Senior Commodity Market Analyst - Dairy

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

Short Intro and About the Job

We are looking for a Senior Commodity Market Analyst – Dairy to join our Global Market Intelligence team and take the lead on Dairy Commodities – one of Danone's largest and most strategically important commodity exposures.

Your mission: deliver forward-looking market intelligence, develop reliable price forecasts, support commodity risk management strategies, and enable informed business decisions across Finance, Procurement, and Senior Leadership.

This is a high-impact role offering significant exposure to global commodity markets and the opportunity to influence multi-million-euro decisions. You will combine deep market understanding, analytical capabilities, and business acumen to turn complex market dynamics into actionable recommendations.

About the Job

At Danone Cycles & Procurement, we are undergoing an exciting transformation, shifting our focus to fully support our “One Planet, One Health” purpose. This transformation involves enhancing sustainability, business partnering, supply management, procurement excellence, and digital innovation.

As part of this journey, the Senior Dairy Market Analyst will provide critical market insights and strategic guidance to key stakeholders.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Commodity Market Analysis: Lead fundamental analysis of dairy commodities (supply and demand, production, trade flows, stocks, and regulatory developments); Monitor macroeconomic trends and geopolitical factors that influence dairy markets; Stay ahead of global market developments and synthesize forward-looking insights for stakeholders.

• Forecasting & Strategic Reporting: 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; Provide data-driven storytelling with clear strategic implications.

• Risk Management & Coverage Strategies: Collaborate with Risk Managers and Buyers to design and improve risk management policies; Use analytics and back-testing to evaluate coverage strategies, simulate hedging models, and challenge supplier pricing mechanisms; Help translate market views into actionable hedging and contracting recommendations.

• Stakeholder & Consultant Engagement: Act as a trusted advisor to Procurement, Controlling, and Finance stakeholders; Build and maintain strong relationships with external consultants and industry experts to enrich Danone’s view of the market.

• Innovation & Digital Tools: Collaborate with Data Science and Digital teams to develop and improve decision-support tools (dashboards, scenario models); Leverage digital solutions to bring transparency, consistency, and speed to market decision-making.

Meet your future manager! Your manager will be Francois BARON, Market Intelligence Manager. Learn more about him: Francois Baron | LinkedIn

About You

You are a strong market analyst with a passion for commodity dynamics and a track record of turning complexity into clarity. You’re proactive, analytical, and know how to build trust across senior stakeholders.

Your Background

• Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Agribusiness, or a 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.

Your Skills

• Strong analytical and storytelling abilities – able to explain complex market topics in plain language.
• Experience with market data platforms, Excel, and Power BI; Copilot Studio.
• Familiarity with commodity trading, hedging instruments, or risk management frameworks is a bonus.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, comfortable working in cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); other languages are a plus.

About Us, We offer and What's next

Working at Danone is a unique experience. It’s fast-paced and complex and, at times, it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities to learn and grow working with some of the best-known brands in the world, like Evian, Alpro, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon. Bring your unique perspective, ambitions and entrepreneurial ideas to the table – the impact you could make might just surprise you. One Planet. One Health – BY YOU.

We’re proud to be a B-Corp certified company. That means we meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we base our hiring decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.*

We Offer

It’s an exciting time to join Danone as a Senior Commodity Market Analyst. You’ll build meaningful relationships and networks working with large, dynamic brands. And the best part? You’ll be supported to grow an impactful career that you can be proud of. Together, we’ll build a healthier world.

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits.

• This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension and great discounts on health insurance and Danone products.
• We understand the importance of flexibility and offer 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and a hybrid working environment, where you can work either from home or from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk.

What’s Next

It’s simple – Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close the job posting earlier than the stated deadline. In order to comply with GDPR we can’t process your personal data without your given consent.

We can’t wait to meet you.

Need more information? Please contact Claudia Llona, Talent Acquisition Manager via [e-mail].

* All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status