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This sector is the category for commodities jobs and careers.

The commodities sector on eFinancialCareers offers jobs from both investment banks and commodities trading houses.

The over-arching term 'commodities' comprises a wide range of different tradable products. Broadly, these include coal and freight; metals and steel; agricultural or 'soft' commodities; gas and power; renewable energy and emissions; and crude oil and petroleum products.

Commodities houses often also produce, store or distribute the products themselves, which means they also employ a whole range of people in non-financial roles. However, here we only look at the financial jobs related to their trading activities, such as commodities broker jobs.

The focus of the commodities trading houses is to deal in the raw materials. Investment banks, meanwhile, largely create and trade commodity derivative products. Derivative products, such as over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives or commodity futures, are an important way for farming cooperatives and other producers to protect against a poor year or negative price fluctuations and for investment banking clients to hedge against their exposures.

Despite these disparities, jobs in commodities generally fall into the following categories:

Trading: Commodities traders will have a particular area of expertise, usually falling into one of the product types above. Their role is to manage a trading portfolio on behalf of either their company or client, through the buying and selling of either raw commodities or commodity derivatives. They will also perform regular market analysis and research to inform their trading decisions and be expected to take both a long-term and short-term view of the market. Traders working with the physical products also have to consider issues such as shipping, storage and stock levels as well as how pricing exposure is managed using derivative products.

Sales: It's largely investment banks who recruit sales staff. A sales job in commodities is largely about developing relationships with clients. These can be commodities producers, who want to use derivative products to manage their price exposure, or simply consumers. Commodities sales staff need good analytical skills to keep up with the latest movements in the commodities markets and their implications in order to explain the rationale for trading decisions and strategies to clients. Commodities salespeople will develop pitches, write reports and compile presentations for clients.

Structuring: This role involves a high degree of statistical analysis and is a highly quantitative job. For a junior role, most banks will only recruit people with a Masters degree in a highly mathematical subject, usually physics or quantitative analytics. As the name suggests a structuring job involves creating commodities structured products to offer clients, as well as performing statistical analysis to track their performance. Examples of these products include commodity-linked notes or baskets of commodities. Depending on the organisation, structuring roles can also comprise creating bespoke solutions to a client's (usually a corporate) commodities hedging needs.

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Client & Account Management – Energy & Commodities BeathChapman (Licence no. 11C5008) $90K-$100K Base + 25-30% bonus Australia-Sydney 20 May 13

Our client, a well-known company in the financial market data sector, is partnering with us to recruit a numbe...

Execution Executive Not Disclosed Attractive Singapore 20 May 13

Our client is a Global Player in Commodities, Energy, Shipping and Diversified Investments. They are looking ...

Structured Trade Finance Middle office (Senior Analyst- AVP) Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd (Licence No. 03C4828) Negotiable Singapore 20 May 13

- Leading European Bank - Excellent Career Development and Progression

Senior Business / Project Analyst Brightoil Petroleum Singapore Open Singapore 20 May 13

Looking for a senior person that has strong communication, interviewing and questioning users, coordinating an...

Crude Oil Trading Assistant Brightoil Petroleum Singapore Open Singapore 20 May 13

Maximize investors return according to company investment portfolio.

Associate - Cash Officer Futures Clearing - FICC Macquarie Competitive Australia-Sydney 20 May 13

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Analyst, Operations Risk & Control - 6 month Max Term Macquarie Competitive Australia-Sydney 20 May 13

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Senior Traded Credit Risk Manager – Commodities – Global Banking Giant Barclay Simpson Asia Excellent for the right candidate Hong Kong SAR 20 May 13

My client, a global banking giant with a major presence in Asia is looking to recruit an experienced credit ri...

Senior C#, .NET Developer - Commodities/ Regulatory/ Compliance McGregor Boyall Singapore Salary negotiable based on experience Singapore 20 May 13

Our client, global Tier 1 Bank is looking for a Senior C#, .NET developer for their Commodities Technology tea...

Energy & Commodities Operations Officer Ambition Group Singapore Pte Ltd Attractive Salary Package Singapore 19 May 13

Excellent opportunity to join a well established Bank within the Commodities Operations team.

Trade & Commodity Finance Manager (Middle Office) Reed Specialist Singapore (Licence No. 08C3489) Competitive Singapore 19 May 13

My client is a leading foreign bank based in Singapore. Candidates who are keen to apply for this role, do ema...

Director, Commodity and Documentary Trade Product Management The Meyer Consulting Group (Licence no. 12C5927) Attractive Base + Bonus Singapore 18 May 13

• Established Foreign Bank with Focus on Global Trade Finance • Track Record in Managing Commodity & Documenta...

Physical Cotton Sales & Trading, China Selby Jennings Highly Competitive China-Shanghai 17 May 13

A leading global commodities merchant is expanding their Asia Pacific cotton business. They are looking for a...

Soft Commodities Operations Manager, Singapore Selby Jennings Highly Competitive Singapore 17 May 13

Our client, an international commodities merchant requires an experienced operations manager / supervisor to j...

Soft Commodities Operations Manager, Singapore Selby Jennings Highly Competitive Singapore 17 May 13

Our client, an international commodities merchant requires an experienced operations manager / supervisor to j...

Fertilizer trader - Hong Kong, China (Fertilizer, Agriculture, Soft, Commodities, Physical, Hong Kong, China) Selby Jennings Highly Competitive Hong Kong SAR 17 May 13

Based in China, Hong Kong. This position is with a very well established trade house who specialize particular...

Senior Grain Trader/Trading Manager Selby Jennings Highly Competitive (SGD) Singapore 17 May 13

I am working exclusively with an agricultural trading house that is developing their international presence. T...

Physical Sugar Trader ED & F Man Holdings Limited Competitive India-Mumbai 17 May 13

We are looking for an experienced Physical Sugar Trader to join our India based operation, trading in both glo...

Trainee Sugar Trader ED & F Man Holdings Limited Competitive India-Mumbai 17 May 13

We are looking for a Trainee Physical Sugar Trader to join our India based operation to provide trading suppor...

Accountant - Metals Trading Robert Walters Competitive remuneration Singapore 17 May 13

*Leading player in the commodities trading sector *Regional hub based out of Singapore

Trade Finance Specialist ConnectedGroup Pte Ltd (Licence No. 09C4979) 100K per annum Singapore 17 May 13

Due to great results and a sustained surge in business, we are actively looking for a strong Trade Finance Man...

LPG Trader (Physical) Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd (Licence No. 03C4828) Base + Competitive Variable Singapore 17 May 13

Our client is one of the leading commodities practice with businesses in international trading, Import and who...

Grains Trader, Commodity trading firm Hays Negotiable Singapore 17 May 13

Our client is an Japanese Trading firm with great business presence in Singapore They are looking for an agri...

Senior Account Officer, Commodity Finance Hays Negotiable Singapore 17 May 13

Our client is one of the global leading banks with strong commodity finance capacity. They are looking for a S...

ASSISTANT RELATIONSHIP MANAGER - LOCAL CORP OR CHINA CORP Hays Negotiable Hong Kong SAR 17 May 13

ASSIST RELATIONSHIP MANAGERS IN LOCAL CORPORATES / CHINA CORPORATES PORTFOLIO

Senior Grains Marketing Executive - Australia Not Disclosed $150000 - $250000 per annum Australia-Adelaide 17 May 13

150,000 - 250,000 SGD

Asia Trading Manager - Middle Distillates - Singapore Not Disclosed $250000 - $300000 per annum Singapore 17 May 13

250,000 - 300,000 SGD

Head Grains Trading Manager - Singapore Not Disclosed $250000 - $350000 per annum Singapore 17 May 13

250,000 - 350,000 SGD

Regional Sales Director - Performance Chemicals Business Unit - Malaysia, KL Not Disclosed $250000 - $350000 per annum Malaysia 17 May 13

250,000 - 350,000 SGD

Energy Broker - APAC Selby Jennings Highly Competitive (SGD) Singapore 16 May 13

I am working with a leading broking shop that is expanding their energy desk in Singapore following recent res...

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