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1. Shipping Executive
Senior maritime executive with 20+ years in shipping, logistics, and freight across global regions including the Middle East, Scandinavia, and Latin America. Proven leadership of large, multicultural teams and in-depth expertise across both commercial and operational maritime functions. Internationally mobile with a strong command of global supply chain dynamics.

2. Japanese Softs Trader
Seasoned commodity trader with 15+ years in physical and futures markets, specializing in cocoa and agri-commodities. Consistent profitability track record in managing a soft commodity book. Proven expertise in expanding structuring profitable deals, and leading high-impact transactions on a global scale. Seeking a new role, ideally in Europe or UAE.

3. Agri-Commodity Trader
Front-man with deep supply chain expertise in feedstuffs and pulses. Known for unlocking new markets and forging lasting partnerships across EMEA and CIS. Multilingual and client-focused, with a track record of building high-impact, cross-border relationships. Energetic and results-oriented with a “make it happen” attitude.

4. Trade Finance & Treasury Specialist
Veteran finance professional with 15+ years in commodities (Oil & Gas, Agri), specializing in trade finance and treasury operations. Adept at establishing finance departments, managing risk, and translating complex financial concepts for diverse stakeholders. Known for building strong internal teams and trusted external partnerships.

5. Sustainability Manager
Strategic and results-focused sustainability leader with a robust background in commodity marketing, trading, and implementation. Delivers under pressure with a track record of meeting targets in fast-paced, high-stakes environments. Combines logical analysis with creativity and strong interpersonal skills to drive sustainability outcomes within global trading operations.

6. Turkish Commodity Specialist
Detail-oriented and proactive operations specialist, skilled in trade validation, physical documentation review, contract drafting, and settlements. Known for delivering top-tier client service and acting as a crucial link between internal teams and external partners. Brings strong problem-solving capabilities and a collaborative mindset to optimize global trading processes.

7. Commodities Career Starter
Emerging commodities professional with a multicultural background, analytical mindset, and strong organizational skills. Graduate of the STSA Master’s in Commodity Trading (Geneva), with hands-on exposure to various back-office functions. Speaks multiple languages including Arabic and Chinese. Eager to start a career in trading with an adaptable, team-oriented approach.

1. Senior Oilseeds Trader

Talented all round agricultural cash trader, with a positive track record trading huge volumes. Working experiences on several continents with multiple cultures. Level-headed, dedicated, and stress-resilient, this exceptional trader may be enticed into a challenging role to build and develop a desk. Internationally mobile.

2. Senior Freight Trader

This seasoned professional is an old hand in chartering in/out period, single time charter or voyage, buying/selling freight (handy to panamax). Beyond that, he is experienced in process development and optimization ensuring improved efficiency and accuracy on freight sales, bids, risk management, reporting, compliance, voyage result analysis. Open to new a challenge in an international hub.

3. Executive Commodifies and Finance

Commercial leader dedicated and professional team player. Highly experienced commodities industry executive with international working experience in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Takes responsibility, is result driven, reliable, and gets things done while maintaining tranquility. Is persuasive, decisive, and empathic. Thrives in a dynamic environment.

4. Inspirational Commodity Leader

30+ years international commodity trading, risk & asset management P/L responsibility with track-record of growth and positive results. Managed acquisitions, disposals, and development of new business. Strong Asian experience developing commodity businesses. Team player with strong leadership ability. Internationally mobile.

5. Talented Oilseeds and Grains Trader

This professional has substantial grains and oilseeds experiences in Europe, Black Sea and North America. Savvy in paper though even stronger in physical trading and execution. He seeks a new employer where he can add value by applying his passion and skills, to develop his already impressive career. Available and mobile.

6. Sustainability Manager

International professional with 15+ years track-record in sustainable production and trade of agricultural commodities. Key functions include strategy development, technical analysis, stakeholder engagement, and monitoring & evaluation. Commodities include cocoa, coffee, tea, sugar cane, palm oil, coconut oil, castor oil, poultry, grains & rice. Covered all sectors, from multinational companies, donors, impact investors, & international organizations. Fluent in English, French, & Spanish. Currently in Geneva, open to ideas.

