Context & Environment
Would you like to develop at the heart of the energy markets and make a direct impact on business performance?
Join a strategic role where analytical thinking, responsiveness, and decision-making come together in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment.
In a context shaped by the volatility of financial and oil markets, you will be at the forefront of the company's competitiveness and profitability challenges. Working closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders (customers, Supply, Back Office, Prism, Business Control, and many others), you will help drive key business decisions through your expertise, strong analytical skills, and ability to influence and engage stakeholders.
A key role for professionals passionate about strategy, market analysis, and decision-making, eager to turn the complexity of energy markets into opportunities for growth.
Activities
The Pricing and Risk Optimization Manager is responsible for ensuring competitive, compliant and strategically aligned pricing in a dynamic energy market environment.
The role combines market intelligence, pricing expertise, risk management and cross-functional collaboration to support business performance and decision making.
1. Market Analysis & Intelligence
- Monitor the Belgian and international petroleum markets, including product quotations, supply/demand trends, geopolitical developments, and regulatory changes impacting prices.
- Perform continuous competitive intelligence, analyzing competitor pricing strategies and market positioning.
- Track and interpret external price references (e.g. market indices, official price publications, market bulletins, geo-political events influencing the commodity and financial market).
- Produce market reports, price evolution analyses, and scenario simulations for management decision making.
- Advising customers on market intelligence
2. Pricing Analysis & Price Setting
- Calculating selling prices for petroleum products by analyzing the price components such as product costs, taxes, logistics, margins, and market benchmarks.
- Specialized in the Belgian program agreement and his price calculations
- Decides and advises the intraday price adjustments in line with market movements, internal rules, and regulatory constraints.
- Responsible for the correctness of pricing tools and systems used for price publication and internal communication.
3. Risk Management & Compliance
- Manage the price risk monitoring and ensure compliance with internal price risk management frameworks
- Ensure full compliance with Belgian energy regulations, official pricing mechanisms, and internal governance.
- SPOC for audits and internal controls related to pricing and market processes.
4. Reporting & Performance Analysis
- Responsible for regular reporting on margins, pricing performance, volumes, and market deviations.
- Driver for sales forecasting and assisting budgeting exercises, and long term planning initiatives.
- Deliver ad hoc analyses to support commercial negotiations and strategic decisions.
5. Internal & External Coordination
- Pricing and market expert contact for Sales, Back Office, Finance, and Management.
- Provide market and pricing explanations for the sales team and customers.
- Manage communication related to price changes and market evolution.
THE BENEFITS OF THE JOB
A high impact strategic role at the heart of pricing and energy market challenges, offering broad exposure and a cross functional view of the company’s activities.
Within a dynamic and constantly evolving environment, you will develop key expertise in pricing, market analysis and risk management, while directly contributing to the company’s performance and the strengthening of its competitive positioning.
Candidate Profile
- You are fluent in both French and Dutch.
- You hold a Master's degree (or equivalent) and have at least three years of successful experience in a demanding professional environment.
- You have strong Excel skills and are comfortable working with reporting tools and databases. You can transform complex market data into clear, actionable insights that create real value for the business, even under pressure.
- With a strong analytical mindset, you combine accuracy, organizational skills, autonomy, and a proactive approach.
- Solution-oriented by nature, you thrive in dynamic, market-driven environments and are able to balance performance, accountability, and confidentiality.
- Your excellent interpersonal skills, ability to influence others, and impactful communication style enable you to interact effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
- You remain calm and focused under pressure and demonstrate strong resilience in challenging situations.
Ready for your next challenge?
Join us and make a direct contribution to our company's performance. Take on a key role at the heart of the energy markets and help drive success within an ambitious and committed team.
Does this sound like the opportunity you've been looking for? Apply today and make the difference with us!
Domain: Finance, Sales & Marketing
Type of contract: Regular position
Experience: Minimum 3 years
Employer company: TotalEnergies Marketing Belgium