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Pricing Manager Germany - VARO Energy Germany GmbH｜Meet.jobs

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52k - 72k EUR Annually

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    Job description

    The Company

    VARO Energy is a dynamic, fast developing, integrated European downstream company launched in 2012. Our ambitious acquisition and integration strategy created a major energy company that cares for its customers across North-Western Europe. With a refining capacity of 176,000 bbl/day and a total storage capacity of almost 2,5mio m3, we own a solid asset base in our markets. Furthermore, we are proud to be an early mover in the reduction of harmful emissions, for instance by spearheading projects on Upstream Emission Reduction (UER). Leveraging our knowledge in this space will not only allow us to make a positive contribution to the energy transition, it will also enable us to further grow our market share. We will do so via our strong marketing organisation with activities in wholesale, retail and end consumer deliveries. In combination with our sophisticated supply & trading organisation, we excel at unlocking value from our Integrated Fuels Value Chains (FVCs).

    VARO Energy offers an exciting working environment that is characterised by strong teamwork, a flat organisation, a fast pace, entrepreneurial thinking & acting and having fun. Everybody has the chance to make a difference, develop a career and contribute to sustainable growth in an exciting and changing industry. VARO Energy is a partnership between the international energy and commodities company Vitol and the global asset manager The Carlyle Group.

    Our company is growing in northwest Europe and always looking for new talent that will actively support us in future expansions, particularly in our German operations. The Pricing Manager Germany is an important position in our Fuels Value Chain and of strategic significance for VARO Energy’s growth in Germany. With stepping into this role, you can build a bridge between your strong financial mathematic skills and your commercial way of thinking.

    For our German Headquarter located in the „HafenCity” in Hamburg we are looking for a you as

    PRICING MANAGER GERMANY (M/F/X)

    The Position

    You will play a crucial role in the optimization of our entire Fuels Value Chain as you are the coordinator of the different stakeholders and their interests. As Pricing Manager Germany you communicate on a daily basis with the main commercial departments within the organisation. As a data driven and higly analytical person, you are responsible for setting the price level at over 50 sales locations and act as the focal point for all price related request for our commercial business. Based on the information gathered from the other departments and guided by your own insight, you will develop, coordinate and oversee the execution of VARO’s pricing strategy at the macro level in Germany. Your ultimate goal is to ensure that VARO as a company is achieving the best value for the entire Fuels Value Chain, in Germany and beyond.

     

    Your Key responsibilities

    • Gathering information on a daily basis from internal and external sources with the goal of building a macro-level short-term pricing strategy that matches our view of the market developing and positions we want to take.
    • Feed local price levels into the optimization (LP) model for our refinery in Germany
    • Take the direct lead on daily financial contract optimisation and follow-up on the subsequent execution by all parts of the value chain
    • Materially contribute to the annual sales strategy by defining a long-term pricing strategy that matches with our strategic goals
    • Enable execution of our pricing strategy by managing and maintaining best-in-class tools
    • Contribute to investment and commercial projects around the German energy transition by giving input to financial models around project economics
    • Maintaining a transfer price mechanism that allows maximum value creation along the entire fuels value chain
    • Perform and organise on-going analyses of local and international prices on which you base your decisions
     

    Your profile

    • Master degree or equivalent in a quantitative or scientific field (preferably with economic aspects)
    • Two to five years relevant working experience in the energy industry or a fast paced, data-heavy environment
    • Understand the principles of trading and hedging
    • Acquaintance with complex price formulas and related hedging tools and techniques prefered
    • Knowledgeable of margin calculation and P&L reporting
    • Outstanding working knowledge of MS Excel
    • Fluent in German and English (written and verbally)

    Further knowledge and required personality

    • Entrepreneurial and communicative personality
    • Very good analytical skills and attention to detail
    • Curiosity and drive to think outside of the box in a transitioning industry
    • Act as a true team player, demonstrated ability to work effectively with different levels and functions in the organisation
    • Work in a reliable and well organized manner
     

    We offer

    • A professional and very well connected work environment with a young and international team in a growing company
    • An attractive workplace in the Hamburg HafenCity with great development opportunities within an international, corporate environment
    • Attractive salary and bonus structures, as well as an employer-financed pension and accident insurance
    • Further benefits such as health management, including for example health consulting, discounted gym memberships and digital fitness courses. We also cooperate with a specialised external provider, offering services in the realm of personal advice and professional coaching

    VARO Energy Germany GmbH