Risk Portfolio Executive

Inspired is a UK market leading technology enabled provider of energy and sustainability advisory services. Since 2000, it has grown in scale and capability and is servicing over 3,400 UK and Irish clients across all sectors. To enable businesses to respond to the climate emergency, we focus on solving their toughest challenges. By managing data comprehensively, sourcing energy sustainably and reducing carbon efficiently, we allow our clients to control costs effectively, make authentic ESG disclosures, improve their business performance, whilst powering their journey to net zero.

This role is ideally suited to a career minded, ambitious individual who is looking for that unique opportunity to prove what they can do and then be rewarded for it. We are looking for a Portfolio Executive to join our successful Risk team. This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days per week in our Kirkham (Lancashire) head office.

Role and Responsibilities

• The Portfolio Executive will be responsible for managing the Inspired Collectives (portfolios).
• The role would involve tendering supply contracts, managing and maintaining the portfolios and communicating with suppliers.
• Building and managing relationships with the portfolio suppliers and working alongside the Supplier Relationship Manager.
• Weekly tendering for all Collectives customers sites and meters.
• Check all supply contracts prior to sending to the Account Managers.
• Portfolio site lists must be cross referenced with the suppliers each month. Any differences need to be highlighted and then discussed with the client facing teams where necessary.
• Issuing regular site lists to the client facing teams.
• Responsible for obtaining trade shapes and position reports on a monthly basis from the supplier.
• Managing the volume in the portfolios, monitored and reported each month to the Risk Directors.
• Terms and Conditions on any trade shape documents should be checked they are in line with what has been agreed between Inspired and the supplier.
• Monthly monitoring of volume tolerances.
• Relevant information must be uploaded and updated on Sugar (internal system).
• Credit information must be relayed to relevant parties at the earliest opportunity.
• Management of the Collectives timeline both internally and externally.
• Obtain all Non-Commodity rates, and ensure they are validated, in line with the agreed timeline.
• Communicate all billing rates to the internal teams.
• Add all billing rates to Sugar (internal system).
• Assist with the future Collectives framework tenders.
• Carry out Key Performance Indicator (KPI) meetings or conference calls with relevant suppliers on a regular basis.
• Support the Supplier Relationship Manager with the day-to-day supplier activities and escalations for the Collectives suppliers being managed.
• Ad hoc tasks as required.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements

Essential:

• Educated to degree level or demonstrate equivalent experience, including English and Maths at least grade C or equivalent.
• Communicate and influence at every level within an organisation.
• Strong time management/prioritisation skills.
• Ability to work alone.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excel proficient.
• Excellent standard of spoken and written English.
• Ability to travel.

Desirable:

• Energy industry experience.
• Experience in a similar position.
• Commercial awareness.
• Strategic thinker who can understand complex issues.
• Experience in project management.

What we offer

• Training and development opportunities.
• Company pension.
• Sharesave scheme.
• Life insurance.
• 4pm finish on Friday.

If you are interested in the role and would like to be considered, please apply now and a member of our In House Recruitment Team will be in touch. Good Luck!