Job Description

Global Energy Procurement Lead

Location:

Bilbao HQ Office

At Sibelco, we advance life through materials.

For over 150 years, we’ve been a trusted leader in sourcing, transforming, and distributing specialty industrial minerals. Our work powers progress across industries as diverse as glass, ceramics, construction, coatings, polymers, and water purification. Beyond our materials, we’re proud of our commitment to sustainability, innovation, and empowering people from all walks of life to thrive and make a meaningful impact.

Are We the Perfect Match?

At Sibelco, we believe building a successful career is a two-way journey. We’re looking for individuals who share our values and vision, just as much as you’re seeking a company that aligns with your aspirations. Together, we can shape the future.

Job Description:

The Global Energy Procurement Lead manages the energy category across Sibelco, translating market intelligence and detailed analysis into effective sourcing, hedging and contracting decisions. Managing approximately €150 million in annual spend, the role combines hands-on category management with strong stakeholder coordination, supported by external energy specialists where appropriate.

Responsibilities

Category Strategy & Sourcing

• Develop and execute the short-, medium- and long-term energy category strategy in line with business priorities.
• Lead sourcing initiatives and negotiations to deliver measurable savings, manage risk and maintain service continuity.
• Manage key supplier relationships and establish fit-for-purpose regional or global frameworks.
• Identify eligible energy subsidies and support their commercial assessment and sourcing implications; ownership of applications, technical validation and compliance remains with the relevant business functions.
• Provide market, supplier and commercial input to Operations-led energy consumption optimization initiatives
• Market Insights & Hedging Strategy
• Maintain a detailed view of energy markets, price drivers, regulatory developments and Sibelco’s exposure, supported by external energy specialists.
• Own the data and models underpinning sourcing and hedging recommendations, including consumption, contracts, indices, open positions, coverage and budget exposure.
• Translate market movements into timely, quantified scenarios and business impacts, clearly explaining assumptions, sensitivities and risks.
• Recommend hedging actions and act as the primary counterpart to external advisors, independently challenging their analysis before decisions are escalated.
• Renewable Energy & PPA Sourcing Support
• Translate approved Sustainability and Operations priorities into procurement actions for PPAs, green certificates and other renewable energy solutions.
• Lead procurement-led market engagement, commercial assessment, sourcing and contracting support, in collaboration with Sustainability, Finance, Legal and Operations.
• Provide energy market, supplier and commercial input to renewable energy decisions
• Stakeholder Collaboration
• Partner with internal sustainability, operations, procurement and finance teams to ensure strategy execution.
• Serve as liaison with finance teams during budget planning and forecasting.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across geographies.
• Contract & Supplier Management
• Lead negotiations/ RFx for global/regional energy suppliers and advise on local contracts
• Evaluate supplier risk profiles and implement mitigation strategies.
• Data & Performance Tracking
• Build and maintain a reliable energy data baseline covering consumption, spend, prices, contract terms, market indices and hedging positions, in close collaboration with operations and finance.
• Track price and volume variances, savings, cost avoidance, budget impact and forecast accuracy; investigate material deviations.
• Connect market developments to Sibelco’s financial exposure and recommend actions.
• Ensure analytical outputs are accurate, traceable and sufficiently robust for senior management decisions.

About you:

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Finance, Procurement, Business or a related field.
• Typically 8–12 years of relevant experience in energy procurement, trading, market analysis or a closely related industrial role, including ownership of complex sourcing decisions.
• Experience working across countries and functions in an international environment.
• English–proficient verbal & writing.
• Strong digital fluency, with the ability to use AI and data tools effectively and adapt quickly to emerging technologies.
• Outstanding numerical and analytical capability, with the discipline to work hands-on in complex datasets and validate assumptions independently.
• Ability to interpret price curves, indices, contract structures, consumption profiles and hedge positions, and convert them into quantified scenarios and recommendations.
• Strong knowledge of European and UK power, gas and fuel markets, including CO₂ EUA/ETS. Familiarity with Nordic power sourcing and EPADs is an advantage.
• Experience with renewable energy solutions, including PPAs, green certificates and decarbonization initiatives.
• Sound commercial judgment, strong negotiation skills and the confidence to challenge suppliers and external advisors.
• Clear communicator able to explain complex analysis to non-specialists and work effectively across Finance, Operations, Sustainability, Legal and local Procurement.
• Pragmatic, accountable and comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy in a senior individual-contributor role.

Employee Type:

Permanent

Why Join Us?

Sibelco is more than a workplace—it’s a community that encourages growth, innovation, and collaboration. Here’s what you can look forward to when you join our team:

• Meet Our People: Careers
• Learn About Our Recruitment Process: Learn More
• Discover Our Sustainability Goals: Sibelco priorities

We also welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to support you through the selection process.

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Please note: We do not require agency services as we have a dedicated Global Talent Acquisition Team.