Senior Base Metals Trader

Overview

In this senior role you lead the growth of RWE’s physical base metals business, owning performance and strategic direction. You will originate, structure and execute profitable opportunities across the base metals value chain and build key industry relationships. You’ll shape the desk’s strategy, explore new flows and markets, and contribute to the platform’s long-term development with leadership responsibilities as the business scales.

Pay / Benefits

• comprehensive package supporting well-being and growth
• opportunities to shape future direction of the business
• collaborative and international environment
• access to experienced colleagues across a diverse trading organisation
• career development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Originate, structure and execute profitable opportunities across the base metals value chain
• Build and deepen strategic relationships with miners, smelters, producers, consumers, traders and logistics providers
• Lead opportunities across the full trade lifecycle, leveraging premiums, freight, financing, hedging and logistics to optimise returns
• Help shape the desk’s strategy and identify new flows, markets and differentiated positions
• Contribute to the long-term development of the platform and assume broader commercial/leadership responsibilities as the business grows

Key requirements

• Strong track record in physical base metals trading with ownership of commercial performance and P&L
• Experience building or growing a profitable physical trading book or business
• Deep copper expertise, with broader knowledge of aluminium, zinc, lead or nickel
• Strong origination and execution experience across international physical metals markets
• Sophisticated understanding of physical trading economics (premiums, freight, financing, hedging, working capital)
• Established network across producers, mining companies, smelters, consumers, traders and logistics providers

• Autonomy and good judgement
• Strong relationship-building and networking
• Commercial mindset and decisiveness
• Origination and execution in international physical metals markets
• Understanding of premiums, freight, financing, hedging and working capital
• Knowledge across copper, aluminium, zinc, lead, nickel

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