Senior Consultant Commodity Trading

Deloitte Netherlands; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Netherlands is seeking a Senior Consultant to help analyze and optimize end-to-end trading processes across power, gas, LNG, crude, and environmental products. You will assess ETRM/CTRM landscapes, design target operating models, and drive data-driven trading initiatives in a client-facing role.

The role requires experience in commodity trading or risk management, strong analytics, and the ability to deliver both consulting projects and technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' experience in commodity/energy trading, consulting, risk management or a related industry role.
• Solid grasp of trade-life-cycle fundamentals and how commercial drivers translate into system and process requirements.
• You can deliver both consulting projects and technical solutions.
• Exposure to ETRM/CTRM platforms and data flows; comfortable analyzing front-, middle- and back-office needs.
• Familiarity with pricing models, valuation methodologies, market risk (VaR, Greeks) and credit risk frameworks.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills; able to operate in agile, client-facing teams.
• Degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, CS, Mathematics or related field; postgraduate study or certifications are a plus.
• Enthusiasm for continuous learning, creative problem solving and working across multiple commodities and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document end-to-end trading processes—deal capture, optimization, logistics, risk, settlements and reporting across multiple products.
• Assess current ETRM/CTRM landscapes; identify data and workflow gaps and recommend improvements vendor-agnostic.
• Design target operating models, control frameworks and roadmaps aligning people, process and technology.
• Drive digital initiatives such as data-driven trading and automation proof-of-concepts.
• Facilitate client workshops, manage work-stream deliverables, track risks and provide clear status updates to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to proposals, market research and thought-leadership pieces expanding our ETRM offering.
• Develop and validate pricing models for multi-commodity derivatives; calibrate to market conditions.
• Support valuation frameworks for complex trading portfolios and risk reporting.

Skills

Commodity trading

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Agile teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Economics/CS/Math

FRM/CFA/Scrum (plus)

Tools

ETRM/CTRM platforms

Job description

In today's fast-paced business landscape, unanticipated risks can have significant consequences. At Deloitte we're on a mission to empower organizations to navigate these complexities with confidence.

Job Description

• Analyze and document end-to-end trading processes—deal capture, optimization, logistics, risk, settlements and reporting—across power, gas, LNG, crude, NGLs and environmental products.
• Assess current ETRM/CTRM landscapes, identify data and workflow gaps, and recommend improvements independent of vendor.
• Design target operating models, control frameworks and roadmaps that align people, process and technology to strategic goals.
• Drive digital initiatives such as data-driven trading, advanced analytics and automation proof-of-concepts.
• Facilitate client workshops, manage work-stream deliverables, track risks and provide clear status updates to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to proposals, market research and thought-leadership pieces that expand our Energy Trading & Risk Management offering.
• Develop and validate pricing models for multi-commodity derivatives and structured products; assess methodological soundness and calibrate assumptions to market conditions.
• Support valuation frameworks for complex trading portfolios, ensuring consistency with accounting standards and risk reporting requirements.
• Analyse market and credit risk sensitivities; contribute to model governance, backtesting and independent validation.
• Translate quantitative requirements into any trading system specifications and data architecture; support implementation of risk measurement frameworks.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years' experience in commodity/energy trading, consulting, risk management or a related industry role.
• Solid grasp of trade-life-cycle fundamentals and how commercial drivers translate into system and process requirements.
• You can deliver both consulting projects and technical solutions.
• Exposure to ETRM/CTRM platforms and associated data flows; comfortable analyzing front-, middle- and back-office needs.
• Familiarity with pricing models, valuation methodologies, market risk (VaR, Greeks, sensitivity analysis) and credit risk frameworks.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills; able to operate in agile, client-facing teams.
• Degree in Business, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics or related field; postgraduate study or certifications (e.g., FRM, CFA, Scrum) are a plus.
• Enthusiasm for continuous learning, creative problem solving and working across multiple commodities and geographies.

Additional Information

Deloitte's Energy Trading & Risk Management practice helps leading utilities, producers and trading houses modernize the systems and processes that underpin multi-commodity trading. As a Senior Consultant you will own the delivery of complex transformation projects while shaping our go-to-market and contributing to quantitative excellence across pricing, valuation and risk.