Agricultural Commodities Trading

About Baringa 

We set out to build the world’s most trusted consulting firm – creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector.

You’ll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick – slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges.

We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.

 

Our Commodity and Energy Trading practice is looking for individuals at all levels of experience to join the team in Switzerland.  

Our commodities and energy trading focused team operates across all major commodities, including oil, metals and agriculture. We work with clients to help them to translate strategy into action, build new digital capabilities, and to revolutionize their trading businesses IT landscape. We’re looking for people to join our growing team in Switzerland who have industry and consulting experience, specifically in complex digital programs implementation in trading with focus on agri. You'll be involved in significant client transformation projects, primarily in the Switzerland and Europe, with opportunities to work on global initiatives.

 

What you will be doing

From designing target operating models to implementing integrated trading systems. Here are some examples of projects we typically get involved in:

• Trading systems transformations: Implementations, upgrades and system selections for market leading trading organisations including new and innovative products.  
• Digital transformation: Working with clients to mature their digital capabilities and embed ML and AI into their architectures, including improving commercial decision making and the trader decision support tooling in use.
• Business restructuring: Designing and implementing operating models for complex global organisations that cover the full trading and commodity lifecycle. 

 
Your skills and experience 
 

We’re looking for people across all different levels of experience, from senior consultants with a few years under the belt to experienced senior managers and directors with several years of digital transformation project delivery experience. A well-rounded candidate should demonstrate a balance of strengths across three key areas:

• 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: 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.

Additionally, we value candidates with expertise in: 

• 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
• As a consulting firm, we offer client-facing roles, which require candidates to thrive in dynamic environments and build strong relationships. For senior positions, we also expect: 
• 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. 

• 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. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this. 

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.

 

Baringa Privacy Notices

For UK & EU

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For the USA

Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact privacy@baringa.com

For Australia & Singapore

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC), to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at privacy@baringa.com