Commodity & Energy Trading Consulting – US Oil Trading and Scheduling – Consultant to Senior Manager

Baringa Partners LLP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking experienced consultants to join their Commodity Energy Trading practice in Houston. This role involves advising clients on navigating the complexities of the energy trading landscape, focusing on strategy, risk management, and technology transformation. With a commitment to a people-first culture, the company offers extensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth. Join a team that values diversity and aims to make a significant impact in the energy sector, helping clients adapt to a lower carbon intensity world while ensuring operational excellence.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement plan with company contribution

Paid parental leave of 16 weeks

Five weeks annual leave

Flexible working hours

Commuter benefits

Baringa People Fund for wellbeing

Learning courses and resources

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in consulting or industry role.
• Experience in Commodity & Energy Trading delivery is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategy and commercial advisory for market entry.
• Assist in technology strategy and transformation initiatives.

Skills

Commodity & Energy Trading

Strategy and Commercial Advisory

Risk Management

Data Analytics

Technology Transformation

Client-side Implementation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

OpenLink Endur

cMotion

Job description

Commodity & Energy Trading Consulting – US Oil Trading and Scheduling – Consultant to Senior Manager

Houston, TX, United States of America

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Posted: 13/03/2025 - Application Deadline: -

About Baringa:
We set out to build the world’s most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector. You’ll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organizations tick – slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges. As a Certified B Corporation, we've proven that we've built social and environmental good into every bit of what we do. We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.

Our Commodity Energy Trading practice is looking for experienced candidates from Consultant to Senior Manager to join the team
Our clients depend on our deep industry expertise to navigate a trading world marked by price volatility, increasingly complex value chains, and demanding regulatory environments. We assist in defining / executing their business strategy, assessing / improving their business capabilities, enabling technology and digital transformation, and advising on how to best manage risk / regulatory requirements for their business. Our goal is to help trading companies adapt to a lower carbon intensity world, where effective portfolio management in volatile markets and the implementation of digital solutions are crucial for delivering insightful, best-in-class portfolio strategies and facilitating the energy transition.

What you will be doing

• Strategy & Commercial Advisory – US market entry and establishment, commercial trading & hedging strategy, book structure & transfer pricing
• Energy Transition Advisory – carbon / emissions measurement frameworks & reporting
• Business Capability Development– trading capability assessment & benchmarking, trading capability design, operating & organization design, business process design, business change program planning, business & IT readiness & training, operational excellence
• Technology Advisory & Transformation – technology strategy & architecture design, IT operating model design, technology capability building, technology program QA & health checks, vendor selection & implementation
• Risk and Regulatory Advisory– risk strategy definition, risk management policy design, risk capability assessment & design (market, credit, operational, climate, etc.), regulatory & compliance capability assessment & design (KYC, AML, trade surveillance, etc.)
• Data & Analytics– data & analytics strategy /and architecture design, data & analytics solution design & delivery

Your skills and experience
Our Consultant position typically requires a minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience (Senior Consultant 4-7 years; Manager 6-8 years; Senior Manager 8+ years) in a consulting or industry role, with experience in Commodity & Energy Trading delivery. We are looking to hire motivated energy and commodity trading practitioners, ideally based in Houston or New York, who are passionate about helping clients to deliver their most complex and strategic transformations. We are interested in individuals who can bring delivery, advisory experience and expertise in the following areas:

• Strategy and commercial advisory with a focus on crude and refined products trading businesses
• Functional expertise across the crude and refined products value chain
• Client-side implementation advisory on platform modernizations and transformations – with a specialization in vendor solutions (e.g., OpenLink Endur / cMotion, etc.)
• Capability assessment / target operating model design for crude and refined products trading organizations
• Market entry and readiness for trading businesses
• Carbon measurement / decarbonization & transition planning for organizations across the energy value chain
• Risk and regulatory advisory
• Trading business and IT transformation and change management
• Trading and data analytics architecture strategy and design
• Complex program / project delivery in trading environments

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:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost for employee-only coverage. These benefits utilize comprehensive networks to offer coverage throughout the United States
• Company-paid group term life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and travel insurance
• Participation in our 401k retirement plan; we contribute 3% of your annual base salary and match up to an additional 2% if you contribute to the plan
• Ability to set aside pre-tax dollars toward commuter benefits, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, and Dep-care FSA
• Baringa People Fund – an opportunity for every employee to manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice outside of work
• Paid Parental leave of 16 weeks for primary caregivers
• Opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge through a range of learning courses and resources
• Five weeks’ annual leave, with an additional two-week recharge after five years

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.

Join us
All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.