Energy Procurement Manager

INERA SA has been evolving since its creation in 2018 and now brings together eight distributors from Western Switzerland: ALTIS, Genedis, Gruyère Energie, IB-Murten, Monthey Energie, SACEN SA, SEFA and SI-Fully. Objective: to jointly meet the challenges of the 2050 Strategy. The energy transition is everyone’s business. Renewable energies, building energy efficiency, etc., we support you and offer tailor-made, economical and reliable solutions.

Job Description

Employment rate: 80-100 %

Start date: to be agreed

Workplace: Monthey or Bulle

Your mission

• Define, with management, the electricity procurement strategy for INERA partners, the hedging policy and risk limits.
• Carry out forward, day-ahead and intraday purchases, submit nominations and manage flexible assets to reduce imbalances at the best cost.
• Negotiate and monitor supply contracts (framework contracts, bilateral, PPA) and acquire guarantees of origin.
• Establish the purchase budget and the energy cost price, monitor the portfolio result and report to management and partners.
• Operate the EDM Energy system, manage the balancing group with Swissgrid and, with the data team, oversee consumption forecasts.
• Be the preferred contact for partners, shareholder-clients and suppliers, and monitor markets and regulations (LApEl, OApEl, ElCom, REMIT).

Profile sought

Your profile and skills

• Higher education in economics, finance, energy, electrical engineering, data science or related field, with solid knowledge of energy market operations
• 3 to 5 years’ experience with a DSO, supplier, aggregator or electricity trading desk, in energy purchasing, portfolio management or spot markets.
• Strong knowledge of the Swiss and European electricity markets, balancing mechanisms, hedging instruments and energy contracts (EFET, PPA).
• Very good command of Excel and reporting tools (Power BI, Grafana or equivalent), basic Python; experience with an ETRM system is an asset.
• Negotiation skills, decision-making ability in a volatile market, rigour and excellent communication.
• Fluent English and good knowledge of German (level B2).

We offer

We offer you an exciting and varied job, in a sector shaping the energy transition and within a small team with a high level of expertise. We provide flexible and modern working conditions, with the possibility of teleworking.

Further information can be obtained from Mr Olivier Crettenand, tel. 027 564 64 01.

Interested? We look forward to receiving your complete application (cover letter, CV, work certificates and diplomas) via LUCCA.