Lead Dairy Commodities & Market Insights Analyst

UNAVAILABLE; Hoofddorp; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

30 days annual leave

Pension and health insurance discounts

Job summary

Danone seeks a Senior Commodity Market Analyst – Dairy to lead our dairy market intelligence efforts within the Global Market Intelligence team. You will deliver forward-looking insights, build forecasts, and support risk management across Finance, Procurement and Senior Leadership.

You will collaborate on innovative decision-support tools and engage with internal stakeholders and external experts to drive strategic decisions, including hedging and contracting recommendations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Agribusiness, or related field.
• Solid experience in commodity market analysis, procurement, or market risk management, ideally with exposure to dairy, agri-food, or soft commodities.
• Proven ability to analyze market fundamentals, develop forecasts, and assess financial or commercial risks.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); other languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead fundamental analysis of dairy commodities (supply and demand, production, trade flows, stocks, and regulatory developments).
• Deliver commodity price forecasts to support Danone’s Monthly Rolling Forecast, Budget, and Strategic Plan.
• Drive weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting to Finance and Procurement teams.
• Collaborate with Risk Managers and Buyers to design and improve risk management policies; simulate hedging models; translate market views into hedging and contracting recommendations.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Procurement, Controlling, and Finance stakeholders; build relationships with external consultants and industry experts.
• Collaborate with Data Science and Digital teams to develop decision-support tools (dashboards, scenario models).

Skills

Commodity market analysis

Procurement

Market risk management

Forecasting

Data storytelling

Fluent English

Education

Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Agribusiness, or related field

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Copilot Studio

Job description

Danone seeks a Senior Commodity Market Analyst – Dairy to lead our dairy market intelligence efforts within the Global Market Intelligence team. You will deliver forward-looking insights, build forecasts, and support risk management across Finance, Procurement and Senior Leadership.

You will collaborate on innovative decision-support tools and engage with internal stakeholders and external experts to drive strategic decisions, including hedging and contracting recommendations.