Director of Energy Management (EMEA)

About the role

You will lead and shape a newly scaled Energy Management organization across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, driving commercial and operational impact for Linde's industrial gases business. The role combines strategic energy procurement, operational optimisation and senior stakeholder leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Define and steer the regional energy procurement strategy, balancing risk and reward while ensuring transparent decision‑making.
• Support operational optimisation of energy consumption, including technical load‑management, flexibility technologies and the interface between commercial strategy and plant operations.
• Drive governance through RBU Energy Boards, aligning strategic parameters and enabling high‑quality decisions with regional leaders.
• Deliver productivity contributions and oversee large‑scale energy purchase decisions within agreed strategic cornerstones.
• Build senior capability in a high‑performing team, ensuring technical excellence, commercial discipline and strong cross‑regional collaboration.

Required profile

• More than ten years of experience in energy management, with at least five years in industrial gases or comparable energy‑intensive industries.
• Proven ability to lead senior stakeholders, influence diverse regional situations and make large‑scale commercial decisions.
• Academic degree in a technical or financial discipline.
• Enterprise mindset with strong commercial discipline across the EMEA region.

Required skills

• Energy procurement strategy
• Portfolio and risk management
• Energy trading products
• Operational optimisation
• Load‑management technologies
• Flexibility technologies