Refinery Economist

At VARO Energy we're looking for a Refinery Economist to join our team.

Full-time - Cressier, Switzerland

About us

At VARO, we believe in the power of energy. Energy enables our society to be mobile, comfortable, connected and innovative.

VARO offers a variety of products such as diesel and gasoline, heating oil, fuel oil and more. The priority for our energy business is to continue to operate safely and reliably, to reduce carbon intensity and to provide the energy security that is essential for our customers.

Our sustainable energies business is about creating access to sustainable energies by building new infrastructure and partnerships. We are helping our customers to decarbonize and ultimately reach Net Zero.

Our refinery in Cressier (NE) is a major energy supplier in Switzerland, supplying the national market with high-quality products. Our 300 employees challenge industry standards on a daily basis to meet the growing demand for clean energy solutions.

The energy industry is changing and we need the right people to grow with us as we rise to the challenge. Our continued success depends on our people, so we make sure that we are creating opportunities for professional development that respond to the aspirations of our employees.

About the job

The Refinery Economist is in charge of optimizing the refinery margin and production plan. He is working in close relation with the Economic, Production and Technology departments as well as the Corporate Supply Chain.

Tasks and responsibilities
- Running the Refinery LP (Linear Programming Tool)
- Prepare and present the optimum plans at the “Swiss Fuel Value Chain” weekly call
- Weekly preparation of the operating instructions batch optimization.
- Prepare the Production Plan Month+1
- Lead several meetings about economical drives with Production, Technology and other departments
- Prepare and participate to the monthly meeting about performance and strategy of the Swiss Fuel Value Chain
- Keep the margin indicators up-to-date
- Refinery focal point concerning the price set "up-to-date-process" in relation with the Supply Chain Manager
- Monitor the daily refinery performance, analyzing deviation against main economical drives and discussing with operation, technology and scheduling about corrective actions.
- Be the focal point for gasoline, middle-distillates and fuel oil pools optimization
- Identify some potential improvements through sensitivities
- Keep the Refinery LP and the Scheduling Tool up-to-date in relation to the Units & Products Scheduler and the LP modelers

**Qualifications**:

- University degree in Chemical engineering or mathematics
- 5 years experience as a Refinery Economist will be considered an asset
- Good level of English and French both spoken and written is mandatory

Required skills
- Detail and result oriented, you are able to prioritize tasks effectively and work precisely under pressure
- You have good communication and interpersonal skills
- You are demonstrably commercial and have incisive and accurate judgement
- Team player and resourceful, you are able to work across organizational boundaries

**What we offer**
- A professional and well connected work environment within a young and international team in a fast growing company
- An attractive workplace with great development opportunities
- Advantageous and competitive work conditions and social benefits

Do you want to join our team as our new Refinery Economist? Then we'd love to hear about you