Junior CTRM Consultant

volarisgroup; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

VolarisGroup is seeking a junior CTRM/ETRM consultant in the United States to help clients implement and configure a commodity trading and risk management application. You will participate in discovery, configuration, testing, training, and go-live prep, gradually taking ownership of defined customer requirements.

You will join senior consultants in workshops, translate business needs into functional specs, and support data activities, testing, and documentation while building expertise in

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience with CTRM/ETRM implementation, configuration, analysis, testing, onboarding or training.
• Practical understanding of commodity trading fundamentals and related business processes.
• Strong ability to convert business needs into clear functional or system requirements.
• Professional English communication, both written and spoken.
• Experience with BI tools, strong Excel for data analysis and reporting, and Word for documentation.

Responsibilities

• Join customer workshops to understand trading workflows and document requirements and use cases.
• Translate business needs into functional specs and application configuration with guidance from senior consultants.
• Assist with system setup, data activities, testing, UAT, and go-live preparation.
• Investigate functional issues and coordinate resolutions with customers and internal teams.
• Maintain customer documentation and deliver user training materials.
• Track assigned work, communicate progress and risks, and build commodity market knowledge.
• Use AI tools to improve productivity and deliverables.

Skills

Analytical skills

Professional communication

English proficiency

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business/finance/economics/supply chain/information systems/computing/engineering

Tools

BI tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Role overview

You will help customers implement and configure a commodity trading and risk management application, building on existing experience with CTRM or ETRM systems. Working with senior consultants, you will take part in discovery, process analysis, configuration, testing, training, and go-live preparation, gradually assuming ownership of defined customer requirements and workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Join customer workshops to understand trading workflows and document requirements, processes, and use cases.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications and application configuration, with support from experienced consultants.
• Assist with system setup, configuration, data activities, functional testing, user acceptance testing, and go-live preparation.
• Investigate functional issues and coordinate with customers and internal teams on resolutions.
• Maintain customer documentation and help prepare and deliver user training.
• Track assigned work, communicate progress and risks, and build expertise in commodity markets and CTRM processes.
• Use AI tools as part of day-to-day work to improve productivity and deliverable quality.

Requirements

• One to two years of professional experience with a CTRM or ETRM application, including implementation, configuration, analysis, support, testing, onboarding, or training.
• Practical understanding of commodity trading fundamentals and related business processes.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to turn business needs into clear functional or system requirements.
• Professional communication skills for working with customers and technical and non-technical colleagues; good written and spoken English.
• Experience with BI tools, strong Excel skills for data analysis and reporting, and strong Word skills for professional documentation.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in business, finance, economics, supply chain, logistics, information systems, computing, engineering, or a related field.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, and willingness to travel to customer sites when needed.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with physical commodity trading, such as contracts, logistics, pricing, invoicing, positions, or risk; exposure to agricultural, energy, soft commodity, or metals markets.
• Experience configuring enterprise applications, participating in implementation workshops, or working with ERP, finance, accounting, or billing systems.
• Knowledge of Agile methods or additional languages such as Dutch, French, or Spanish.

Benefits and work setup

The position is open to candidates residing in Spain, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, or Portugal. It offers a development path toward independently managing customer requirements, configuration, training, and implementation workstreams.