The role
04The Flexible Asset Optimization Lead - EMEA will develop and successfully execute the regional flexible electricity asset origination and optimization strategy using best practices to align with key partners. In this role, you will create and manage a portfolio of flexible assets that can participate in short-term electricity and ancillary-service markets to reduce power cost, generate optimization revenue and lower grid-related charges. You will translate site flexibility and market opportunities into prioritized pipelines, investment cases, commercial agreements, site onboarding plans, daily operating processes and measurable value capture. You will partner closely with sites, business and finance stakeholders, EOT, the Energy Coordinator, legal and risk teams, and third-party aggregators or optimizers.
01Build a scalable regional portfolio of flexible electricity assets that can be optimized in short-term markets and used to reduce power and grid-related costs.
02Develop and implement the overall short- and long-term flexible-asset origination and optimization strategy in line with business objectives globally and regionally.
03Identify opportunities across EMEA sites, including battery energy storage systems, heat batteries, cogeneration, electric or hybrid boilers and flexible demand.
04Assess technical availability, operational constraints, metering, connectivity, dispatch limits and site readiness, and build a prioritized opportunity pipeline based on value, feasibility, market access and implementation effort.
05Provide market and revenue expertise to internal senior stakeholders and project teams to develop robust investment cases for flexible assets and align assumptions with business objectives.
06Quantify potential value from day-ahead, intraday, imbalance, aFRR, mFRR, capacity and grid-related opportunities, including the interaction between revenue streams, operating constraints and market risk.
07Support assumptions for asset sizing, operating profile, revenue stack, risk sharing, implementation cost and payback expectations, and challenge business cases where market or operational assumptions are not sufficiently robust.
08Develop the commercial approach for asset participation in short-term electricity and ancillary-service markets, including the appropriate market-access and optimization model for each site and asset.
09Foster key regional supplier relationships through the resolution of implementation issues and leadership of major negotiations or workshops with third-party aggregators and optimizers.
10Lead commercial negotiations and define contract structures covering value sharing, baselines, availability, dispatch rights, settlement, data access, performance standards and operational responsibilities.
11Ensure commercial arrangements are aligned with site constraints, legal and risk requirements, EOT objectives and clear accountability between Cargill and external service providers.
12Engage senior stakeholders and sites to execute the regional strategy, secure site commitment and coordinate the onboarding of flexible assets.
13Establish roles, escalation routes, data flows, meter access, nomination timelines, dispatch processes, operational handoffs and exception-management routines.
14Set up governance for asset availability, dispatch instructions, nominations, operational exceptions and performance feedback, while ensuring that site safety and production requirements remain protected.
15Monitor optimization revenues, avoided energy costs, grid-cost savings, asset availability, external provider performance, operational exceptions and missed opportunities, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
16Partner with the Energy Coordinator to identify where peak shaving and optimized capacity management can reduce network charges, capacity charges or peak-demand penalties.
17Lead flexible-asset portfolio management by defining performance measurement standards and implementing standardized procedures for a robust and scalable daily operating model.
18Provide expert thought leadership in the field and work with limited direction, using additional research and interpretation to identify issues or problems.
19You may provide direction to supporting team members and be a strategic contributor.
20Other duties as assigned.
