Senior Commodity Risk & Controls Leader

Exceed Human Resource Consultants; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Exceed Human Resource Consultants seeks an experienced Risk Manager to lead risk, governance, and operational control across multiple units. You will oversee risk reporting, incident management, and contract risk while supporting CTRM system initiatives.

Role requires 5+ years in risk or governance, familiarity with agricultural/trading/logistics, and advanced Power BI/Excel skills. Strong stakeholder engagement and SOP development are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Risk Management, Business Administration or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in risk management, corporate governance, operational management, internal audit or similar.
• Agricultural value chain, commodity trading, logistics or supply chain experience advantageous.
• Experience in operational risk and contract management.
• Strong knowledge of governance frameworks and internal controls.
• Experience with process improvement and SOP development.
• Knowledge of debtor risk and insurance claims management.
• Understanding of import and export compliance.
• Experience implementing operational or business systems.
• Advanced Power BI and Microsoft Excel skills.
• Proficient in SharePoint, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk management and operational control across multiple business units.
• Manage risk reporting, risk registers and incident reporting.
• Identify and mitigate commercial, operational, financial and compliance risks.
• Support the development and implementation of Commodity Trade Risk Management (CTRM) systems.
• Manage and improve operational and logistics processes, efficiency and costs.
• Oversee contract management, compliance and commercial risk.
• Support commodity trading, import/export and supply chain risk management.
• Manage insurance frameworks, coverage and claims processes.
• Analyse operational data and risk indicators using Power BI and Excel.
• Develop and implement SOPs, policies and internal controls.
• Support debtor risk management and high-risk account monitoring.

Skills

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Outlook

Teams

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Governance & internal controls

SOP development

Education

Degree in Risk Management, Business Administration or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Exceed Human Resource Consultants seeks an experienced Risk Manager to lead risk, governance, and operational control across multiple units. You will oversee risk reporting, incident management, and contract risk while supporting CTRM system initiatives.

Role requires 5+ years in risk or governance, familiarity with agricultural/trading/logistics, and advanced Power BI/Excel skills. Strong stakeholder engagement and SOP development are essential.