At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage and grow your own trading desk in the meat and food ingredients market.
- Company: Ambitious food trading business offering autonomy and flexibility.
- Benefits: Fully remote work, uncapped commission, and a supportive team.
- Other info: Opportunity for significant career growth without corporate constraints.
- Why this job: Enjoy freedom to leverage relationships and directly benefit from your success.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in meat trading with a strong network and commercial acumen.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 70000 £ per year.
Are you recognised within the industry as a credible and trusted trading professional? Would you thrive in a role that offers the autonomy to manage and grow your own trading desk? Vickerstock are currently working with an ambitious and growing food trading business seeking an experienced Meat/Ingredients Trader to build and run their own trading desk across UK and international markets.
This unique opportunity will suit a commercially driven trader who already has an established customer and supplier network and is looking for greater autonomy, flexibility, and earning potential. Unlike many trading environments, this role offers genuine freedom to leverage your own relationships, develop new markets, and directly benefit from the value you create.
Your reward:
- Fully remote working
- Flexible, self-managed structure
- Uncapped commission linked directly to margin generated
- Retainer available for the first six months for the right individual
- Support from experienced finance, logistics and operational teams
- Opportunity to build and grow your own trading desk without corporate constraints
Your day-to-day:
- You will take ownership of your own trading desk, managing supplier and customer relationships while identifying profitable opportunities across meat, protein and food ingredient markets.
- With dedicated support from finance, logistics and operations teams, you will be able to focus on growing profitable business and expanding your network.
- Develop and manage your own trading desk
- Trade across UK and international markets
- Utilise existing supplier and customer relationships
- Source products domestically and internationally
- Negotiate effectively to protect and maximise margins
- Identify new market opportunities and growth areas
- Build long-term customer and supplier partnerships
What success will look like in the first instance:
- Begin trading immediately using your existing network
- Generate margin-positive volume within the first 2-3 months
- Demonstrate consistent profitability and trading activity
- Expand into new customers, suppliers or territories
And will be measured through:
- Gross margin generated
- Consistency of trading performance
- Relationship growth and retention
- Network expansion and business development activity
Your essential ingredients:
- A minimum of 5 years' experience within meat, protein or food ingredients trading
- An established customer and supplier network
- Strong commercial acumen and margin management capability
- Experience sourcing products both domestically and internationally
- Knowledge of food safety, traceability and industry regulations
- A reputation for reliability, credibility and strong follow-through
- Comfortable operating independently and taking ownership of your results.
THIS FULLY REMOTE OPPORTUNITY IS OPEN TO CANDIDATES BASED IN THE UK, IRELAND, OR OTHER INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS.
Interested in finding out more? Contact Paul Muir to discuss this opportunity in complete confidence.
Senior Meat Trader employer: Vickerstock
Vickerstock is an exceptional employer that offers a fully remote working environment, allowing you the flexibility to manage your own trading desk while enjoying uncapped commission linked directly to your performance. With a supportive structure in place and the freedom to leverage your existing relationships, you will have the opportunity to thrive in a culture that values autonomy, growth, and meaningful contributions to the food trading industry.
