Commodity Trader

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Cocoa Products Trader

Trading & Commercial

• Originate and execute global physical cocoa product trades.
• Develop relationships with processors, chocolate manufacturers, distributors, and industrial users.
• Build and manage forward sales and procurement books.
• Identify arbitrage opportunities across origins, destinations, qualities, freight, and processing margins.
• Monitor and trade butter ratios, powder ratios, grind economics, and spreads.

Market Intelligence & Strategy

• Analyse global cocoa supply and demand, grind trends, customer demand, and processor behaviour.
• Develop short-, medium-, and long-term trading strategies.
• Monitor cocoa futures, differentials, spreads, inventories, and market structure.

Risk Management

• Manage futures, basis, and mark-to-market exposure within approved limits.
• Work closely with risk, treasury, and finance teams on hedging and liquidity management.
• Ensure disciplined risk-adjusted returns and capital efficiency.

Supply Chain & Execution

• Coordinate with logistics, operations, finance, and quality teams to ensure smooth execution.
• Manage contracts, customer servicing, claims, and shipment performance.
• Optimize freight and warehousing economics where relevant.

Experience, Skills & Competencies

• 5–15 years of cocoa products or related soft commodities trading experience.
• Strong understanding of cocoa butter, powder, liquor, and cake markets.
• Existing relationships within the cocoa processing or chocolate industry preferred.
• Experience in international physical trading and derivatives hedging.
• Strong commercial and negotiation skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with an ownership mentality.
• High analytical and numerical capability.
• Ability to perform under pressure in volatile markets.
• Strong communication and relationship management skills.

Technical Knowledge

• Processing economics and product ratios.
• Cocoa futures and options.
• Physical contract execution.
• Freight and logistics economics.
• Sustainability and traceability requirements.