Senior Consultant | Manager (m/w/d) - Operational Transformation in Energy, Utilities & Resources

Baringa; Düsseldorf, München; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Flexible working

Job summary

Baringa in Germany is seeking a Senior Consultant (m/w/d) or Manager (m/w/d) for our Operational Transformation practice to Düsseldorf or Munich. You will shape and drive a breadth of transformational work across one of our core sectors, Energy & Resources, with a focus on operational excellence and AI‑enabled automation.

You will partner with clients to deliver process improvements, develop propositions, and lead delivery, while managing stakeholder relationships in a collaborative,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in management consulting or in an internal Operational Excellence, Process Excellence, or similar continuous improvement role.
• Experience in digitalisation, automation, and Lean methodologies with practical application to drive business improvements.
• Experience in process optimisation within the energy sector, commodity trading environment, or related industries.
• Exposure to transformation programmes, organisational change initiatives, reorganisation projects, and/or change management activities.
• Understanding of business process management, automation technologies, and AI potential for continuous improvement.
• Proactive, results‑oriented with ability to own and deliver in a complex client‑focused environment.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and presentation skills.
• Advanced German and English (C1) proficiency, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Engage with clients from the outset, developing propositions and proposals and supporting business development meetings.
• Lead or support delivery of consulting projects focused on streamlining client processes and improving operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with clients to develop, coordinate, and implement sustainable improvements and new ways of working.
• Contribute to developing our operational excellence approaches, techniques and tools.

Skills

Management consulting

Operational Excellence

Process Improvement

Digitalisation

Automation

Lean methodologies

Energy sector experience

Change management

Stakeholder management

German (C1)

English (C1)

Job description

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.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

Our Operational Transformation practice is looking for a Senior Consultant (m/w/d) or Manager (m/w/d) to join the team in Düsseldorf or Munich

As a member of our team, you will help shape and drive a breadth of exciting transformational work across one of our core sectors, Energy & Resources. Within our Organisational Transformation practice, we partner with clients to solve complex business challenges through operational excellence, process optimisation and people‑led transformation.

Our approach combines expertise in leadership and culture change, organisational design, operating model definition, agile, automation and AI to create solutions tailored to our clients' specific needs. We are passionate about delivering lasting change initiatives that place the user experience at the heart of both design and execution.

We are growing our team to meet future demand and would love you to be part of our exciting growth ambitions.

We pride ourselves on being a bit more geek than generalist and live by the mantra: Be kind, be curious, be great at work.

What you will be doing

As part of our Organisational Transformation team, you will:

• Get involved from the outset by engaging with clients, developing propositions and proposals, and showcasing our expertise during business development and acquisition meetings.
• Lead or support the delivery of consulting projects focused on streamlining client processes and improving operational efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with our clients to develop, coordinate, and implement sustainable improvements and new ways of working.
• In the spirit of continuous improvement, you will be instrumental in developing our operational excellence approaches, techniques and tools.

Your skills and experience

We're interested in people who bring a combination of the following:

• At least 3 years of experience in management consulting or in an internal Operational Excellence, Process Excellence, or similar continuous improvement role.
• Demonstrated experience in digitalisation, automation, and Lean methodologies, including their practical application to drive business improvements.
• Experience in process optimisation within the energy sector, commodity trading environment, or related industries.
• Exposure to transformation programmes, organisational change initiatives, reorganisation projects, and/or change management activities.
• A solid understanding of business process management, automation technologies, and the potential of AI to support continuous improvement.
• A proactive and results‑oriented mindset, with the ability to take ownership and deliver outcomes in a complex, client‑focused environment.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
• Essential: Advanced (C1) proficiency in both German and English, written and spoken.

What a career at Baringa will give you

Putting People First.

Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work‑life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well‑deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5‑Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work‑life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives