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Job Purpose and Impact

To fast-track a junior trading/merchandising talent who is commercially inclined for our Cargill Food & Bio trading business. The role will be mentorship focused on building relevant skills, knowledge and cultural awareness to be successful in the role. 

Key Accountabilities

• Developing short-term and long-term trading strategies, as well as identifying potential opportunities in both derivatives, cash paper and physical markets.

• Negotiate for buy and sell physical cargo during arbitrage opening/closing by adopting a holistic view of factors driving the spot and forward market and prices.

• Support building of physical liquidity and market share in assigned markets via business development efforts and participation in trade flows within measured risk vs reward assessment.

• Develop market knowledge through constant dialogue and close communication with industry players, and customers at multiple levels so as to enhance the overall customer experience.

• Collaborate with transportation and logistics, quality assurance, customer managers and credit manager to ensure efficient execution and resolve routine problems.

• Enter most routine data and run specialty reports from our contract management databases and systems.

• Research and analyze on market trends.

• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in any field.

• Early career professionals with no more than 4 years’ work experience in commodities/financial markets, private equity, hedge funds are welcome to apply.

• Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.

• Excellent analytical facility with commercial acumen to provide solutions to business challenges.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrates strong interest in commodity/financial markets.

• Commercially-minded, strong system thinker and ability to connect the dots.

• Self-starter, entrepreneurial, innovative inclinations.

• Able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.