Consultants to Senior Consultants (m/w/d) - Commodity & Energy Trading

Baringa; Düsseldorf; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Generous Annual Leave Policy

Flexible Working

Corporate Responsibility Days

Wellbeing Fund

Profit Share Scheme

Zusammenfassung

Baringa, a global consulting firm, is looking for Consultants (m/w/d) to Managers (m/w/d) to join our Commodities & Energy Trading practice in Düsseldorf or Munich. The role involves working with leading commodity trading organisations and energy companies to navigate complex markets and deliver transformation programmes.

Key responsibilities include supporting trading systems transformation, designing operating models, and embedding data-driven approaches into decision-making processes.

Qualifikationen

• Expertise in trading processes, market dynamics and industry trends.
• Ability to strengthen risk frameworks and governance.
• Proven ability in data strategy and management.

Aufgaben

• Support trading systems transformation and platform optimisation.
• Assist in designing trading operating models.
• Embed data and AI into trading processes.
• Enhance risk frameworks and reporting.

Kenntnisse

Oil and Bulk Commodities Trading expertise

LNG, Gas & Clean Fuels Trading familiarity

Power and Short-Term Power Trading expertise

Freight and Shipping Trading expertise

Business analysis and agile delivery skills

Strong analytical skills

Professional proficiency in English and German

Jobbeschreibung

About Baringa

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Job Summary

Our Commodities & Energy Trading practice is looking for Consultants (m/w/d) to Managers (m/w/d) to join our team in Düsseldorf or Munich. We work with leading commodity trading organisations, energy companies and large consumers, supporting them to navigate increasingly complex markets and deliver large‑scale transformation programmes. Our work spans strategy, operating model design, trading transformation and technology delivery.

Responsibilities

• Trading systems transformation: Supporting trading landscape design, system selection, implementation and optimisation for trading platforms, including contributing to software development activities.
• Operating model & business transformation: Supporting the design and implementation of trading operating models across the full commodity lifecycle.
• Digital & trading transformation: Helping clients embed data, analytics and AI into trading and decision‑making processes.
• Risk advisory: Strengthening risk frameworks, governance and reporting across trading organisations.

Key Skills and Experience

• Oil and Bulk Commodities Trading: Expertise in bulk commodities trading markets, with a strong understanding of at least one of the following markets: oil, gas, LNG, metals or petrochemicals and refined products. Candidates should have a clear understanding of trading processes, market dynamics and industry trends.
• LNG, Gas & Clean Fuels Trading: Familiarity with different types of LNG contracts, such as long‑term contracts, spot contracts and short‑term agreements. Understanding of pricing mechanisms and benchmarks, including oil‑linked pricing, gas‑on‑gas pricing and hybrid models.
• Power and Short‑Term Power Trading: Expertise in different power trading markets (day‑ahead, real‑time, bilateral and over‑the‑counter markets) and an understanding of the impact that the rise in renewables, intermittency and flexibility is having on the markets.
• Freight and Shipping Trading: Expertise in different areas of freight and shipping, including marine freight markets, the supply‑demand balance for shipping capacity, key trade routes, the impact of economic cycles on freight rates and familiarity with different types of shipping contracts.

Additional Skills

• Business analysis, workstream lead or agile delivery skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Data strategy, architecture and management skills.
• Understanding of, and ability to adapt to, key roles across the Software Development Life Cycle.
• The ability to take ownership and deliver results in challenging, client‑facing environments.
• Professional proficiency in English and German (C1 or above).

Benefits

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year, plus a 5‑year recharge benefit adding an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years of continuous service.
• Flexible Working: A hybrid working policy and added flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: 3 days per year to support social and environmental causes.
• Wellbeing Fund: Annual People Fund to support employees’ wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation and value for our clients and for our people.