Traders at Ntice Sourcing Solutions (Pty) Ltd.
NTICE SOURCING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD.
- R Undisclosed
- Permanent Specialist position
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Stellenbosch
- Posted 16 Jan 2026 by NTICE SOURCING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD.
- Expires in 28 days
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Job 2631005 - Ref 58571
About the position
COMMODITY TRADER
My client is seeking an experienced Commodity Trader to join a high-calibre trading team based in Cape Town. This role is suited to commercially sharp traders with a strong track record in physically traded commodities - excluding grains
This is an opportunity to trade in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment where insight, discipline, and execution matter
What You'll Do
Develop and execute short-term trading strategies across South Africa, balancing opportunity with disciplined risk management
- Analyse market trends, pricing dynamics, and emerging developments to drive informed trading decisions
- Provide clear market commentary and performance insights to senior leadership
- Actively monitor market conditions and adapt strategies in real time
- Manage and optimise self-directed trading portfolios to deliver consistent profitability
- Build and maintain strong relationships across the commodity value chain
- Collaborate with traders, risk, and operations teams to improve execution and efficiency
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and market requirements
- Produce accurate, timely reports on trading activity and performance
Required Skills
3-5+ years' experience trading a physically traded commodity (unfortunately Candidates with grain-only trading backgrounds will not be shortlisted)
- Proven profitability managing your own trading book
- Strong industry network and established market relationships
- Deep knowledge of the South African commodity market
- Excellent negotiation, planning, and execution skills
- Commercially astute, analytically strong, and decisive
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence and build trust
- Leadership capability and a proactive, problem-solving mindset
- Post-graduate qualification advantageous but not essential
Should you meet the required skills please respond to this advert
Desired Skills:
NTICE SOURCING SOLUTIONS (PTY) LTD.
About the agency
Ntice Sourcing Solutions is a recruitment solutions provider placing professionals across EMEA within all key business functional areas. These business functional areas include: IT, Engineering /Technical, Accounting & Finance, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Training and Development, Supply Chain/Procurement, Production and Operations.
Our team is made up of experienced specialist recruiters who are extremely knowledgeable within their chosen field. Our consultants have spent years growing their client and candidate networks which allows them to match candidates to clients quickly. We pride ourselves in ensuring we understand the client brief and focus on placing candidates in companies where they thrive and fit the culture of the business.
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