COMMODITY TRADER RESUME EXAMPLE

Published: July 30, 2024 - The Commodity Trader ensures timely notifications to suppliers, manages invoice and contract queries, and updates supplier data on Sage. Actively involved in client and supplier relationships, the trader attends meetings, provides market insights, and travels internationally to enhance business engagements. Key responsibilities include strategizing risk management and supplier improvements, fostering strong relationships, and driving market strategy discussions.

Tips for Commodity Trader Skills and Responsibilities on a Resume

1. Commodity Trader, Vista Commodities, Houston, TX

Job Summary: 

  • Handle financial derivatives such as Future/Swap/Spread to hedge risks of physical commodities.
  • Assist relationship management of trading customers and provide critical input for objectively assessing the commercial merits and ranking of these customers.
  • Facilitation of new business opportunities and ensuring that customer performance is executed in accordance with contractual terms.
  • Assist in the analysis of traders’ requirements, business models and other market intelligence to facilitate the development of optimal placement strategy, in conjunction with other teams to achieve the best outcome for overall short and long term sales.
  • Assist develop a deep understanding of the current and potential customers as well as for iron ore trader market, collecting and collating timely market intelligence and feedback from customers across markets and products.
  • In collaboration with customers and the Sales teams, identify market opportunities and threats in a timely manner so that market insights that emerge from such interactions can be proactively converted into delivered and measured actions in a timely manner.
  • Actively support group initiatives such as PDP through cross collaboration with commercial teams and assist in executing these initiatives.
  • Coordinate short-term sales opportunities with regional sales teams, make recommendations for optimal go to market strategies.
  • Identify key developments in the market and respond to these developments
  • Budgeting and planning


Skills on Resume: 

  • Financial derivatives handling (Hard Skills)
  • Relationship management (Soft Skills)
  • Contract management (Hard Skills)
  • Market analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Strategic planning (Hard Skills)
  • Team collaboration (Soft Skills)
  • Budgeting (Hard Skills)
  • Proactive problem-solving (Soft Skills)

2. Commodity Trader, Peak Trading Group, Denver, CO

Job Summary: 

  • Trade PKPG paper market for palm products
  • Communicating with foreign & domestic suppliers, agents & brokers to source at the most optimum price level
  • Sourcing and sales of refined and crude palm oils needed by the company
  • Identify arbitrage opportunities and leverage those profitably in palm, laurics and other related oils by employing the tools in both futures and physical markets
  • Monitor risk management of trading positions and related exposures
  • Ensure sufficient supply and stocks for production, supply chain position, especially shipping & lead time, anticipate bottlenecks & problem-solving
  • Analyse/forecast price trends of oils and fats
  • Conduct cost/duties analysis
  • Handle back end operation and execution of paper market 
  • Develop business strategies and plans to achieve sales revenue and profit.
  • Manage purchase and sales contracts. 


Skills on Resume: 

  • Commodity trading (Hard Skills)
  • Financial analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Risk management (Hard Skills)
  • Contract negotiation (Hard Skills)
  • Supply chain management (Hard Skills)
  • Strategic planning (Soft Skills)
  • Problem-solving (Soft Skills)
  • Cross-cultural communication (Soft Skills)

3. Commodity Trader, Summit Resources, Charlotte, NC

Job Summary: 

  • Ensure that notification letters to suppliers are sent timeously
  • Actively participate and assist in the Company’s process for related services
  • Load appointed suppliers on Sage
  • Assist with invoice queries and manage RFP contracts
  • Respond to and resolve internal and external contract queries
  • Respond to both internal and external client queries within the required timeframe
  • Attend quarterly supplier meetings and resolve any areas of risk
  • Discuss areas of risk and strategize ways to improve with the suppliers
  • Ensure progress to year-over-year supplier improvement goals
  • Manage good relationships with clients, advising with market insights and trends.
  • Actively visiting customers and suppliers, both nationally and internationally (25%), with a lot of freedom to manage own travels


Skills on Resume: 

  • Contract management (Hard Skills)
  • Financial software proficiency in Sage (Hard Skills)
  • Risk assessment and management (Hard Skills)
  • Supplier relationship management (Hard Skills)
  • Effective communication (Soft Skills)
  • Problem-solving (Soft Skills)
  • Time management (Soft Skills)
  • Flexibility and adaptability (Soft Skills)

4. Commodity Trader, Horizon Markets, Sacramento, CA

Job Summary: 

  • Ensure adherence to procurement policies
  • Research and provide advice on contract strategies
  • Align negotiated contract terms and conditions
  • Develop sound and legally compliant contracts
  • Measure both real and potential savings and operational benefits
  • Ensure audit trail for all documentation
  • Update and load all compliance documents on Sage
  • Maintain the vendor database and ensure that it is always updated
  • Policy Management and Supply Chain Management
  • Ensure compliance with the procurement policy
  • Provide KPI communication to the business on service provider performance
  • Contractor Management and Stakeholder Liaison
  • Make sure logistics suit the specific processes regarding deliveries (just in time delivery)


Skills on Resume: 

  • Contract negotiation (Hard Skills)
  • Compliance management (Hard Skills)
  • Policy administration (Hard Skills)
  • KPI analysis (Hard Skills)
  • Software proficiency in Sage (Hard Skills)
  • Problem-solving (Soft Skills)
  • Effective communication (Soft Skills)
  • Relationship management (Soft Skills)