7. Senior Grains Operator

Senior professional specialized in managing the trading processes of sbm, wheat, corn, barley, wheat bran pellets and soybeans. Managed both bulk shipments and containerized transport. Proficiency in most vessel sizes, covering South American, European, Southeast Asian, and African markets. A career marked by a steadfast commitment to performance and excellence within the ever-evolving shipping and trading sector.

1. High Potential Grains Trader

Eight years of experience in physical (mainly) and prop agriculture commodity trading, running one of the largest physical European grain book. After a break he is now considering to pivot from physical /prop agriculture trading to pure financial trading of cross commodities. Internationally mobile and available.

2. CFO – Senior Trade Finance

Commercial leader, dedicated and professional team player. Highly experienced commodities industry executive with international working experience in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Takes responsibility, is result driven, reliable and gets things done while maintaining calm. Has power to convince, is decisive and empathic. Thrives in a dynamic environment. Seeking new challenge, available.

3. Senior Finance Leader

Highly accomplished, result-driven senior finance leader armed with real world progressive international experience of 20 years with multi-billion dollar & multi-cultural organizations. Demonstrated ability to streamline processes, productivity improvements and change management that drives growth & increase efficiency. Open to new opportunities, internationally mobile.

4. Grains Trader

Global commodities trader with extensive experience across the Black Sea, Mediterranean, Spain, Asia and South America. Proven track record in managing long-term commercial relationships with key stakeholder. Proficient in contract negotiation, fostering commercial relationships and executing strategic partnerships. Frequent business travel and participation in industry events. Mobile to major hubs.

5. Commodities Risk Manager

Broad experiences in identifying, monitoring, reporting and managing global risk; apt as business analyst on multi-functional projects to investigate, document, coordinate implementation and to ensure processes and deliverables are aligned with strategic priorities. Geneva area preferred

6. Trade and Supply Chain Coordinator

21 Years experience in agro commodities, supply chain and bulk logistics.Coordination of commercial desk, supply chain and logistics of agro commodities. Efficient solutions making and problems solving between all activities related to business of the company. Mobile preferably EU

7. Import-Export Logistics Specialist

Results-driven logistics specialist with a passion for process optimization, cost reduction, and stakeholder engagement in multicultural environments. Experienced in leading ambitious projects, negotiating international contracts, and driving supply chain efficiency. A strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial mindset, committed to delivering impactful logistics solutions. Available, Geneva area.

1. Senior Grains Trader

Results-driven trader with extensive expertise in oilseeds and grains. Currently employed as head of grains and oilseeds department, where he was responsible for building the oilseeds and grains physical trading platform and generating P&L. His role involves strategic physical trading, risk management, and business development.

2. Senior Commodity Trader, Dubai

With over 16 years of international business experience, 13 years in the physical commodities trading industry working for top tier players in the UAE, the UK and France. During these years he was managing cash trading operations across the Middle-East, Africa, Latin America and South Asian regions, and has an extensive client data base.

3. Trader, West Africa

Trader with strong entrepreneurial experience in African countries as a business developer. Excellent network and relationship with strategic economic players, both private and state owned companies in West Africa; decision maker, independent, innovator and pro-active.

4. Grains Trader

Proven physical grains trader with sound knowledge of grains agribusiness value chain from farmer to discharge port. Having worked for almost 10yrs with a major agricultural trading house, she has had a sound schooling in risk management, exposure to all kinds of logistics, and been able to build up her own customer relationships. She is fluent in French, English and Arabic.

5. Junior Grains/Oilseeds Trader

Late 20’s multilingual (Turkish, English, French) with a solid Swiss education who has 4+ years with experience in the grains/oilseeds markets. He is apt and feels comfortable in talking directly to clients and has built his own client base. He is passionate about international trade and seeks a junior trading position with a commodity trading house.

6. Senior Finance Executive, Middle East

With over 20 years of experience with the last in leadership positions. He advises C-Suite in Finance, Accounting, Controls, Risk, Banking, International Taxation, M&A and Strategy for big names in the agricultural commodities business. Currently seeking a new challenge in the Middle East.

7. Commodity Price Risk Manager

A driven commodities professional committed to consistently delivering value for my organization through meticulous data-driven research, risk management, and governance. Demonstrated success in generating PnL and effectively managing risk from the perspective of an end-user. Proven ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and engage C-suite executives.

1. Trade Manager

Setting up, developing, and managing a grains desk, defining and implementing strategies to add value in global Agri trading, both physical and derivatives. Expertise in risk management, managing global teams, and proprietary trading, with a strong global network.

2. Head of Freight and Operations

Experienced ocean freight professional in chartering and trading across all sectors of dry physical/FFA/bunkers. Track record in successful trading for both cargo principles and vessel owners/operators. Set up and led several profitable freight desks, servicing in-house freight needs and running a 3rd party book.

3. Freight / Bunker Trader

Experienced in managing and utilizing the company’s vessels under Voyage or Time Charter. Taking in and reletting cargoes. Negotiating long contracts on both the vessel and cargo side. Responsible for purchasing the bunkers for the company’s fleet. The hedging of the fuel forward book, and the PnL related to the speculative trading on fuel and other petroleum products.

4. South American Grains Trader

Professional with solid experience in the Agri commodities market, with great knowledge regarding origination, trading, logistics, and market intelligence. Decision-making and strategical analysis of positions-driven profile. Focus on high performance. Seeking a career move to Europe.

5. MENA and SE Asia Grains Trader

Strong network with a strong business acumen to run a trading book and skilled in building and maintaining relationships, Savvy in leveraging regional/local insights to develop and execute product line game plans by deciding to take positions on cash book and derivatives.

6. Treasury Manager

Complete finance professional with over 18 years of experience in Global Treasury, Business Controlling, International Taxation, Structured Finance, Risk Management, IT Systems, and Commodity Derivatives. Mostly in Agri Commodities, with expertise in establishing banking and finance setup across Asia, setting up ERP systems and implementation, and establishing Internal Controls and filing International Taxes. Internationally available.

7. Head of Execution

Over twenty years of demonstrated success and increasing responsibility in soft commodity trading execution. Managing teams in various locations, applying knowledge to improve logistics to ensure smooth documentation flow and trade execution worldwide. Following trade finance with the banks, legal issues, KYCs, reconciliations of accounts, and other functions. Open to discussion.

Too often I hear from recruiters they are looking for a “younger person”. But are they really? If you are over 50 and in the job market, you may be familiar with being brushed aside due to your age. Here are a few good pointers for your pitch summarized by Robin Ryan.

Sell your experience assets.

• Superior work ethic. You will put in the effort and productivity to get the job done. You won’t refuse to do any aspect of the job the boss asks you to do, unlike millennials who seem to be very picky about what they will and won’t do. Managers find this very frustrating and it’s very reassuring you will do what is asked because no one likes everything about their job, but all pieces do need to get completed.
• Loyal, reliable, dependable. You are unlikely to want a lot of time off for concerts, skiing, beach time, childcare problems, etc. another plus.
• Good customer service with diverse customers including global clients. True customer service has become a rarity anymore. 50+ year old’s still know how to treat customers so they feel valued and important. This is what brings in the company’s bottom-line revenue. Highly valued by an employer.
• Mentoring others. You can teach and coach those who need to learn the jobs under you plus you can share your wisdom with other co-workers and develop employees that need to grow in their jobs.
• Problem-solving. You have seen so many types of problems that you can remain calm when faced with business cycles ups and downs or crises and you just hunker down and solve the issues.
• Leadership experience. You may have led teams, divisions, departments, or programs that have delivered significant results. Mention that under your leadership the company has made money or made numerous cost savings or productivity enhancements or met its mission or exceeded goals and expectations.
• Wide breadth of experience. You have more knowledge and can think more globally and creatively to come up with new, innovative ideas and solutions. Give an example or two.
• “Unlikely to need maternity leave.” Sounds funny but employers said it and maternity leaves disrupt the business flow and some women go out for leave and never come back. Employers like that baby boomers are past this stage and are stable workers. Smile and make a joke of this plus point.

Written by Robin Ryan – Career Counselor

It’s been bugging me for a while. The term ‘soft skills‘. Often thrown in as an afterthought. Even mentioned with a slight smirk in some cases. As if  ‘soft skills‘ are nebulous. Not real. Fluffy even. Or, at best, less critical.

