This sector contains all of our opportunities for commodities jobs and careers.
Our commodities sector on eFinancialCareers has job listings from investment banks and commodities trading houses.
The broad term "commodities" actually contains many different tradable products. These can include metals and steel, coal and freight, agricultural commodities, gas and power, renewable energy and emissions and finally, crude oil and petroleum products.
You'll also find that commodities houses produce, store and even distribute these products, so they also recruit for a variety of people in jobs unrelated to finance. On eFinancialCareers, however, we only list the financial jobs which are related to trading activities, for example, commodities broker jobs.
The commodities trading houses focus on dealing in the raw materials, while investment banks largely deal in creating and trading commodity derivative products. Derivative products, like over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives or commodity futures, are the essential way that farming cooperatives and any other producers protect against a bad year or downward price fluctuations. They also help investment banking clients to hedge against their exposures.
Jobs in commodities usually fall into one of the following categories:
Trading: Commodities traders have a particular area of expertise that is often one of the product types described above. They manage trading portfolios on behalf of either their company or client, dealing with buying and selling either raw commodities or commodity derivatives. Traders also perform market analysis and research regularly to gain knowledge for their trading decisions. This helps them to take both a long-term and short-term view of the market. Traders who work with physical products also take into account issues such as shipping, storage and stock levels and how pricing exposure is managed using derivative products.
Sales: Investment banks recruit most of the salespeople working in commodities. These sales jobs in commodities are mainly about developing relationships with clients. These clients can be either commodities producers, who plan to use derivative products to manage their price exposure, or consumers. Commodities sales staff must have good analytical skills to keep track of the latest developments in the commodities markets and their implications so they are able to explain their reasoning for trading decisions and strategies to their clients. Commodities salespeople are responsible for developing pitches, writing reports and compiling presentations for clients explaining these things.
Structuring: Structuring positions require a high degree of statistical analysis; they are highly quantitative jobs. Many banks will only recruit people for junior positions with a master's degree in a highly mathematical subject, such as physics or quantitative analytics. As their name implies, structuring jobs are about creating structured products to offer clients and performing the statistical analysis required to track performance. A few examples of these products are commodity-linked notes or baskets of commodities. Structuring roles can also include creating custom solutions for a client's (often a corporate) commodities hedging needs.
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Our Client - Global Professional Services Company based in London requires experienced Commodities Trading Pro...
| Soft Commodities Strategist- Tier 1 Investment Bank - London | Selby Jennings Competitive | UK-London | 22 May 13 |
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A tier 1 investment bank is currently interviewing for the position of Soft Commodities/Agriculture analyst in...
| 4 x Commodities Front Office Consultants - Energy Trading & Risk Management Firm - £45K-£65K + 20-30% bonuses | Bramwith Consulting £45K-£65K + 20-30% bonuses | UK-London | 22 May 13 |
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4 x Commodities Front Office Consultants - Energy Trading & Risk Management Firm - £45K-£65K + 20-30% bonuses
| Commodities Client Services Associate | Marlin Selection Competitive | UK-London | 22 May 13 |
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My client is a leading financial services firm. Due to expansion of the commodities business they are looking ...
| Associate/AVP Corporate Credit Analyst | Eames Consulting Risk £50-65k + bonus + benefits | UK-London | 22 May 13 |
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| Informatica Developer – ILM | InterQuest Financial Markets £500p/d Contract | UK-North West | 22 May 13 |
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Informatica Developer; Our client a market leader across financial services currently requires an Informatica ...
| Indirect Tax Adviser, Global businesses (Trading) | Shell Competitive | UK-London | 22 May 13 |
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We are looking to recruit a highly-motivated Indirect Tax Adviser to join our Global Indirect Tax organisation...
| Energy Geopolitical Analyst - Oil/Gas Consultancy | Huxley Associates GBP25000 - GBP35000 per annum + Benefits | UK-Edinburgh | 22 May 13 |
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Do you have an interest in the Oil and Gas industry? Do you enjoy reading and producing analysis and insight i...
| Gas ETRM Business / Systems Analyst – London Based Asset Backed Commodity Trading Firm | Bramwith Consulting £60,000 - 80,000 + bonus + benefits | UK-London | 22 May 13 |
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Asset backed commodity trading firm seek a bright and experienced Gas Trading & Risk Management Business / Sys...
