Senior Metals Trader - Aluminium
HybridLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Analyse global and regional Aluminium markets, track price movements, and identify opportunities for profitable trades in physical and derivatives. Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and consumers to negotiate complex transactions and expand the trading portfolio. Develop hedging strategies to manage exposure to price volatility and optimize the trading book while ensuring full compliance with international regulations. Monitor supply and demand dynamics, geopolitical factors, and logistics complexities to drive P&L performance. Work closely with internal teams to manage trade execution and provide strategic analysis to senior management. Based in Charing Cross, London, with a hybrid schedule of four days in the office and one day from home.
Required Qualifications
- Significant trading experience and knowledge of the physical and derivatives Aluminium market (including Bauxite, Alumina, Primary Aluminium, and other Aluminium products), with a demonstrable focus on global physical trading
- Proven track record successfully generating revenue / growing a physical and derivatives trading book in a sensible and enduring way, effectively leveraging capabilities
- Extensive pre-existing network amongst consumers of Primary Aluminium and Alumina as well as producers, and knowledge of typical trading counterparties and supply chain
- Deep understanding of the Aluminium markets, trading regulations, fundamentals, products, grades, qualities, geographies, and environmental influence on the market
- Solid analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret and assess market trends, news to make informed data-driven decisions
- Excellent negotiation skills with a proven track record of closing complex transactions
- Confident commercial risk-taker with conviction for commercial strategies and frameworks, including derivatives trading and hedging techniques
- Understanding of Aluminium market pricing dynamics, price exposure, risk profiles, all trading instruments and technical trading including establishing the necessary risk management frameworks
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proficient at building relationships at all levels and influencing a range of senior stakeholders, challenging decision making to help drive continuous improvement
- Previous work experience in a small, high-performance team with a collaborative approach, can-do attitude
- Based in either Charring Cross, London, UK
- The role is available to be worked in a hybrid capacity of 4 days in the office / 1 day from home
Desired Qualifications
- Programming skills (e.g., SQL, Python etc.) and experience of utilising large data sets is advantageous
- exposure to other Aluminium products including the raw material Bauxite is desirable
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