Agriculture/Soft Commodities Trader

  • Permanent
  • Dubai, UAE
  • This position has been filled

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Title: Agriculture/ Soft Commodities Trader
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Dubai, UAE
Salary – Negotiable

Imperium Commodity Search is working with an agri-commodities trading house looking to add a Trader to their agri/grain and soft commodity trading desk in Dubai across soft commodities and agricultural products.

Responsibilities:

  • Run and develop relationships with agricultural and soft commodity farmers/producers across grains, sugar, tea, coffee, pulses and oilseeds throughout Middle East and Africa
  • Buy soft commodity and agricultural products (grain, wheat, rice, corn, soybean, oilseeds, pulses, beans) at a competitive price to give positive returns
  • Grow contacts with end-users and market soft’s and ags products across grains, sugar, tea, coffee, pulses and oilseeds
  • Be in charge of own PnL and expand on physical trading book across soft commodities and agriculture products
  • Work with senior management on trading strategies to grow trading desk
  • Liaise with operations and logistics team to ensure timely delivery of grain and softs product
  • Stay up to date with market movements and news to ensure trading activity is optimised across products

Experience:

  • 4 or more years’ experience working as a trader in an agricultural trading house
  • Experienced B2B trader across grains, sugar, tea, coffee, pulses and oilseeds
  • Good understanding of softs and ags market throughout MENA (Middle East, North Africa)
  • Have previously managed own PnL on soft commodity/ agriculture trading desk on a back-to-back basis
  • Network of contacts across MENA in the softs/ags environment
  • Proven network of relevant relationships across North/ South American and Europe


If you meet the above criteria, please send your CV/Cover Letter to Natasha Mulqueen at natasha.mulqueen@imperiumcs.comor use the apply button