(Senior) Manager (m/w/d), Commodities & Energy Trading

The role

You will lead or deliver complex management consulting engagements for clients in commodity and energy trading. You will build relationships with senior decision-makers and contribute to the growth of the practice.

What you will do

• Build trusted relationships with executive and senior client stakeholders
• Translate strategic priorities into practical programmes
• Own complex engagements or major programmes from shaping through delivery
• Manage scope, risk, and commercials
• Identify and shape opportunities
• Lead proposals and pitches
• Develop propositions and account plans
• Contribute to business development and revenue growth
• Strengthen market profile through thought leadership
• Lead, coach and develop project teams

Required qualifications

• Significant experience delivering or leading complex consulting projects, transformation programmes or strategic initiatives
• Deep expertise in at least one of Power, LNG, Gas & Clean Fuels, Metals or Oil
• Strong understanding of trading organisations, markets and value chains
• Relevant expertise in one or more of: trading operating models, business process improvement, ETRM/CTRM, data, analytics and AI, flexibility and optimisation, trading strategy and portfolio management
• Track record of building trusted relationships with senior and executive stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in business development, including shaping opportunities, leading proposals or pitches, and converting client needs into valuable work
• Experience leading, coaching and developing project teams
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and communication skills
• Professional proficiency in German and English

Nice to have

• Experience within energy and commodity trading or trading transformation

Benefits

• 5 weeks of annual leave
• 5-Year Recharge benefit: 2 weeks of additional paid leave after 5 years continuous service
• Hybrid working policy
• Flexibility around taking unpaid leave
• 3 Corporate Responsibility Days every year
• Annual People Fund to support and manage wellbeing
• Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme

About the company

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. 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.