Commodity Markets & Trading Strategy Consultant

Accenture•Los Angeles, CA

4d•$59,100 - $188,100

About The Position

Accenture Strategy’s Commodity Markets & Trading team advises clients around the world on commodity risk management, investment advisory, and commercial optimization. The team serves clients across commodity value chains, including energy, soft commodities, and capital markets. The consultant advises organizations on portfolio priorities, corporate restructuring, capital planning, balance-sheet optimization, and value-chain improvements. The role also supports clients navigating the energy transition through new business models, sustainability strategies, and market outlooks. It helps commodity trading organizations establish and expand trading and risk-management activities, leads teams on investment and divestment transactions, analyzes business performance, and develops strategies for growth and entry into new markets. The consultant builds client relationships, leads data-driven insights and recommendations using models and visualization tools, and manages junior Strategy team members.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in the consulting industry or equivalent experience in an internal consulting role, or at least 4 years of experience working in the Energy industry within commodity markets or investment banking.
Bachelor’s degree.

Nice To Haves

MBA or equivalent graduate degree.
Strong quantitative and analytical skills, with 2–3 years of prior experience driving insights using statistics or data analysis.
Knowledge of global markets and commodity trends, and experience in commodity marketing and trading.
Exposure to one or more of these industries: energy, chemicals, soft commodities, agriculture, metals, mining, utilities, transportation, consumer goods, or capital markets.
Experience in renewable energy, the energy transition, and sustainability.
Familiarity with recognized strategy frameworks and techniques, and experience in research and data analysis, digital, analytics, and/or applied intelligence.
Experience with business case development, financial analysis, and financial statements; strong quantitative skills, including familiarity with Excel/VBA and other modeling packages.
Experience leading or contributing to teams and delivering complex strategy or consulting engagements.

Responsibilities

Advise clients on asset-portfolio priorities, including corporate restructuring, capital planning, and balance-sheet optimization, and revamp value chains based on market and industry conditions.
Provide energy consulting to help clients navigate the energy transition, including developing new business models, advising on sustainability strategies, and developing market outlooks.
Help commodity trading organizations establish and expand trading and risk-management activities across energy markets and other commodity value chains.
Lead project teams shaping clients’ investment and divestment transactions and help create innovative, agile business models.
Analyze client businesses and advise on growing product margins, increasing supply certainty, and reducing price and volumetric volatility.
Use quantitative and qualitative analysis to develop strategies that help clients enter new markets and boost growth.
Strengthen client relationships and sustain Accenture’s position as a long-term trusted advisor and partner.
Lead teams in developing insights and recommendations using data models and visualization tools.
Manage junior members of the Strategy team.