Global Commodity Risk & Hedging Strategist

pladis Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical Insurance

Cycle to work

Pension scheme

Job summary

pladis Global in London is seeking a senior commodities risk specialist to drive market intelligence and risk management across our global spend, delivering actionable insights and predictive models.

You will publish regular research on agricultural, energy and industrial commodities, build supply/demand models, lead econometric/AI developments, and support supplier negotiations with data-driven recommendations for regional manufacturing locations.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree/qualification suitable for the role.
• 3+ years of experience in commodities such as agriculture, metals, energy, or similar.
• Knowledge of hedging and financial risk management.
• Strong understanding of factors affecting global commodity prices; experience in fundamentals and report-writing.
• Ability to translate global insights to regional manufacturing locations.

Responsibilities

• Publish regular detailed and actionable research reports on agricultural, energy and industrial commodities.
• Research and build detailed commodity supply and demand models.
• Lead the development, enhancement and execution of econometric / AI models.
• Develop deep fundamental and technical market analysis.
• Deliver a digitised market intelligence hub to disseminate quantitative and qualitative information to drive global and regional decision making.
• Develop strategies on financial risk management with the commodities and other key prime material spends which may involve the use of futures, swaps
• Take ownership of accurate global hedge position reporting, detailing exposures and ensuring these abide with governance policies & framework.
• Ensuring timely execution of hedging strategies.
• You will also have the opportunity to support key supplier negotiations through insights.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex / sensitive issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Commodity research

Financial risk management

Hedging knowledge

Market analysis

Report writing

Global perspective

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

pladis Global in London is seeking a senior commodities risk specialist to drive market intelligence and risk management across our global spend, delivering actionable insights and predictive models.

You will publish regular research on agricultural, energy and industrial commodities, build supply/demand models, lead econometric/AI developments, and support supplier negotiations with data-driven recommendations for regional manufacturing locations.