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Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Company: CMS Energy
Experience: Mid-level
Highest Level of Education: Other Graduate Degree



Job Responsibilities
Market Analyst - 10 hs per week (aprox.). Regulatory Analyst - 10 hs per week (aprox.). Sales and Trading - 20 hs per week (aprox.). Back-office operations - 5 hs per week (aprox.). Major Responsibilities: . Sell energy term contracts, both marked to market as backed by own production, and follow up. . Provided customer service. . Purchase fuel for generation: negotiate contract changes and follow up. . Analyze regulatory changes, look for opportunities in these changes and implement improvements. . Cost, operational and invoicing analysis, via complex models. . Trained personnel for improvements (plant personnel, peers and managers). . Provided information to headqarters. . Participated in development analysis. . Participated in negotiations with government regarding regulatory changes.
Job Requirements
Education requirements: engineer: solid math and problem solving skills.
Uppers
Good pay for local standards. High exposure, considering few relevant business players and negotiations with the government. Full responsibility.
Downers
Stagnant economy and headquartes unwillingness to growth led to a very stagnant company. Competitive environment. Need to proof that you're "trustable".
Lifestyle
Work hours: 9 am to 7-9 pm. Dress code: suit, with casual Fridays Diversity: very little. Business travel: few, but interesting. Social events: from time to time. Most in the office, and some outside.
Compensation
Base salary: 60.000 pesos (20.000 dollars). Bonuses: 1/10th of salary. stock options: none. Benefits: cell phone, PDA (sometimes).

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