Commodity Markets & Trading Consultant
Job description
Strategy Consultant- Accenture Commodity Markets & Trading
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
About Accenture
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We Are:
Accenture CEO Advisory. We use deep industry expertise, analytics, and insights to help clients adapt and thrive amidst change. Our goal is to keep core businesses running smoothly while helping leaders identify and invest in new opportunities. Known for our speed and execution, we provide clear, actionable paths to competitive agility, bringing innovative thinking on business and technology to our clients.
You Are:
A Strategy Consulting Professional with experience in commodity markets, focusing on trading and investment. You excel in using quantitative analysis, analytics, and risk management to support clients' investment, trading, and risk management strategies. Energetic, resilient, and passionate about serving clients, you love continuous learning. You break down complex processes into logical parts, offering clear reasoning and analysis. With strong communication and people skills, you thrive in team settings and appreciate diverse perspectives.
Key Responsibilities
As a part of Accenture Commodity Markets and Trading team, we help clients manage commodity risk and unlock value through risk management, investment advisory, and commercial optimization. We work with clients across commodity value chains in industries like energy, soft commodities, metals & mining, carbon and capital markets.
Assist commodity trading organizations in setting up and expanding trading and risk management activities.
Advise clients on asset portfolio priorities, including corporate restructuring, capital planning, and balance-sheet optimization.
Analyze client businesses and advise on strategies to grow product margins, boost supply certainty, and reduce price/volumetric volatility.
Use quantitative and qualitative analysis to help clients enter new markets and drive growth.
Develop strategies leveraging data science for decision-making in investment, trading, and other quantitative domains, aligning with clients' business goals.
Utilize AI, advanced analytics, machine learning, and predictive modeling to interpret market signals and forecast trends, providing clients with a competitive edge.
Strengthen client relationships to sustain Accenture's profile as a trusted advisor and partner.
Support and mentor junior team members, fostering continuous learning and innovation.
Travel: As needed, up to 100%
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from a reputable university.
Proven experience in Strategy within commodity trading, marketing, or risk management.
Exposure to industries such as energy, chemicals, commodities, agriculture, metals & mining, utilities, transportation, consumer goods, or capital markets.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex challenges into structured, data-driven insights.
Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and understanding how digital transformation and the energy transition are shaping industries.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in commodity trading, marketing, or risk management.
Solid understanding of global commodity markets, trading dynamics, and market trends.
Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, with experience using tools such as Excel/VBA, Python, or R for data analysis, modelling, and visualization.
What's in It for You?
Work alongside industry leaders on high-impact commodity trading and strategy projects.
Gain global exposure and build valuable cross-market experience.
Accelerate your career through continuous learning, mentorship, and growth opportunities.
Enjoy flexible work arrangements and competitive rewards.
Develop strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making skills.
Be part of an innovative environment shaping the future of energy, commodities, and digital transformation.
Next Steps:
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Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
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