Energy Procurement Manager Utilities And Carbon Credits

Overview GSK’s global annual utilities and carbon credits spend are approximately £180m and £40m respectively. The utilities and carbon markets are volatile, and we are seeking an Energy Procurement Manager who will partner across the end-to-end supply chain to define business requirements and build a world‑class supply base that delivers high-quality services, cost optimisation and robust risk management across both energy and carbon procurement.

This role has primary responsibility for electricity and natural gas procurement for more than one country and will also lead procurement of global carbon credits and related instruments. The successful candidate will use digital tools and analytics to inform forward buying decisions, supplier engagement, renewable energy strategies and carbon credits sourcing. They will combine deep energy procurement experience with strong technical skills — including market analytics platforms, trading/hedging ways of working, contract management tools, carbon credits market intelligence platforms and data visualization — to drive decisions and deliver tangible savings and sustainability outcomes.

• Own and manage energy contracts (electricity and natural gas) for assigned countries, including forward buying/hedging in line with GSK Energy Risk policy; use procurement systems and trading/hedging platforms to execute and document positions.
• Lead procurement of global carbon credits and related instruments (removal, reduction and avoidance credits), managing supplier selection, contract negotiation and verification/registry requirements to meet GSK’s corporate climate and nature objectives.
• Apply market analytics and digital tools to time supply tenders, purchase decisions and carbon credit acquisitions in price‑volatile markets; translate market signals into procurement actions.
• Support stakeholder engagement across supply chain, finance, sustainability, site operations and legal, using dashboards and scenario modelling to ensure transparent, timely decisions. Navigate complex internal approval processes and senior stakeholder buy in to category strategy recommendations.
• Support the Sustainability Engineering Team and the Central Sustainability Team in innovative, technology-enabled approaches (e.g., automated tendering, algorithmic sourcing, advanced forecasting, machine learning applications) to drive savings and continuous improvement across energy and carbon procurement.
• Chair and lead regional risk management meetings; represent Global Utilities in cross‑functional and regional forums, presenting data-driven recommendations on energy and carbon risk.
• Develop and implement renewable electricity procurement strategies for assigned regions, leveraging market data and procurement platforms to optimise PPA, virtual PPA and REC approaches.
• End-to-end project manage the Global Renewable Electricity Certificate (REC) programme to support GSK’s 100% Renewable Electricity target, using programme management tools and governance frameworks to ensure compliance and accurate tracking.
• Manage relationships with utilities and carbon market intelligence suppliers and technology vendors, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, actionable market data and analytics.
• Ensure integrity of carbon credit procurement: coordinate due diligence, validation and verification, portfolio risk management and ensure alignment with recognised standards (e.g., Verra, Gold Standard etc.) and internal retirement requirements.

• Ensure regional risk policies and procurement governance are implemented, communicated and periodically updated; maintain digital records and audit trails for energy and carbon transactions. Lead internal audit response for Renewable Energy programmes in line with established policies and timelines.
• Lead Energy & Carbon Council preparation: provide data-driven analysis of current and forward energy and carbon prices, volatility metrics, market intelligence and build business cases for new projects using financial models and visualization tools.
• Support the Global Senior Manager, Utilities, on energy, carbon and sustainability projects…