Functie:

• You are responsible, together with your colleague senior trader, for the trading team, active in the trading of commodities (grains, oil-yielding seeds and their derivatives, by-products of the processing industry, …); • You are responsible, together with your colleague senior trader, for the risk management of all trading activities; • Besides the shared responsibility over the trading team, you will be actively involved in the worldwide purchase and sales activities for certain product groups and you will be working closely together with the traders therefore; • Client relationships are the central point within the company, hence the necessity for each of the traders to build and maintain their own client portfolio in a highly qualitative way; • Besides your responsibility for financial trading, you also are involved in physical trading and hence, you are expected to think along with clients and suppliers with regards to issues related to quality, logistics, … • You are continuously seeking for new markets, you are constantly following the evolutions and trends in the market for understanding the impact they can have on your product portfolio.

Profiel:

• You are passionate about the financial markets. • Preferably, you have at least 5 years of experience in trading commodities, either in a classical dealing room or in corporate environment. Specific experience with grains, seeds and / or other raw materials is no necessity but is considered as an asset. • Your experience is preferably situated in an international environment. • You take a particular interest in solid risk management and have experience in managing risks. • You are willing to work in an international context. • You are pro-active. • You are a motivator and are willing to coach your colleagues. • You are an excellent communicator and negotiator, have a preference for a direct and open communication and you are very commercial; • You have a strong personality and you are more a team player than an individualist. • You speak several languages (Dutch, French, English) and preferably, you are originally Dutch speaking; • You don’t mind travelling (fairs, client and supplier visits, …)