HARD COMMODITY TRADER

Sal neg

Johannesburg

REQUIRED experience

• 5-10 years experience in commodity trade (coal is a must) and export commodities.
• Having knowledge in following minerals is a must; coal, industrial minerals, manganese/iron ore.
• Having knowledge in the following minerals is a plus; Copper, Lithium, Cobalt, PGM and Gold.
• Experience in mining/commodity trade sectors in following countries is plus; South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Ethiopia, DRC, Egypt and other African countries.
• Experience in living / working abroad is a plus.
• Knowledge about international trade, logistic, commodity trade etc is required.
• Hedging knowledge and price risk management is required.
• Advanced planning and organization skills, time management, strong decision making.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, positive attitude, and sales oriented.
• Advanced level of English is a must, having a knowledge in French & Arabic is a plus.
• No obstacle to travel.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establishing a commodity line of businesses, starting with coal and adding other commodities defined by the company.
• To develop business strategies to find gaps in the commodity trading space in SA and internationally.
• To develop business models whereby product security, quality consistency and financial securities are achieved.
• Negotiate the marketing and communication plans within the key markets and liaise with the BD team and local representatives and other parties involved.
• Recommend appropriate policies regarding pricing, product and market evaluations.
• Maintain knowledge on all competitor products and activities.
• Coordination with the representatives of our company remotely all over Africa in terms of market analysis and appropriate sales strategies.
• Monitoring all sales transactions and reviewing all customer response for all orders and payments.
• Providing required activity reports to management.
• Monitoring the day-to-day developments in the market and industry.
• Ensuring good relationship with the distributors / customers.
• Monitoring market conditions and take necessary actions to ensure smooth cash flow.
• Ensuring the delivery of orders on time and under agreed conditions.
• Familiar with trade rules and logistic operations.

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