Gas Supply Representative

At Atmos Energy, we enjoy an employee-focused culture with rewarding work, competitive pay, work-life balance, inclusion and diversity, and excellent benefits.

Atmos Energy offers benefit eligibility on the first day of employment and they include:

Company-Provided Benefits* Holidays and Paid Time Off

Voluntary Benefits* Retirement Savings Plan

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THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

Primary Duties

1. Develops and evaluates gas purchasing strategies.

2. Analyzes monthly and daily gas supply needs based on load forecasts and manages gas supply and storage according to those forecasted needs.

3. Manages daily supply and storage usage to comply with pipeline requirements and to ensure reliable delivery throughout

the year Ensures that storage inventory levels are appropriate to meet peak day withdrawal requirements and monthly targets. Stays informed on how pipeline capacity, storage assets and supply contracts operate. Monitors emails and facility notices for critical conditions. Communicates and coordinates with stakeholders to proactively manage gas supply around constraints.

4. Creates supply plans in conjunction with Gas Supply Planning for each area, which contain forecasted requirements and

storage injection and withdrawal activity.

5. Negotiates and executes spot gas purchase contracts as required to implement the gas supply acquisition program. Prepares and issues annual or seasonal Requests for Proposals for gas supply. Evaluates offers received and makes appropriate recommendations to management. Negotiates contract terms with suppliers. Assists in drafting and implementing the terms of Asset Management Agreements and performs related capacity releases in compliance with FERC rules. Prepares and issues transaction confirmations for gas supply contracts pursuant to NAESB contract provisions.

6. Performs deal entry, confirmations and nominations as required to comply with the associated agreements.

7. Maintains updated information regarding contract terms and tariff rates with pipelines and suppliers. Communicates to planning group the operational changes that are needed in contracts.

8. Establishes and maintains good working relationships with pipeline and storage representatives and suppliers.

9. Performs all gas accounting functions related to supplier and pipeline and storage invoices, which includes verification of

data for accuracy and attachment of all required documentation in order to fulfill requirements for approval and final

payment. Also responsible for the completion of gas cost summaries, reports and reconciliations to general ledger.

10. Generates and maintains all documentation necessary to comply with reporting requirements of State Regulatory

Commissions on all gas supply related matters, i.e. Prudence Review, Gas Cost Adjustment (GCA) review, etc.

11. Works in conjunction with Scheduling group to insure that activity related to third party end users is being accounted for

in the daily management of gas supply.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE LEVEL:

Master's degree in business, accounting, finance or a related field and one year of related experience; or

Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance or a related field and a minimum of three years related experience; or equivalent.

COMPREHENSION SKILLS:

Requires the ability to understand written and oral communications that may be technically complex or legal/contractual in nature. Requires spatial cognition (ability to differentiate north, south, east, west; upstream/downstream; injection/withdrawal, etc.).

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Requires the ability to communicate, persuade and/or influence internal and/or external customers at a high level such as senior management on matters of a technical and/or complex nature.

WRITING SKILLS:

Skill in writing grammatically correct routine business correspondence and analytical reports.

NUMERIC SKILLS:

Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Requires working knowledge of various software applications to create documents, spreadsheets, reports and/or graphics.

WORK CONDITIONS:

Works in an office environment.

Requires occasionally performing activities including, but not limited to, bending, stooping, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning and/or lifting.

Atmos Energy Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Job Family:

Gas Supply