customer pricing
• Develop segmentation and pricing strategies for retention campaign
• Provide market analysis with data, trends, strategies, and competition to stay competitive in the market
• Provide daily transaction costing and structuring of retail gas and electricity products
• Review data, consumption pattern and usage exceptions and accurately assess risk and cost impact
• Manage integration of pricing into the system and QC process
• Manage development of renewal offers and pricing

Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferably in mathematics, engineering, or another quantitative field
• MBA or CFA preferred

Minimum Requirements

• High level of motivation and aptitude for problem solving, with a strong attention to detail
• Proficient Excel modeling skills and PowerPoint required
• Advanced financial modelling skills including developing driver based economic scenario modelling, NPV and ROE/ROI analysis.
• Experience and knowledge with quantitative modeling tools such as Python
• Effective at dealing with ambiguity
• Intellectual curiosity and continuous improvement drive
• Comfortable working in a growth environment, working with a new team and providing recommendations on improving existing processes
• Proficiency in SQL database query and data management
• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in financial analysis
• Exceptional communicator (written and verbal), able to present a story and strategic options in a clear, concise manner
• Excellent team/relationship building and a team player willing to contribute to the success of all responsibilities of the Canada team
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Strong work ethic, with an effective combination of business acumen, sound decision-making, and a bias for action; ability to act in a decisive, urgent, and committed way to achieve results; remain focused on deliverables and leverage resources to reach goals.
• Excellent interpersonal skills as this position requires significant interface with outside stakeholders and the leadership team
• Experience with data visualization software preferred
• Ability to prioritize, and to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy
• Research driven mindset that is anchored in curiosity, learning, and balanced with excellent analytical, problem solving and project management/organization skills.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to work independently and complete responsibilities with little supervision, yet work well in team-orientated culture
• Ability to handle multiple assignment on a timely basis with a high degree of accuracy
• Strong financial modelling including valuation modeling skills (DCF, ROI, etc.)
• Preferred experience with subscription-based businesses (retail energy, insurance, cable, internet, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of Energy experience
• Experience working in deregulated energy in Alberta

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally requires lifting as appropriate to perform duties and responsibilities/Position requires employee to work using a laptop/computer screen

Working Conditions

• Some overtime required as special projects arise
• Some travel <10%
  
• Hybrid environment (office and home)

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