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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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Relationship Director - Oil & Gas Hays Specialist Recruitment GBP100000.00 - GBP120000.00 per annum UK-London 21 May 13

My client is a leading UK headquartered corporate and investment bank. Due to a recent departure they are look...

Marex Spectron - July 2013 Professional Trader Development Programme Marex Spectron Self Employed UK-London 21 May 13

Marex Spectron Pro Trader provides independent professional traders with advanced execution and clearing servi...

Oil Risk Analyst Robert Half GBP250 per day UK-London 21 May 13

London based Commodity trading company is looking to hire someone with previous working experience of Physical...

Power Shift Trader - London Trading House, ~£35k Huxley Associates GBP35000 - GBP36000 per annum + shift al... UK-London 21 May 13

Our client is a large multinational energy trading house with strong wholesale trading activity. They are curr...

VP, Commodities Credit Risk Officer LMA £90,000 UK-London 21 May 13

An excellent opportunity has arisen at a leading Bank for someone with strong Commodities experience either wi...

Pricing Analyst - Major Energy Company, London. £35-40k+ Huxley Associates GBP35000 - GBP40000 per annum + bonus an... UK-London 21 May 13

A major Energy firm seeks experienced Power and Gas Pricing Analysts.

Financial Analyst TheMcGraw-HillCompanies Not Specified UK-London 21 May 13

Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is a leading global provider of energy and metals informatio...

Channel Account Manager TheMcGraw-HillCompanies Not Specified UK-London 21 May 13

Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is a leading global provider of energy and metals informatio...

Conference Producer, Platts - EMEA TheMcGraw-HillCompanies Not Specified UK-London 21 May 13

Conference Producer – Platts, EMEA Platts is a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals, metals and...

Assistant VAT Accountant, Energy Trading, London (West End) Connect Resourcing Competitive + Bonus + Benefits UK-London 21 May 13

Energy trading company based in London seeks Assistant VAT Accountant to join it's Indirect Tax Team.

Senior LNG Operator, Energy Trading, London Connect Resourcing Competitive Base & Benefits + Discretion... UK-London 21 May 13

A leading energy trading firm, headquartered in London, is looking to hire a Senior LNG Operator to join it's ...

Senior Structuring Analyst, Oil Connect Resourcing Excellent UK-London 21 May 13

Team leader position at an Oil & Gas Major

Power Scheduler / Operator Connect Resourcing Competitive + Shift Allowance + Benefits... UK-London 21 May 13

A market leading commodities trading house is keen to hire a Power Scheduler / Operator to join the London Pow...

Senior Energy Compliance Specialist / Energy Compliance Manager, Energy Trading, London Connect Resourcing Competitive Base Salary + Bonus + Benefi... UK-London 21 May 13

A market leading energy trading business, based in London, is looking to hire a Senior Energy Compliance Speci...

LME Operations Specialist (Metal Exchange / Clearing / VBA) Societe Generale Competitive UK-London 21 May 13

LME Operations Specialist (London Metal Exchange / Clearing / VBA) required by Societe Generale to support the...

Assistant VAT Accountant - Commodity Trading House Huxley Associates GBP28000 - GBP37000 per annum + Benefits UK-London 21 May 13

My client, a Global Commodity Trading House is seeking an Assistant VAT Account to join their London team.

Jr Global Gas Product Controller Cosmo Trade Resources S.A. Competitive UK-London 21 May 13

For an Intl Trading Co we are looking for a Jr Global Gas Product Controller - based in London or Geneva

Senor Vice President - Oil and Gas Capital Chase Excellent plus bonus UK-London 20 May 13

A leading international bank requires an experienced and skilled Oil and Gas banker. (Senior VP) The role will...

European Petrochemicals Sales/Origination Macquarie Bank Competitive UK-London 20 May 13

The role is located within Energy Markets Division, specialising in the support of the Managing Director and B...

Junior ETRM Consultant Earth Stream £40k - £50k UK-London 20 May 13

Our Client - Global Professional services company based in London, requires a strong customer facing ETRM cons...

Commodity Brokers (Energy, Iron Ore, Freight) & Physical Commodity Traders (Coffee, Wheat, Corn) City Wharf Financial Recruitment Highly Competitive UK-London 20 May 13

Global Commodity player within the physical Trading and Broking business is keen to develop their business in ...

Business Analyst - Front Office, Derivatives Earth Stream £55k - £65k base / Total Comp £90k - £10... UK-London 20 May 13

Our Client - Global Commodities Trading Company based in London, requires talented Business Analyst to join an...

Oil Business Development Analyst Marlin Selection Competitive UK-London 20 May 13

A global commodities entity are looking to hire an Oil Business Development Analyst for their London office.

Gas Product Controller Marlin Selection Competitive UK-London 20 May 13

A top tier commodity trading house is looking for a Gas Product Controller for their office in London.

European Power Scheduler Marlin Selection Competitive UK-London 20 May 13

My client is one of the world''s leading power trading firms. They are looking to hire a Power Scheduler to wo...

Energy Product Control Manager Marlin Selection Competitive UK-London 20 May 13

My client is a world renowned commodity trading house and they are looking for an Energy Product Control Manag...

Power and Gas Contracts Co-ordinator Marlin Selection Competitive UK-London 20 May 13

My client is looking for a power and gas contracts coordinator to work in their London office.

IB F&BM - Commodities Legal Entity Controller- Associate - London J.P.Morgan. Competitve UK-London 20 May 13

Please see the job description

Product Control Analyst HB Ingram Mayet £££excellent UK-London 20 May 13

The trading arm of a major energy company is looking to hire a Product Control Analyst.

Letter of Credit Administrator HB Ingram Mayet £££excellent UK-London 20 May 13

A global commodities company is looking to hire a Letter of Credit Administrator on a temporary basis

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