1.Senior Soyabeans Trader

Strong communication with all other origins and destinations to provide and gather information for the trade flows. Direct communication with origination desk providing liquidity for beans’ export program out of Brazil. Close collaboration with logistics and execution to maximize opportunities for each port flow. Risk and P&L management for all export beans cash/flat position.

2. Agribusiness Expert

Multi-cultural Executive with extensive practical experience in Procurement, Global Sourcing, Audit & Due Diligence, Finance, and Project Management in food and chemical industries as well as in Management Consulting and Banking. Ability to successfully combine the definition of strategy and operational implementation. Open also for consulting.

3. Senior Commodity Trader

A highly competitive, driven, and energetic commodity trader with over 10 years of experience trading the global commodity markets. A disciplined investor with a passion for learning and innovation. Skilled in developing and executing highly effective investment and hedging strategies. A dedicated and strong team player with a wealth of knowledge of the global physical commodity markets, CBOT/ICE futures/options markets, and relative OTC products. Internationally mobile.

4. Young Commodity Trader

Grain & Oilseed global cash trader with 4 years of experience in trading, particular strength in market analysis. His customer network stretches across West Africa & the Caribbean with a supplier base in the US, Black Sea, EU, Argentina. In addition, on being bilingual in English and Brazilian Portuguese, he is fluent in French and Spanish. Internationally mobile with preference Switzerland.

5. Credit Risk & Compliance Manager

Extensive background in creating and managing various departments for commodity companies with multidimensional structures in compliance, risk, collection, and contract management. Has proven track record of turning around underperforming groups and sharply increasing efficiency.  Mobile.

6. Executive & Personal Assistant

Excellent communication & interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to interact with top management (C-suite) in commodity companies. Proactive and dedicated professional. International experience with a strong cross-cultural awareness and a customer-oriented mindset. Multilingual proficiency in English, French, Spanish. Available Geneva area.

7. Operator / Agriproducts

A highly productive specialist can handle large numbers of files and establish meticulously contractual documents and/or checking them.  With over 10 years of experience, she has worked in grains, oils seeds, and sugar with multinational companies, continuously learning on long the way. Currently seeking a new employer in the Geneva area.

1. Senior Wheat Trader

A complete professional with more than 14 years of track record in the grains market. Experience in trading both at origins and at destinations, in physical and paper trading. Strong knowledge also in trading freight, key account manager, and risk management. Internationally mobile.

2. Grains and Feedstuff Trader

Senior Trader covering Black-Sea and South American FOB markets, and destination marketing to North-Africa + Middle & Far East (for food and feed grains). In charge of hedging strategies through futures/swaps and OTC derivatives accounts; good knowledge of Greeks management. Leman region preferred and available.

3. Commodity Trader

Almost 10 years with the same company, this entrepreneurial and loyal commodity professional has firsthand experience of sourcing, trading, and managing the logistics of a wide range of bulk commodities. Expert knowledge of the Agricultural derivative markets, including CBOT futures, options, and commodity OTC products. Internationally mobile.

4. Pulses Trader

Seeking international employer engaged in supply chain management, procurement & sales operations in Agriculture/Commodity Trading industry. Vast experience in Asia and Africa, entrepreneurial, energetic & target-driven. Internationally mobile.

5. Junior Commodities Trader

Young trade professional with a strong ambition to develop his career in commodities. He loves the fast-paced environment and is very disciplined in what he does. Solid execution background and several years on the commercial desk. He goal is to add value and to incorporate a new dimension to his career that will unlock his full potential. Multiple languages and internationally mobile.

6. Commodity Price Risk Manager

A professional who is dedicated to making informed trading decisions that generate a consistent value for his employer with a diligent approach to data-driven research, risk management, and governance. He is motivated and managed high-performance teams, negotiated numerous profitable commercial agreements, and has maintained a strong PnL track record. Strong technical expertise including fundamental market research, economic modeling, S&D modeling, technical analysis, commodity hedging, and coding in Python / SQL. Internationally mobile.

7. Senior Accountant

With 15+ years of experience in finance and accounting for international commodity trading companies. Excellent in budget, planning, and analyzing skills. Expertise in accounts payables, accounts receivables, general ledger, valuations, and financial statements. Strong project management, risk management, leadership, and communication skills. Leman area preferred.