Tropical Oils Trader

JOB SUMMARY

The Tropical Oil Trader runs a defined trading book and implements physical trading strategies within defined risk parameters. With minimal supervision, this job integrates complex market intelligence and commercial judgment of logistics, supplychains, and market structure to originate, structure, and execute physical and related paper trades. This job optimizes flows, logistics, and market optionality to generate value, manage risk and contribute to market positioning and trading performance.

ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS

• PHYSICAL TRADING STRATEGY EXECUTION: Implements physical and related derivative trading strategies, and translates market insights into actionable positions.
• PHYSICAL TRADING BOOK MANAGEMENT: Builds and actively runs a defined trading book, optimizing positions, exposures and logistics flows within defined risk limits. Monitors dynamic market conditions and proactively adjusts trading positions to mitigate risk and capitalize on the opportunities.
• TRADING DECISIONS: Conducts complex market analysis of supply and demand dynamics, logistic constraints, freight spreads and flow based insights to inform trading decisions.
• APPLICATION OF ANALYTICS & TECHNOLOGY: Applies data, models, established trading frameworks, and new technologies like artificial intelligence to support decision making, enhance execution quality, and improve trading effectiveness.
• RISK MANAGEMENT: Applies established risk management practices to monitor exposure, mitigate drawdown, and assess scenarios for adjustments, ensures adherence to limits and controls, and escalates high impact risk or issues as appropriate.
• MARKET INTELLIGENCE & TRADING DISCUSSIONS: Develops and shares market insights, analysis, and trading ideas to support analytics and team discussions.
• MARKET RELATIONSHIPS: Builds and maintains effective market partnership with brokers, counterparties, and internal partners to gather market intelligence, support trading execution, and improve access to trading opportunities.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience within Tropical Oil commodity value chain - in origination, destination trading or distribution.
• Supports effective team-level implementation. Communicates change messages clearly within immediate team or scope. Anticipates immediate impacts on team's work and raises issues proactively. Uses available change tools to identify concerns, surface risks, and adjust plans
• Independently explores new features in approved technology, analytics and AI tools to find ways to improve productivity. Answers business questions by applying approved data sources, analytics, AI-enabled tools and technology. Follows data, AI and technology governance policies and practices. Critically reviews the business impacts of technology and AI-generated outputs before applying them responsibly.
• Recommends decisions and actions based on understanding of customer and Cargill's business. Articulates decision impact on team's short- and long-term plans and outcomes. Sets priorities based on knowledge of the business. Adjusts plans and actions to reflect evolving business needs.
• Uses relevant financial indicators (e.g., AOE, ROIC, SG&A, COGS, etc.) to provide recommendations for decision-making. Adapts actions or priorities when financial or budget forecast changes occur. Provides recommendations for maintaining their team's progress toward financial goals.
• Builds trust by consistently meeting stakeholder needs. Recommends solutions within their expertise that drive business value. Identifies opportunities to influence others using capability area knowledge. Suggests alternatives to resolve conflicting priorities and build relationships.