Data Scientist Forecasting & Pricing

• Voltijds
• Type of Employment: Full-time
• Workplace type: Hybrid

About the Position

Vattenfall is one of the largest energy companies in Europe. We generate electricity and heat and supply energy to millions of customers. We do this in Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands.

With around 21,000 employees, we are making a future possible in which we are less dependent on the use of fossil fuels for our energy. We are leading the transition to a sustainable energy system. To achieve this ambitious goal, we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have a strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful company mission.

About the Company

Vattenfall is one of the largest energy companies in Europe. We generate electricity and heat and supply energy to millions of customers. We do this in Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands.

With around 21,000 employees, we are making a future possible in which we are less dependent on the use of fossil fuels for our energy. We are leading the transition to a sustainable energy system. To achieve this ambitious goal, we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have a strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful company mission.

Responsibilities

As a Data Scientist, you will strengthen the Energy Procurement, Risk Management, and Pricing Policy team. This team determines the procurement strategy for green electricity and gas and translates it into sharp and responsible prices for our customers. Because no matter what energy products we offer, it always starts with predicting consumption, uncertainties, and cost prices as accurately as possible. Every improvement lowers costs for our customers and helps us to accelerate the energy transition.

The energy market is changing rapidly. The energy transition is making the procurement and pricing of energy increasingly complex and less predictable. Smart analyses and applications that are increasingly close to real time are therefore essential. And that's what you'll be working on!

• Developing and improving price and forecast models for energy consumption and cost prices;
• Applying AI to increase predictive power and implement improvements broadly;
• You will use the new possibilities of machine learning and AI to implement improvement steps faster and across the board. You will develop into an expert in applying AI to these models and processes;
• Identifying trends such as smart charging, solar curtailment, and home batteries, and their impact on our portfolio;
• Translating insights into concrete improvement opportunities in pricing, sourcing, and risk management;
• Actively contributing to knowledge building within the team and implementing innovations.

You will have the space to take initiative, develop yourself, discover improvement opportunities, and realize them. You will report to the Director Customer Value Optimization.

Requirements

Who are you?

You are analytical and like to delve into the above subject matter to develop into a top specialist. You work accurately and have a proactive attitude. You work closely with other specialists in the field of procurement, forecasting, pricing, and reporting within the department. In addition, you work with specialists in the field of data science, machine learning, and data engineers outside the department.

You dare to critically review existing working methods and bring in new perspectives. At the same time, you can communicate your analyses and ideas comprehensibly to colleagues.

In addition, you have:

• A relevant university degree, with strong mathematical, physical, and/or econometric components;
• Some relevant work experience;
• You have extensive and demonstrable experience with Python (e.g., pandas, numpy, matplotlib, scipy, sklearn packages), and working with large data sets;
• Experience with the application of machine learning techniques and AI and a strong desire to stay or become a frontrunner in this field;
• Good communication and writing skills in both Dutch and English.

We Offer

The amount of your salary is based on your education and relevant work experience. The salary for this position is €4862,- to €6077,- gross per month, excluding holiday pay, based on a 38-hour workweek. In addition to your salary, we offer a good secondary employment conditions package, the most important parts of which are:

• Based on your annual salary, you will receive 8% holiday pay, a year-end allowance of 4.5% and a profit sharing of up to 3.5% of your annual salary based on the results of Vattenfall Netherlands (RDR)
• NS Business card for commuting or travel reimbursement of €0.23 per km (max. 50 km one way) and a home working allowance of €3.05
• 20 vacation days, 5 statutory vacation days (part of My Choice My Budget)
• 2 statutory days to compensate for overtime (part of My Choice My Budget)
• 3.5 vitality days and 13 ADV days (with a 38-hour contract with a 40-hour workweek)
• My Budget My Choice: buy and sell extra vacation days, buy a bike, or have your budget paid out monthly
• Pension with ABP: Vattenfall contributes 70% and you 30%.
• Health insurance Collective Discount with Zilveren Kruis Achmea
• 4 hours of leave to do voluntary work through Vattenfall Foundation
• Training budget for personal development

At Vattenfall, there is a close team culture with plenty of room for your own initiative.

Hybrid working is the norm at our company, which means that you will work at least 50% in the office. Most of your colleagues like to work the remaining 50% of their time from home, but that is entirely up to you. We attach great importance to a good work-life balance at Vattenfall, and we continue to look at how we can contribute to this as an employer.

More information?

Does this sound interesting? We would like to receive your application by November 5th at the latest. For questions about the process, you can contact Eva Deen, Recruitment Manager, [email protected]. A short online assessment is part of the recruitment process.

At Vattenfall, we believe that diversity makes a great contribution to our organization. That is why we constantly strive for a harmonious balance among our employees in terms of age, sexual orientation, belief, gender identity, (dis)ability, and cultural or ethnic background.

The safety of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. Therefore, a pre-employment screening is part of the selection process. The screening is based on the role you will perform within Vattenfall. The screening is carried out by a third party, DISA Global Solutions AB.

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