Agricultural Commodity Market Analyst
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Job Description
This job description is for a position within Cargill, a global agricultural commodity trading company. The role focuses on market analysis, trading support, and risk management within the Chinese agricultural market.
About the Company: The job description implicitly indicates the company is Cargill, a multinational corporation involved in agricultural commodities, food, financial, and industrial products and services. The mention of “Cargill global trading teams” and “different trading desks in Cargill global” clearly positions the role within this large, international organization.
Job Description:
This position is a highly analytical and commercially driven role focused on the Chinese agricultural market. The key responsibilities can be summarized as follows:
1. Market Supply and Demand Management: This involves a deep understanding of the agricultural commodity market in China. The successful candidate will:
• Gather and analyze data: Collect, process, and interpret market information regarding various agricultural products.
• Maintain supply and demand balance sheet: Update and manage a model reflecting supply and demand dynamics within the region.
• Collaborate internally: Communicate regularly with internal Cargill teams, including global trading desks, to share market intelligence and coordinate strategies.
• Analyze feed demand: Specifically analyze the market impact of feed demand on agricultural product pricing and availability.
2. Market Price Analysis: This involves monitoring and interpreting price fluctuations in the agricultural sector:
• Monitor prices: Track daily cash prices of various agricultural products in key locations within China.
• Analyze price correlations: Compare cash prices with futures prices on commodity exchanges.
• Report price impacts: Analyze how price changes affect the economics of agricultural imports and exports in China.
3. Positions and Trading: This is a supportive role to the Trading Manager, involving various aspects of risk management and trading activities:
• Risk Management Support: Assist in hedging cash purchases, trading futures contracts, and arbitraging between cash and futures markets. This includes managing the physical delivery of commodities.
• Position Tracking: Maintain accurate records of long and short trading positions.
• Communication & Reporting: Keep Cargill’s global trading team informed about market developments in China. Prepare daily and weekly reports summarizing trading activities and market conditions for internal meetings.
4. Import/Export Business: This involves interacting with both internal and external stakeholders:
• Communication: Maintain daily contact with Cargill’s global trading teams and customers to share market insights.
• Agency Business: Conduct agency-related activities for various agricultural products.
• Risk Management: Collaborate with other teams to manage market and customer-related risks.
In summary: The role requires a strong understanding of the agricultural commodity market, proficiency in data analysis, excellent communication skills (particularly in Mandarin and English), and the ability to work effectively within a global team environment. The position offers exposure to various aspects of commodity trading, risk management, and international business within Cargill’s operations in China.
