Graduate Trading Support Analyst

Optima Recruitment Limited; Fetcham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Health & wellness programs

35 days holiday

Job summary

Optima Recruitment Limited is seeking a Graduate Trading Support for an office-based role in Leatherhead. The position involves supporting the Trading team, engaging with customers, and contributing to pre-sales activities while gaining market and industry insights.

The role requires strong communication, analytical skills, and fluency in English, with opportunities for travel to the Middle and Far East. 35 days holiday, free parking, and a five-day workweek are included.

Qualifications

• Ideally educated in relevant academic field or studying towards a degree in relevant academic field
• High degree of integrity and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills are essential
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong analytical skills
• Solid communication skills and fluency in English, both written and spoken
• Ability to work autonomously coupled with a desire to learn
• A desire to work in a collaborative fast paced, dynamic and high growth technical environment
• A natural problem solver coupled with being highly motivated
• Excellent at follow-up, a team player with the ability to deliver within defined timeframes
• Willing to travel periodically, sometimes internationally, based on customer and business

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with customers and internal teams to effectively support day-to-day support queries
• Participate in technical pre-sales meetings with potential customers to sell products and services
• Produce content including documentation and presentations, both at a non-technical and technical level
• Engage with customers, sometimes face-to-face, to gather requirements, to identify product improvement opportunities
• Monitor the competitive landscape to understand market opportunities and trends, products and commodity markets
• Analyse product usage statistics and patterns to identify product improvement opportunities, which increase customer engagement and promote repeat product usage
• Travel overseas to the Middle and Far East for face to face meetings with clients

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Fluent English

Team player

Autonomous working

Problem solving

Education

Degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Optima Recruitment Limited is seeking a Graduate Trading Support for an office-based role in Leatherhead. The position involves supporting the Trading team, engaging with customers, and contributing to pre-sales activities while gaining market and industry insights.

The role requires strong communication, analytical skills, and fluency in English, with opportunities for travel to the Middle and Far East. 35 days holiday, free parking, and a five-day workweek are included.