Senior Commodity Risk Analyst

Hoogwegt Group; Arnhem; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open culture

Personal growth

Competitive pay

Pension plan

Insurance

Sports program

Modern office

Job summary

Hoogwegt Group in Arnhem invites a senior Risk & Compliance professional to join our second line of defense across physical dairy trading and derivatives. You will shape the market risk framework, calibrate limits, and ensure verifiable P&L across trading, risk and finance systems.

Reporting to the Global Risk Manager, you will design and test risk controls, run VaR and stress tests, and collaborate with Commercial, IT and Finance to embed robust procedures while maintaining strong governance

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Economics, Finance, Econometrics, Quantitative Finance or related field.
• Professional certification such as FRM, PRM or CFA is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Independently monitor and review physical and derivative positions, limit utilisation, market risk metrics and daily P&L, and escalate breaches and exceptions under the risk governance framework.
• Contribute to the design, calibration and implementation of the market risk limit framework for physical and paper books.
• Run and maintain VaR and stress-testing analysis, including backtesting and model assumption reviews.
• Analyse the physical-versus-paper hedge position, basis exposure and the option Greeks.
• Support counterparty exposure analysis with the credit risk function.
• Write and maintain risk procedures, data standards and control documentation.
• Act as a key business user in risk system development: define requirements, test and sign off changes, and support data migration and cutover.
• Build and govern interim analytical tools (Excel/VBA, Python, SQL) with version control and clear ownership.
• Support regulatory monitoring such as EMIR reporting, MiFID II tests and position limits.

Skills

Market risk

VaR modeling

P&L analysis

Excel VBA

Python

SQL

Risk governance

Stakeholder management

English fluent

Education

Master's degree

FRM/PRM/CFA advantageous

Tools

ETRM/CTRM

ERP system

Job description

We are Hoogwegt. We are the world’s largest privately owned dairy ingredient provider, active in over 130 countries and managing an annual turnover of €4 billion. Operating at the heart of the global trading market, our financial, commercial, and operational success relies on smart risk management, robust credit strategies, and strong liquid capital.

When you join Hoogwegt, you enter a highly professional, international trading environment. You will be part of our Risk & Compliance team located at our modern, collaborative office in Arnhem, where your risk management expertise will directly safeguard our commercial decisions, protect margins, and support sustainable global growth across our trading activities.

About the Role

Reporting to Global Risk Manager, you will be a senior member of our second line of defense, working across physical dairy trading and the exchange-traded derivatives used to hedge it.

This is a build role as much as a monitoring role. We are strengthening our risk framework, data standards and systems. You will help shape the market risk limit structure, make positions and P&L independently verifiable across trading, risk and accounting systems, and embed the procedures that make controls sustainable. You will work closely with Commercial, Middle Office, Finance and IT. You will need to challenge constructively and escalate with evidence.

What You Will Do

• Independently monitor and review physical and derivative positions, limit utilisation, market risk metrics and daily P&L, and **escalate** breaches and exceptions under the risk governance framework.
• Contribute to the design, calibration and implementation of the market risk limit framework (volume, tenor, VaR, stop-loss and basis limits) for physical and paper books.
• Run and maintain VaR and stress-testing analysis, including backtesting and a regular review of model assumptions such as correlations and volatility.
• Analyse the physical-versus-paper hedge position, basis exposure and the option Greeks.
• Support counterparty exposure analysis in cooperation with the credit risk function.
• Write and maintain risk procedures, work instructions, data standards and control documentation.
• Act as a key business user in risk system development: define requirements, test and sign off changes, and support data migration and cutover.
• Build and govern interim analytical tools (Excel/VBA, Python, SQL) with version control, documentation and a clear owner.
• Support regulatory monitoring relevant to commodity derivatives, such as EMIR reporting, MiFID II ancillary activity tests and position limits.

What You Bring

• A Master's degree in Economics, Finance, Econometrics, Quantitative Finance or a related field. Professional certification such as FRM, PRM or CFA is an advantage.
• 7+ years in market risk, with direct experience in physical commodity trading (dairy, agricultural or energy) alongside exchange-traded derivatives (futures and options).
• Hands‑on experience with reconciling positions and P&L across systems, and with VaR methodology, backtesting and stress testing.
• Experience with an ETRM/CTRM system and an ERP environment, including taking part in implementation or testing.
• Advanced Excel and VBA, and working knowledge of Python and SQL.
• Fluent English; Dutch or another European language is an advantage.
• The confidence to hold risk boundaries under commercial pressure, using evidence and professional tact.
• A structured, self‑directed way of working, and comfort building processes where they do not yet exist.

What We Offer

At Hoogwegt, we believe your career should be as dynamic as the market you work in. That's why we offer:

• An informal and open culture where you can be yourself.
• The freedom to shape your work in your own way.
• Plenty of room for personal growth and development, with training tailored to your role.
• A warm welcome from experienced and enthusiastic colleagues who will help you find your feet.
• Strong employment conditions, including attractive variable pay, a solid pension plan, and collective insurance.
• A sports programme with bootcamp, running, or yoga under professional guidance.
• A modern office directly opposite Arnhem Central Station, easy to reach by public transport.

Our Commitment to You

At Hoogwegt, we believe that our strength lies in our differences. We are a global community that thrives on a diversity of perspectives, and we warmly welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels at home and has the freedom to shape their own path. Come as you are, we look forward to meeting you.