Global Sustainable Energy Lead

FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.

FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives.  With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets. If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.  Visit FMC to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Role Overview:

Your role is based at the FMC Tower in Philadelphia. You will report to the Global Category Leader, Formulation & Packaging, and Energy. Front and center of your everyday FMC will require you to display your commitment to our six core values: Integrity, Safety, Sustainability, Respect for People, Agility, and Customer Centricity. Using FMC's core values as a launching pad to achieve outstanding results in a demanding day-to-day schedule.

The Global Sustainable Energy Leader will be in the global procurement organization and work closely with the global sustainability team at a strategic level and plant operations on a tactical level.  Collaborating closely with other senior-level internal stakeholders to negotiate and execute electrical power and natural gas contracts across FMC's global footprint (a total of 26 Formulation and Active Ingredient manufacturing sites) to create a low-cost and reliable energy portfolio while evaluating the best renewable or clean energy sources to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In addition, the Global Sustainable Energy Leader will also identify critical market conditions, regulations, and market structures to help evaluate potential savings opportunities and help develop our strategy to achieve FMC's ambitious goal of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035. The primary objectives of this role are based on strategy development with the sustainability organization that will create business cases that identify sustainability efficiencies and cost reduction opportunities for a short term and long-term roadmap.

Key Responsibilities:

We are seeking a candidate that can hit the ground running and make a visible impact within a short period of time. You can anticipate the following key responsibilities:

• Develop a comprehensive sourcing energy global strategy, that includes a roadmap to transition to renewable and clean energy options
• Work in collaboration with the Plant Operations group to ensure leadership alignment on the strategy, progression, and execution of the strategy, and annual reviews and adjustments to align with stakeholder objectives
• Analyze markets, regulations, and trends, including economic and geopolitical influences in markets where FMC operates
• Engage with energy suppliers to get market intelligence on upcoming energy technologies in the next 3-5 years
• Support global energy forecasting and budget planning and reporting activities
• Work collaboratively with operations and finance teams on energy forecasting, financial modeling, and hedging strategies
• Provide periodic category updates to the leadership team detailing key supplier initiatives, savings to target, category spend & trend analysis, greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
• Own and manage key supplier relationships (e.g., refreshing, developing, and tracking metrics (KPIs/SLAs) as well as all associated contract life-cycle management activities (e.g., renewing expiring contracts, updating pricing, etc.)

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) required
• 5+ years of experience working in the utility/energy industry
• Experience in global energy markets and trading; understanding of energy markets, regulatory policies, and trends
• Experience in energy markets, energy trading, power contract negotiations, energy regulations, renewable development, or energy generation technologies
• Ability to evaluate new energy markets, utility tariffs, policies, power contracts, or evaluating new energy sourcing opportunities and technologies
• Familiarity with renewable credit programs, renewable project development, power forecasting and scheduling, portfolio management theory, advanced energy storage, or alternative energy resources
• Experience building relationships and working with industry stakeholders, such as utilities, regional power planning agencies, renewable project developers, project investors, and renewable OEMs
• Thorough understanding of Natural Gas and Electricity Hedging and Market Fundamentals
• Experience working across regions in a multi-national organization
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams
• Strong negotiation and communication skills, including excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical and project management skills
• Proficient in using ERP Systems, SAP preferred
• International and domestic travel: 10 – 20%

Beneficial Additions:

• MBA
• Consulting experience
• Fluency in additional languages

At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive – regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC. FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department.