| ETRM / CTRM Directors – "Big 6" Management Consultancy - London | Bramwith Consulting £100-135k basic + bonus + benefits | UK-London | 22 May 13 |
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"Big 6" management consulting firm seeks 2 Directors to lead and grow their ETRM / CTRM technology consulting ...
| Commodities Settlements Analyst - Bournemouth | J.P.Morgan Negotiable | UK-South West | 22 May 13 |
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Here at JPMorgan, we are looking for individuals to join the Commodities Settlements team within the IB Operat...
| Sugar Trader | Selby Jennings Highly Competitive | UK-London | 22 May 13 |
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My client, a leading sugar trading house are expanding the London team. Ideally they want someone who is a tal...
| Business Development Manager, Europe | Not Disclosed Competitive | UK-London | 22 May 13 |
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We''re expanding our business development team in London to drive forward our global research and advisory foo...
| Specialist, Billing and Fulfillment – Platts, EMEA | TheMcGraw-HillCompanies Not Specified | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Specialist, Billing and Fulfillment – Platts, EMEA Platts is a leading global provider of energy, petroch...
| Traders Assistant - Oil Trading House, London. ~£40k base | Huxley Associates GBP40000 - GBP41000 per annum + bonus an... | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Our client is global oil major trading across the barrel. They seek to appoint a Traders Assistant in theirCen...
| Commodities Director with strong EMIR / Dodd-Frank Reporting knowledge and Project Experience - £80K-£100K | Bramwith Consulting £80K-£100K + Benefits + Bonus | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Commodities Director with strong EMIR / Dodd-Frank Reporting knowledge and Project Experience - £80K-£100K
| Security Engineer – Architecture Group – Global Market Leading Organisation | Earth Stream 80,000 | UK-South East | 21 May 13 |
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A global market leading organisation in the transport and logistics industry seeks a senior security engineer...
| Trade Accountant | LMA £50,000 - 58,000 | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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An energy major has a newly created Trade Accountant position available to work across finance and trading div...
| Commodity Brokers (Energy, Iron Ore, Freight) & Physical Commodity Traders (Coffee, Wheat, Corn) | City Wharf Financial Recruitment Highly Competitive | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Global Commodity player within the physical Trading and Broking business is keen to develop their business in ...
| Market Risk Manager - Structured Commodities | Greenwich Atlantic Associates Competitive | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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My client, a global commodities house, are looking for a risk manager to play a key role in establishing and ...
| Relationship Director - Oil & Gas | Hays Specialist Recruitment GBP100000.00 - GBP120000.00 per annum | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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My client is a leading UK headquartered corporate and investment bank. Due to a recent departure they are look...
| Marex Spectron - July 2013 Professional Trader Development Programme | Marex Spectron Self Employed | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Marex Spectron Pro Trader provides independent professional traders with advanced execution and clearing servi...
| Oil Risk Analyst | Robert Half GBP250 per day | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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London based Commodity trading company is looking to hire someone with previous working experience of Physical...
| Power Shift Trader - London Trading House, ~£35k | Huxley Associates GBP35000 - GBP36000 per annum + shift al... | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Our client is a large multinational energy trading house with strong wholesale trading activity. They are curr...
| VP, Commodities Credit Risk Officer | LMA £90,000 | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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An excellent opportunity has arisen at a leading Bank for someone with strong Commodities experience either wi...
| Pricing Analyst - Major Energy Company, London. £35-40k+ | Huxley Associates GBP35000 - GBP40000 per annum + bonus an... | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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A major Energy firm seeks experienced Power and Gas Pricing Analysts.
| Financial Analyst | TheMcGraw-HillCompanies Not Specified | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is a leading global provider of energy and metals informatio...
| Channel Account Manager | TheMcGraw-HillCompanies Not Specified | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Platts, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is a leading global provider of energy and metals informatio...
| Conference Producer, Platts - EMEA | TheMcGraw-HillCompanies Not Specified | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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Conference Producer – Platts, EMEA Platts is a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals, metals and...
| Assistant VAT Accountant, Energy Trading, London (West End) | Connect Resourcing Competitive + Bonus + Benefits | UK-London | 21 May 13 |
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