We are looking for a Junior Commodity Trader to join the Frontier team, based at Witham St Hughs on a permanent, full-time basis.
This is a rare opportunity to enter the fast-moving world of commodity trading, joining a highly motivated established team. You will support the coordination of the domestic grain trading function within the UK.
The Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase up to 5 more days (subject to meeting eligibility requirements)
- Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
- Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
- Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
- Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%
- Up to two days paid volunteer leave per year (only applicable to permanent employees)
- The opportunity to join our employee network groups including LGBTQ+, Menopause wellbeing, Neurodiversity and Women’s network groups.
- Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers
About You
- High degree of commercial awareness
- Able to communicate with impact at every level
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Excellent organisational skills and able to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines
- Excellent attention to detail
- Flexible approach to work and managing changing priorities
- Effective team player
- Good knowledge of Microsoft products including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Your Role
As a Junior Commodity Trader your role will involve:
- Learning and understanding the importance of supply and demand input data.
- Completing and regularly updating supply and demand models to support trading strategies and opinions.
- Matching areas of surplus production with deficit regions and understanding the changing values.
- Understanding the principals of ‘replacement trading’ to discover grain and oilseed pricing and value using market information, tools and mechanisms.
- Using and developing relationship management skills to allow successful commercial negotiations with both internal and external consumers and customers alike.
- Buying & selling grain with external trading businesses to deliver value to Frontier.
- Being fully conversant and understanding appropriate grain and oilseed contracts, regulatory rules and Frontier grain policies.
- Learning and fully understanding and actively manage inherent risks within supply chains to maximise value.
- Monitoring and reporting on trading activity accurately and in a timely manner using in-house systems.
- Working as part of the Frontier Trading Team to execute agreed trading and planning strategies.
- Ensuring an understanding of risk management practices to maximise profitable business.
- Keeping up to date with competitor activity and information and report on as appropriate.
- Establishing a network of colleagues across relevant departments to support your work and understanding wider business objectives.
- Motivating and communicating with Frontier’s Farm Traders to maximise farm origination potential.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds. We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.
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