Manager (m/w/d) – Commodity & Energy Trading

About Baringa

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

With deep industry expertise and 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.

Our Commodities & Energy Trading Practice

We are looking for Managers (m/w/d) to join our team in Düsseldorf or Munich.

As a Manager, you will lead client engagements and workstreams, build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and contribute to the continued growth of our Commodity & Energy Trading practice across Germany and Europe.

Responsibilities

• Operating model & business transformation: leading trading operating model and business transformation workstreams, helping clients optimise governance, processes and organisational structures to deliver sustainable operational change.
• Digital & trading transformation: delivering data, analytics and AI‑enabled transformation initiatives, helping clients improve trading decision‑making, operational efficiency and commercial performance.
• Trading systems transformation: leading ETRM/CTRM transformation workstreams, supporting strategy, implementation and optimisation initiatives while aligning business and technology stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.
• Flexibility services & integration: leading the delivery of flexibility strategy and integration engagements, helping clients unlock value from battery storage, renewable assets and enabling technologies across evolving energy markets.
• Risk & regulatory advisory: advising clients on risk and regulatory challenges, enhancing risk management frameworks, governance and controls while supporting adaptation to evolving market and regulatory requirements.
• Leadership & business development: leading project teams, developing junior colleagues, building trusted client relationships and contributing to business development, thought leadership and capability growth across the practice.
• Your Skills and Experience

We are looking for experienced professionals with a strong track record in consulting, commodity trading, energy markets or trading transformation.

We welcome candidates from a variety of backgrounds across Power, LNG, Gas & Clean Fuels, Metals or Oil.

Great candidates come from a variety of backgrounds; you do not need experience across all of these areas to apply.

• Trading operating model design and transformation.
• Commodities and energy trading business process improvement.
• ETRM/CTRM platforms and supporting trading technologies.
• Data, analytics and emerging AI‑enabled use cases within trading environments.
• Flexibility integration and optimisation across power, gas and renewable energy markets.
• Trading strategy, commercial optimisation and portfolio management.
• Market, credit, operational or regulatory risk management.
• In Addition, Successful Candidates Are Likely to Demonstrate
• Experience leading complex workstreams, projects or transformation programmes.
• The ability to build strong relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Experience managing and developing project teams.
• A track record of delivering high‑quality outcomes in complex and fast‑paced environments.
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and an interest in contributing to business development activities.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery.
• Professional proficiency in German and English.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave policy: 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year, plus an additional 2 weeks paid leave after 5 years of continuous service.
• Flexible working: hybrid working policy and additional flexibility around unpaid leave.
• Corporate responsibility days: 3 days per year to support social and environmental causes.
• Wellbeing fund: annual People Fund to support individuals in managing wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Profit share scheme: all employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme.
• Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer.

We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels belonging is central to our culture and that diversity drives creativity, innovation and value for our clients.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background.

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