Original Beschreibung
Agricultural Commodities Trading
**Our Commodity & Energy Trading practice are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to join the team in Switzerland.**
Macro global events and the energy transition are driving significant change and volatility across many commodity and energy markets impacting all those players who operate and trade in those markets. As a consultant it’s an exciting area to work in where we see the level and scale of investment has accelerated materially in the recent past in line with macro market factors. We continue to see significant investment from both new market entrants and existing players as they move into or expand their capabilities into different markets.
Our commodities and energy trading focused team operates across all major commodity and energy companies in Europe, the US and Singapore. We work with clients across many different commodity types and across the value chain. From metals traders and miners, through oil majors, freight and shipping specialists to asset backed energy traders.
We collaborate with our clients on some of their most strategic programmes as they seek to adapt to the changing environment, monetise new value pools and remain competitive. We help them to translate strategy into action, to enter new markets, build new capabilities, and to revolutionise their trading businesses and IT landscapes. We’re looking for people to join our growing team who have a passion for commodity and energy trading and for collaborating with clients face to face to help solve their key challenges. You'll be involved in strategically significant client transformation projects, primarily in the UK and Europe, with opportunities to work on global initiatives.
**What you will be doing**
* **Trading systems transformations:** implementation, upgrades and system selections for market leading trading organisations including new and innovative products.
* **Business restructuring:** designing and implementing operating models for complex global organisations that cover the full trading and commodity lifecycle.
* **Digital transformation:** development and delivery of our digital trading consulting capabilities and offerings including data driven trading.
* **Risk Advisory:** helping organisations to strengthen their risk management frameworks; analyse and design their risk mitigation strategies; improve governance and reporting; and the implementation of best practice solutions for risk management.
**Your skills and experience**
* **Trading Knowledge:** Expertise in agricultural /bulk commodities trading markets.
* Candidates should have a clear understanding of trading processes, market dynamics, and industry trends.
* **Digital Transformation:** Experience in the development and delivery of digital trading consulting capabilities, including data-driven trading platforms, preferable in agricultural space.
* **Data Strategy and Management:** Strong skills in developing and implementing data strategies, including data architecture, governance, and management, to enable better decision-making.
* **Project Delivery Skills:** A strong track record of managing and delivering projects across their full lifecycle, from inception to completion.
* Candidates should demonstrate adaptability and effectiveness in various roles within the Software Development Life Cycle.
* **Business Analyst Skills:** Proven ability to analyze and shape business processes and solutions.
* This includes identifying and capturing business problems, understanding value drivers, and defining both functional and non-functional requirements to deliver impactful solutions.
* **Strong network in the commodity sector.**
* **Project/Program Management:** Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects or programs, including managing cross-functional teams, timelines, and budgets, using methodologies such as Agile.
* **Leadership and Client Ownership:** The ability to take ownership of client relationships, deliver results in client-facing environments, and effectively manage senior stakeholders.
**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:
* Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
* Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
* Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
* Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
* Career Progression: No one develops at the same pace. That’s why we have quarterly rather than annual promotion reviews. We don’t have any quotas: if you’re ready and delivering at the right level, you’ll get that promotion.
* Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.
**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.
**An award-winning workplace.**
You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.
**Using business as a force for good.**
We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.
We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.
**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.