Contracts Analyst

Insight Commodities; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Insight Commodities is seeking a Contract Analyst to join a growing physical commodities trading desk. You’ll draft, review, and administer physical purchase and sale contracts, ensuring commercial terms are captured and risks are managed.

You’ll coordinate with operations, finance, and counterparties to resolve shipping, quality, and payment terms, and handle amendments and claims to keep trades moving. This is a central role with real commercial impact as the business scales; strong drafting

Qualifications

• Three to seven years drafting and administering physical commodity contracts.
• Degree in law, business, international trade; a legal or contracts qualification is welcome, but practical contract experience matters.
• Working knowledge of Incoterms, LME and exchange-linked pricing, quotational periods, weight and quality clauses, force majeure, title and risk transfer, and standard payment instruments such as letters of credit and open account terms
• Experience handling amendments, claims, demurrage, and quality disputes, and escalating contractual risk appropriately
• Confidence liaising directly with counterparties, operations, finance, and external counsel, and holding a firm line on terms under time pressure
• Familiarity with a CTRM system for contract capture; Aspect experience is an advantage
• Meticulous attention to detail, strong written English, and the ability to turn contracts around quickly without losing accuracy

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and administer physical purchase and sale contracts.
• Coordinate with operations, finance, and counterparties on shipping, quality, and payment terms.
• Manage amendments, claims, demurrage, and quality disputes as trades move through their lifecycle.
• Ensure commercial terms are captured accurately and contract risk is managed under time pressure.

Skills

Drafting contracts

Contract administration

Incoterms knowledge

LME pricing

Trade finance

Letters of credit

Open account terms

Amendments handling

Quality disputes

Counterparty liaison

CTR M system familiarity

Attention to detail

Written English

Education

Degree in law/business/international trade

Tools

Aspect CTRM

Job description

£70,000 to £90,000 p.a. + Bonus & Benefits

Full Time, Office Based

Our client, a growing physical commodities trading business, is looking for a Contract Analyst to bring dedicated contracts capability to a desk where deal flow, and contractual complexity, is increasing.

This is a genuinely central role. You'll draft, review, and administer physical purchase and sale contracts, ensure commercial terms are captured accurately, and coordinate closely with counterparties, operations, and finance on shipping, quality, and payment terms. You'll also manage amendments, claims, and contractual compliance as trades move through their lifecycle.

Get this right and you materially reduce execution and legal risk on physical trades, while speeding up contract turnaround as the business scales; this is a role with real, visible commercial impact.

What you'll bring:

• Three to seven years drafting and administering physical commodity contracts, with a trader, producer, or trade finance house
• A degree in law, business, international trade, or a related discipline; a legal or contracts qualification is welcome, but practical contract experience matters more
• Working knowledge of Incoterms, LME and exchange-linked pricing, quotational periods, weight and quality clauses, force majeure, title and risk transfer, and standard payment instruments such as letters of credit and open account terms
• Experience handling amendments, claims, demurrage, and quality disputes, and escalating contractual risk appropriately
• Confidence liaising directly with counterparties, operations, finance, and external counsel, and holding a firm line on terms under time pressure
• Familiarity with a CTRM system for contract capture; Aspect experience is an advantage
• Meticulous attention to detail, strong written English, and the ability to turn contracts around quickly without losing accuracy

If you want real ownership of the contract process on live physical trades, and the chance to shape a growing contracts function from a position of genuine expertise, we'd like to hear from you.