Commercial Manager

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 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. 

Job Description

Be in your element with BA Wind

As part of BA Wind you will play a key role in one of the most exciting pipelines in the industry with 24GW of capacity stretching out more than a decade ahead across our key European markets.

You won’t only be involved in developing projects but pioneering cutting-edge innovation, new business models and ways of working with communities and the environment. Working as part of a leading European utility also means you could be helping a growing number of major businesses and brands achieve their own sustainability goals through partnerships.

Do you want to help shape the commercial foundation of fossil‑free energy?

We are now offering an exciting opportunity as a Commercial Manager, where you'll help support Vattenfall’s assets and partners on the journey toward a fossil‑free future.

As a  Commercial Manager , you will join the Commercial Management team, and within it, the Commercial Operations team - a function dedicated to strengthening O&M commercial maturity, optimizing contract coverage, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous cost improvements across our assets.

In this role, you support the day‑to‑day commercial operations of minimum two offshore sites and act as a key point of contact for contractual and commercial matters within Generation. You contribute to managing operational contracts — from facility lease agreements to technician service contracts — ensuring clear oversight, strong governance, and smooth execution across stakeholders.

You provide commercial insights, structured analysis, and contract follow‑up that help sites deliver on their operational plans and business targets. A key part of the role is contributing to the continuous improvement and standardization of commercial processes, identifying cost‑saving opportunities, and supporting the team’s ambition to enhance commercial performance across the organisation.

By joining Commercial Operations, you become part of a team committed to operational excellence, contractual robustness, and ongoing optimisation of day‑to‑day commercial activities. The team’s main target is to ensure that our contractual landscape is well‑managed, compliant, and cost‑efficient — enabling our sites to operate reliably, safely, and profitably.

What will you do?

As a Commercial Manager , you will be a key commercial partner to Site Management and an integral member of the Commercial Management and Commercial Operations teams. You will help ensure smooth, compliant and commercially robust operations across our offshore assets by providing commercial insight, contractual guidance and proactive stakeholder support. You will independently manage defined scopes of work while strengthening commercial governance, contract performance and cost efficiency across the sites.

Your tasks and responsibilities: 

Commercial Management

• Provide Site Management with commercial and contractual advice, ensuring strong support for both operational and strategic decisions.
• Deliver structured commercial analysis and clear contract overviews to enable effective daily operations.
• Identify, assess and follow up on commercial risks and opportunities.
• Support optimization of active contracts, including cost tracking and identification of savings potential.
• Contribute to commercial planning, budgeting and performance reviews.
• Take part in negotiations for new and existing contracts to secure favorable commercial outcomes.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and maintain strong relationships across site teams, Procurement, Engineering, Asset Management and other key interfaces.

Contract Management

• Support the implementation of contract management methodology and best practices.
• Monitor agreements, obligations and prerequisites between client, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Maintain strong relationships with contractors and support smooth day‑to‑day contract execution.
• Coordinate documentation for service campaigns, variations and claims.
• Support dispute management, including preparation of claims, analysis, and participation in negotiations to reach commercially sound resolutions.

Processes, Reporting & Standardization

• Prepare or contribute to commercial and contractual reports, KPIs and cost tracking.
• Support improvements and standardization of commercial processes across assets.
• Contribute to internal documentation, templates and tools to strengthen commercial maturity and operational consistency.
• Ensure lessons learned are implemented and shared across relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications

Who are you? 
You thrive in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities and multiple stakeholders. You are commercially strong, contractually confident and able to navigate both big-picture discussions and detailed contract follow‑up. Structure comes naturally to you, even when juggling many tasks and you adapt quickly to new situations.

You communicate comfortably at all organizational levels and build trust easily, whether interacting with site teams, suppliers or management.

Next to this you bring: 

• A degree in a commercial, legal, engineering or similar discipline
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in contract, commercial or procurement roles — preferably in renewables, energy, oil & gas, or other complex industries
• Experience interpreting, managing, supporting and negotiating commercial agreements supported by a strong commercial mindset
• Experience with operational renewable energy assets
• Ability to manage many tasks simultaneously with structure and prioritization
• Experience working with suppliers and external stakeholders
• Must be able to manage and negotiate contracts in English and Dutch (firm requirements)

Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Kolding (Denmark), Hamburg (Germany) or London (UK)

Additional Information

Our offer

Are you looking for more than just a job? Our involvement at every stage of projects means you’ll be able to find your element working with the power of wind and solar in a role where your skills and experience will be leveraged to the maximum.

You’ll benefit from limitless opportunities to grow in your element through learning and development and to expand your horizons working across our diverse portfolio.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths.

The scale of our ambition means we need to bring together people from many different backgrounds and experiences. You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.

More Information 

We welcome your application in English no later than August 18, 2026 . We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website. 

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Sandra Domschke via mail: Het emailadres op jobs.smartrecruiters.com bekijken

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click  here for further information. 

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party, DISA Global Solutions AB. 

Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classified the final candidates might be subject to a security vetting process, according to Swedish legislation. 

We look forward to receiving your application!