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Senior Consultant - SAP Commodity Solutions - Enterprise Operations & Risk

Deloitte's Regulatory, Risk & Forensic team helps clients turn complex risks and evolving regulations into defensible actions that strengthen, protect, and transform their organizations. Join us to apply advanced data, AI, emerging technologies, and industry insights to bring clarity to complexity and accelerate value creation.

Deloitte's Enterprise Operations & Risk practice is seeking an SAP Commodity Solutions Senior Consultant to support commodity-intensive clients through business and technology transformation. This role focuses on helping organizations improve trading, logistics, settlement, and risk operations through SAP-enabled process design and implementation. The ideal candidate brings experience across the commodity trade lifecycle and understands how SAP Commodity Solutions can improve operational efficiency, control, and commercial performance across downstream and adjacent commodity markets.

Recruiting for this role ends on 12/31/2026.

Work you'll do

As an SAP Commodity Solutions Sr. Consultant on the Enterprise Operations & Risk team, you will be responsible for:

• Leading process and data analysis across the commodity trade lifecycle, including trade capture, Supply Chain processes, Pricing, and settlements, with a focus on S4 Commodity Solutions process, S4 data, and control improvement opportunities
• Support the design and implementation of SAP-enabled solutions for commodity trading companies across Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Agriculture, and adjacent commodity sectors
• Analyze commercial and operational processes to identify opportunities for value chain optimization, margin improvement, and stronger integration across trading, logistics, finance, and settlement activities
• Translate Business related functional and technical requirements into S4 Design and Build
• Lead workstreams with client stakeholders and Deloitte teams to align business requirements, future-state process designs, testing, and implementation activities with program objectives and delivery timelines
• Develop client-ready deliverables, executive presentations, and pursuit materials that communicate business value, implementation priorities, and transformation outcomes

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Our Enterprise Operations & Risk offering enables clients to achieve profitable growth and competitive advantage by optimizing "heart of the business" operations. We leverage deep domain expertise to extend enterprise resilience, agility and remediation. Our professionals address client needs which span the organization and impact strategy, operations, performance and reputation.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience implementing, advising on, or supporting SAP Commodity Solutions, SAP Commodity Management, or commodity trading platforms within commodity-intensive industries
• Experience across the commodities trade lifecycle, including deal capture, scheduling or nomination, pricing, settlements, and market or credit risk exposures
• Experience supporting SAP-enabled business processes across trading, logistics, inventory, finance, and settlement operations for downstream oil & gas or adjacent commodity sectors
• Experience defining business requirements, future-state process designs, testing activities, and client-ready analyses for commodity trading, risk, or value chain optimization transformations
• Ability to travel 75%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Preferred:

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Commodity Management, Agricultural Contract Management, or commodity pricing capabilities
• Experience integrating SAP with commodity trading and risk management, logistics, market data, or settlement solutions
• Experience with SAP modules such as Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, Finance, or Transportation Management in support of commodity trading operations
• Experience with one or more commodity markets, including power, natural gas, crude or refined products, liquefied natural gas, metals, or agriculture
• Experience with mark-to-market, valuation, or scenario analysis
• Experience working in a consulting or advisory environment

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $110,700 to $218,300.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Senior Consultant - SAP Commodity Solutions - Enterprise Operations & Risk

Deloitte's Regulatory, Risk & Forensic team helps clients turn complex risks and evolving regulations into defensible actions that strengthen, protect, and transform their organizations. Join us to apply advanced data, AI, emerging technologies, and industry insights to bring clarity to complexity and accelerate value creation.

Deloitte's Enterprise Operations & Risk practice is seeking an SAP Commodity Solutions Senior Consultant to support commodity-intensive clients through business and technology transformation. This role focuses on helping organizations improve trading, logistics, settlement, and risk operations through SAP-enabled process design and implementation. The ideal candidate brings experience across the commodity trade lifecycle and understands how SAP Commodity Solutions can improve operational efficiency, control, and commercial performance across downstream and adjacent commodity markets.

Recruiting for this role ends on 12/31/2026.

Work you'll do

As an SAP Commodity Solutions Sr. Consultant on the Enterprise Operations & Risk team, you will be responsible for:

• Leading process and data analysis across the commodity trade lifecycle, including trade capture, Supply Chain processes, Pricing, and settlements, with a focus on S4 Commodity Solutions process, S4 data, and control improvement opportunities
• Support the design and implementation of SAP-enabled solutions for commodity trading companies across Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Agriculture, and adjacent commodity sectors
• Analyze commercial and operational processes to identify opportunities for value chain optimization, margin improvement, and stronger integration across trading, logistics, finance, and settlement activities
• Translate Business related functional and technical requirements into S4 Design and Build
• Lead workstreams with client stakeholders and Deloitte teams to align business requirements, future-state process designs, testing, and implementation activities with program objectives and delivery timelines
• Develop client-ready deliverables, executive presentations, and pursuit materials that communicate business value, implementation priorities, and transformation outcomes

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

The team

Our Enterprise Operations & Risk offering enables clients to achieve profitable growth and competitive advantage by optimizing "heart of the business" operations. We leverage deep domain expertise to extend enterprise resilience, agility and remediation. Our professionals address client needs which span the organization and impact strategy, operations, performance and reputation.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience implementing, advising on, or supporting SAP Commodity Solutions, SAP Commodity Management, or commodity trading platforms within commodity-intensive industries
• Experience across the commodities trade lifecycle, including deal capture, scheduling or nomination, pricing, settlements, and market or credit risk exposures
• Experience supporting SAP-enabled business processes across trading, logistics, inventory, finance, and settlement operations for downstream oil & gas or adjacent commodity sectors
• Experience defining business requirements, future-state process designs, testing activities, and client-ready analyses for commodity trading, risk, or value chain optimization transformations
• Ability to travel 75%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Preferred:

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Commodity Management, Agricultural Contract Management, or commodity pricing capabilities
• Experience integrating SAP with commodity trading and risk management, logistics, market data, or settlement solutions
• Experience with SAP modules such as Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, Finance, or Transportation Management in support of commodity trading operations
• Experience with one or more commodity markets, including power, natural gas, crude or refined products, liquefied natural gas, metals, or agriculture
• Experience with mark-to-market, valuation, or scenario analysis
• Experience working in a consulting or advisory environment

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $110,700 to $218,300.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.