Lars Schnitzler

Head of Business Development and Contract Management at Uniper Global Commodities SE

Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

I am passionate about the energy industry and being engaged in its transition towards a more flexible and greener future motivates me - discovering something new every day.

Experience

  • Head of Business Development and Contract Management at UNIPER GLOBAL COMMODITIES SE
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Uniper (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Business Developer and Contract Manager
      Apr 2020 - Mar 2025 · 5 yrs

      Driving business development initiatives for Uniper’s Power Trading and Optimisation cross-functionally Structuring customer/stakeholder discussions and workshops to enable the realisation of strategic initiatives e.g. in the field of Renewable PPAs Providing successful Contract Management for Power contracts with Renewable Assets, Collaboration with commercial stakeholders at all levels of the organization to ensure the success of Growth initiatives Drafting of new energy contracts with e.g. Renewable Assets Owners or other Third Parties Reviewing existing energy contracts in coordination with internal business departments to determine the need for adjustments and negotiate any necessary adjustments Planning and driving the implementation of processes and responsibilities around the Renewables PPA business cross-functionally Managing and mitigating contractual risks as well as deadlines and coordinating a structured counterparty alignment

    • Graduate Trainee Business Development and Contract Management
      Jan 2020 - Mar 2020 · 3 mos

    • Graduate Trainee Power UK Dispatch & Short-term Trading
      Oct 2019 - Dec 2019 · 3 mos

  • BET Büro für Energiewirtschaft und Technische Planung GmbH (Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
    • Master's thesis candidate
      Oct 2017 - May 2018 · 8 mos

      Evaluation of innovative self supply / prosumer business models

    • Working student
      Sep 2017 - Oct 2017 · 2 mos

      Working student in the team "Kaufmännische Netzsteuerung"/ Commercial grid management. Focus: Regulation management, Strategy development for grid operators with regard to the incentive regulation, Grid controlling, Analysis of PnLs, Modelling business plans, Coding of Excel Tools.

  • Intern Smart Cities at PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS, S.C.
    Jun 2017 - Sep 2017 · 4 mos

    Intern in the team "Smart Cities": Strategy consulting of cities and utilities in terms of digitalisation and innovative business models

  • BET GmbH (Aachen)
    • Working student
      Jul 2015 - Jun 2017 · 2 yrs

      Working student in the team "Kaufmännische Netzsteuerung"/ Commercial grid management. Focus: Regulation management, Strategy development for grid operators with regard to the incentive regulation, Grid controlling, Analysis of PnLs, Modelling business plans, Coding of Excel Tools.

    • Intern
      Apr 2015 - Jun 2015 · 3 mos

      Working student in the team "Kaufmännische Netzsteuerung"/ Commercial grid management. Focus: Developing a KPI database, Regulation management, Strategy development for grid operators with regard to the incentive regulation, Grid controlling, analysis of PnLs, Modelling business plans, Coding Excel Tools