Senior Commodity Trader
Manpower SA
- R Undisclosed
- Permanent Senior position
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Cape Town
- Posted 23 Jul 2025 by Manpower SA
- Expires in 29 days
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Job 2617571 - Ref CPT003109
About the position
Are you a commercially savvy commodity trader with a deep understanding of the South African market and a passion for identifying high-value opportunities?
If you're excited by the idea of executing smart trading strategies and driving profitability in a fast-paced, results-driven environment—this opportunity is for you!
A highly reputable and ever-growing business in the commodity trading sector is seeking a skilled and experienced Commodity Trader to join their dynamic team. This is an exciting chance to contribute to a trading business that values market insight, autonomy, and strategic thinking.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute short-term trading strategies focused on physical commodities within South Africa
- Conduct in-depth market analysis to identify profitable opportunities and manage risk exposure
- Provide regular insights and commentary to senior leadership on market trends and pricing movements
- Maintain full compliance with industry regulations and stay informed on market developments
- Collaborate with fellow traders and the risk team to align trading strategies with business objectives
- Adjust strategies dynamically to respond to real-time market shifts and mitigate potential risk
- Continuously evaluate, optimise, and manage your trading portfolio to meet performance targets
- Leverage an established network to identify unique trading opportunities across the agricultural commodity space
- Contribute to process improvement and operational efficiency across the trading function
- Provide timely reports on performance, trading activity, and market conditions
Minimum Requirements:
- At least 7 years’ experience in commodity trading, specifically with physically traded products
- Proven track record of profitable trading and managing self-directed portfolios
- Strong network and relationships within the commodity trading and agriculture sector
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills
- Strong strategic thinking, planning, and organisational ability
- Leadership qualities with the ability to problem-solve independently
- A relevant post-graduate qualification is advantageous but not essential
- Fluency in multiple languages would be an asset
- In-depth understanding of the South African agricultural commodities market
Desired Skills:
- trader
- commodity trader
- senior
- senior trader
Manpower SA
About the agency
Manpower is the world's leader in employment and staffing services, with offices in over 80 different countries and territories providing individual service to 2.5 million employees world-wide.
Manpower can help your company anticipate and benefit from the changes happening now and next, in the contemporary world of work. Over 60 years of experience in staffing and recruitment, training, HR Services, outsourcing and consulting for all industries skills and levels.
Our focus is to meet your widest range of skill requirements. Our commitment is to continuous service improvement through development and technology.
We want you to know you will have the skills you need, today and in the future.
Our staffing solutions across various disciplines include:
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Our propriety skill assessments enable us to confirm our people's software knowledge, practical abilities and quality attitude across the widest range of work profiles
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Manpower provides Wage Master as a customized solution to clients who have various staffing requirements. The client chooses the employees and determines their remuneration package.
Manpower then assumes employer responsibility for all HR issues and provides a payrolling service. Manpower can establish an office on your premises with a supervisor and staff to manage part or your entire workforce.
We continue to seek ways to further refine our system, to improve our level of response and to give you the highest quality possible. Our goal is not just to meet your expectations ... but to exceed them.
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