Global Commodity & Hedging Manager
Chiswick, London | Hybrid (3-4 days office
)£75,000 - £85,000 + Bonus + Benefit
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Shape the commodity strategy of a global FMCG busines
s.
We're partnering with a leading global food manufacturer to appoint a Global Commodity & Hedging Manager into their Global Ingredients te
am.
This is a high-impact, commercially focused role where you'll combine commodity market intelligence, quantitative analysis and financial risk management to influence sourcing decisions across a global manufacturing netw
ork.
Working alongside Global Category Managers and Procurement Leadership, you'll provide actionable insight on key raw materials including cocoa, wheat, sugar and vegetable oils, helping the business manage market volatility and optimise purchasing strate
gies.
While experience within agricultural commodities is advantageous, we're equally interested in professionals from metals, energy or broader commodity markets with strong analytical and hedging expe
rtise.
What you'll b
- e doingProduce market intelligence and commodity research covering global agricultural, energy and industrial commo
- dities.Build and maintain supply, demand and price forecasting
- models.Analyse macroeconomic, geopolitical and market fundamentals to identify pricing risks and opportu
- nities.Develop commodity outlooks and recommendations that directly influence global procurement dec
- isions.Design and support commodity hedging strategies using futures, options, swaps and other financial instr
- uments.Monitor global hedge positions, exposure reporting and governance comp
- liance.Partner with senior procurement stakeholders on sourcing strategy and supplier negoti
- ations.Support the continued digitisation of procurement through improved analytics, reporting and market intelligence
- tools.Present complex market analysis to senior commercial stakeholders across multiple international r
egions.
We're looking for some
- one withGood experience within Commodity Research, Commodity Risk, Hedging or Commodity Market
- AnalysisExperience working in commodities such as agriculture, metals o
- r energyStrong understanding of commodity price drivers, supply & demand fundamentals and global
- marketsExperience with commodity hedging and financial risk ma
- nagementKnowledge of financial instruments including futures, options a
- nd swapsExcellent quantitative and analytical skills with advanced Excel ca
- pabilityExperience building forecasting, econometric or statistica
- l modelsThe ability to translate complex market dynamics into clear commercial recomme
ndations
We'd especially like to hear from candidates currently worki
- ng withinFMCG Commodity Procurement or Market Intellige
- nce TeamsCommodity Tradi
- ng HousesCommodity
- MerchantsAgricultural P
- rocessorsCommodity Risk or Resea
- rch TeamsInvestment Banks (Commodi
- ty Desks)Energy, Metals or Agricultural Commodit
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