Vattenfall
Energy
(Senior)CommodityOriginator
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“(Senior) Commodity Originator at Vattenfall. Skills: structured energy commodity transactions, non-standard contracts, PnL generation, market access services, energy commodity markets, hedging, sourcing, optimizing and dispatching, trading business, risk mitigation, negotiate, implement new business opportunities, maintaining regular semi-standard business, deal closing, internal approvals by relevant committees, contract negotiation. Identify, develop, negotiate and implement new business oppor”
What You'll Achieve.
maximize the value of the overall portfolio; optimize and dispatch; hedge; source for Vattenfall's sales and generation volumes; drive PnL generation
Industry & Context.
solution-focused thinking
pre-employment screening, certificate of good conduct (i. e. criminal record certificate) is required for certain positions, security vetting process, according to the Swedish legislation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High degree of commercial focus, business acumen, PnL responsibility, Ability to structure power, gas, cross-commodity, complex energy transactions, Ability to drive transactions from idea to closure through all approvals, Experience in physical and financial energy markets, network in the energy market, esp. across Northern Europe, self-motivation to achieve PnL in a challenging and rapidly evolving environment, Fluent in English, Fluent in at least in one of the core Nordic languages: Swedish, Norwegian or Finnish
Nice to Have
Commodity Origination acts as the single interface to the market, experience within one or several of the commodity areas we aim to strengthen
What You'll Do.
negotiate and implement new business opportunities
maintain regular semi-standard business
develop our trading business
Identify structured / non-standard trading & customer-based opportunities
Grow and innovate Vattenfall’s Origination business
Identify potential new clients and follow-up on current leads
Manage and drive onboarding process for new counterparties until deal closing
Facilitate decision making processes
potentially involving executive group management
Internal coordination with Legal
Market and Credit Risk
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
work in close cooperation with our trading unit; work in close cooperation with other important stakeholders; Internal coordination with Legal, Trade Control, Reg Ops, Market and Credit Risk, Finance
Communication Scope
communication and interpersonal skills
Process & Methodology
drive transactions from idea to closure through all approvals
Full Job Description
Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21.000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission. Right in the heart of Vattenfall, at Business Area (BA) Markets , you will find an inspiring international environment, with a culture of care and personal growth, enabling you to be who you are, having fun, building strong relationships and learning every day. Find out what our colleagues think about our culture: [https://youtu.be/-9qGrDUCptA](https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F-9qGrDUCptA&data=05%7C02%7Celiasmaximilian.erdmann%40vattenfall.de%7Cbf9e08872b8b4589876608ddb7e0d737%7Cf8be18a6f6484a47be7386d6c5c6604d%7C0%7C0%7C638868898486192534%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pQBaNHUUK3yMzKIAW8vd15xCXrZO79NPad61mxUCQ94%3D&reserved=0) We employ around 500 professionals who are active across Europe with offices in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to drive the energy transition together. Our role in Vattenfall is to maximize the value of the overall portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging, and sourcing for Vattenfall's sales and generation volumes. We serve as Vattenfall’s single access to energy commodity markets and trade electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates. Within Markets BU Customers is offering power purchase agreements to operators of wind or solar parks. We provide market access services to large customers and (regional) energy suppliers and connect demand-side flexibility of industry to stabilize the electricity grid. We furthermore sourc
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