Structured Commodity Finance, Origination (Metals, Mining & Fright)

Redstone Search Group; Slough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Redstone Commodity Search seeks a finance professional to originate and structure commodity financing deals in metals, mining and freight from the UK. You will build client relationships, assess deal viability, and provide working capital solutions to unlock opportunities across the trading cycle and across EMEA.

The role reports to the Head of Desk and requires 2–5 years of structured commodity finance experience, strong commercial instincts, and the ability to adapt to diverse structures.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in a structured commodity finance role.
• Experience in metals, mining, oil, gas and/or freight advantageous.
• Strong commercial skills and ability to originate new business.

Responsibilities

• Origination, client development and structured transactions for commodity financing opportunities within the metals, mining and freight industry.
• Provide working capital for trade opportunities.
• Work closely with the wider shipping business and existing clients to structure bespoke financing solutions.
• Utilize commercial skills and industry knowledge to onboard clients across the EMEA region.
• Take advantage of market trends and opportunities to increase business.
• Role reports into the Head of Desk.

Skills

Origination

Client development

Structured transactions

Working capital

EMEA onboarding

Job description

Redstone Commodity Search focus on offering 360° search solutions to the global commodities markets. With a competitive coverage of Trading Houses, Producers, Majors, Utilities, Merchants, Hedge Funds, Investment Banks and Brokerages; Redstone Commodity Search can confidently offer you an edge in today’s volatile market.

Redstone Commodity Search are working with company based in London who are looking to expand their structured commodity financing business.

Key Responsibilities / Tasks

• You will be responsible for origination, client development and structured transactions for commodity financing opportunities within the metals, mining and freight industry (physical financing, structured repo, pre-pays etc.)
• Provide working capital for trade opportunities
• Work closely with the wider shipping business and existing clients to structure bespoke financing solutions
• Utilize commercial skills and industry knowledge to onboard clients across the EMEA (metals, mining and freight)
• Take advantage of market trends and opportunities to increase business
• Role reports into the Head of Desk

Key Qualifications / Experience

• 2-5 years’ experience in a similar structured commodity finance role within a bank, trading house, utility, investment firm or fund, or from investment banking within the natural resources team.
• Industry knowledge and experience within metals, mining, oil, gas and/or fright is advantageous (coal, iron ore, metals, concentrates, petcoke, cement etc.)
• Driven with the ability to adapt when working on various different deals, structures and transactions
• Very strong commercial skills with the ability to originate and develop new business and client relationships
• Located in the UK