Cash Broker Grains

Job Title: Grain / Agricultural Physical Broker
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Sydney, Australia
Salary: Negotiable on Experience

Imperium Commodity Search is proud to continue their work with a multinational commodity brokerage, specialised in soft and agricultural commodities across APAC and Australia.  To facilitate their continued growth on the physical grains desk, we are seeking an experienced grains / feed / agricultural physical or cash grains broker to join the team in Sydney.

This opportunity suits a broker or back to back trader who is looking to make a move into a diversified brokerage with lots of upsell and cross-sell opportunity.  The ideal candidate will have relationships with processors, end users, farmers, co-ops and large scale producers/growers of grain (wheat, corn, rice, soybean, sorghum etc.) that can transition into an advisory and brokerage role, providing analysis, advisory and physical/cash execution services to clients across Australia, New Zealand and surrounding markets.

Benefits: 

• Strong upside set up
• Reports into an experienced and down to earth team
• Company is a global authority on grains and agricultural advisory services and is home to some of the most respected brokers in the industry
• Excellent networking potential across Australia, Singapore, China and surrounds
• Cross-sell and upsell ability to desks across futures, logistics, foreign exchange and other value add services

Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, end-users and processors across animal feed, grain products, agri/agro-commodities
• Travel to meet with farms/coops, producers, suppliers, customers and clients across processors, manufacturers and food industry participants
• Produce and distribute market analysis and advisory material to physical grains clients, advising on trading execution and opportunity
• Provide excellent service to all stakeholders and build out revenue streams from client base
• Where required, attend conferences and industry events for networking, advisory and analysis services
• Actively promote services of the firm and capitalise on any upsell opportunity
• Drive PnL on the desk, increasing revenue streams and turnover
• Work with senior management on new product segments, geographies and client base
• Stay up to date on current market news, commentary and analysis to capitalise on physical trading/brokerage opportunity on behalf of clients
• Actively upsell managed futures platform and risk management services of the wider desk

Requirements:

• 3+ Years’ experience in a like role, managing a back to back trading book or physical brokerage/marketing services desk supplying to physical traders, suppliers, farmers, producers, end users, processors and manufacturers within the grains and agri space (wheat, corn, soybean, canola, sorghum, rice, animal feeds, cottonseed, coffee, cocoa, sugar, cotton, livestock, dairy etc.)
• Excellent knowledge of the grains/agri markets with experience on producting and writing reports, analysis etc. and distributing this as a business development and advisory tool
• Proven PnL track record with the ability to drive revenue/PnL on a desk
• Fluent in English
• Sales acumen and the desire/ability to grow a desk, develop business and drive revenue
• True desire to grow within a fast-growing and well-respected commodity brokerage

To discuss your experience and where this opportunity may benefit you in the next chapter of your career, please contact Mark Taylor at mark.taylor@imperiumcs.com or click the apply button to submit your CV/Resume to us.