Palm Oil Trader

Job Description : SENIOR PALM OIL TRADER MALAYSIA A conglomerate and public listed company in palm oil plantation and refining is looking for a Senior Trader – Palm Oil to be based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reporting directly to the General Manager, this role will be responsible for the entire trading activities of palm oil (CPO & PPO) across APAC and EMEA market About the Senior Trader – Palm Oil Role: As the Senior Trader - Palm Oil, you are responsible for providing coaching, leadership, and high impact initiative to train junior traders that would bring best in class trading practices that would result in risk mitigation, accurate forecast of market condition for various vegetable oil, weather condition and smooth operation when executing trade across the region. Key Responsibilities: · Execute purchases and sales of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Palm Oil Products (PPO) and hedging on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) activities · Execute trading activities that translate good margins for the company · Negotiate with buyers and sellers on prices to conclude of CPO and PPO for local and overseas market · Conduct market studies, demand analysis, trends and provide recommendation on market direction and growth opportunities · Liaise with buyers, refineries, shipping agents or owners, relevant government agencies, surveyors and banks to ensure logistics and operational activities are carried out effectively · Monitor and evaluate market conditions to minimise trading risk · Monitor risk management of trading positions and related exposures · Analyse/forecast price trends of oils and fats · Alerts on news in the market and daily news report For you to excel in this role, having work experiences in trading of CPO, PPO and hedging on futures is a must have. If you have experience with other vegetable oils will be an added advantage to be considered. Key Requirements: · Tertiary degree qualifications in supply chain, mathematics, or related business degree · 12-15 years of experience in dealing with financial derivatives in Bursa Malaysia Derivative for the oil palm industry · Analytical skills with experience in risk management systems is an added advantage · Experience working and network with direct refiner · Experience handling operations (shipping agent, vessel owner, shipment schedule, shipment documentation, etc.)

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