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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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HEAD of ASSET MANAGEMENT & CONTROL A L Associates Significant + potential equity UK-London 16 May 12

An international energy & commodities trading house is looking to appoint a HEAD of ASSET MANAGEMENT & CONTROL...

Market Risk Officer A L Associates Significant / Long-term equity for outst... UK-London 16 May 12

Global private trading company require an experienced commodity market risk manager.

Manager, Trade Finance Aegis Recruitment Highly attractive Singapore 26 Apr 12

Our client is a renowned global bank. Its Singapore office is looking for an experienced corporate banker who ...

Senior Agricultural Commodities Analyst Agricultural Appointments Attractive Salary Package Australia-Sydney 14 May 12

Agriculture is booming, and with food security and how we feed the worlds growing population being such a hot ...

Senior Agricultural Commodities Traders, Global Brokerage House (£120K -£200K + Bonus + Benefits) Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment Excellent + Bonuse + Additional benefits UK-London 14 May 12

Alan Mitchell Financial Recruitment is currently recruiting for one of the largest Commodity Trading houses gl...

Regulatory Reform BA/PM (change manager) Alexander Ash Consulting £550-600pd UK-London 15 May 12

A role in a Tier 1 Investment Bank in London for a hybrid BA/PM to work on new regulation work within equity d...

ETRM Software Sales Executive - German Speaker Allegro Competitive basic + incentive scheme + b... Germany-Hessen 11 May 12

Allegro Development seeks to hire an experienced ETRM Software Sales Executive calling on accounts in Germany;...

Regional Director – Resources Advisory AME Group Not disclosed Hong Kong SAR 15 May 12

New senior and partnership type role which is to lift our considerable reputation within the mining sectors of...

Account Opening Executive Anderson Red £45k – £50k + Excellent Benefits UK-London 27 Apr 12

Responsible for implementing the Company's Account Opening Procedures. Accountable for ensuring that the Compa...

Director – Credit Risk (Metals) Aquis Search Competitive Singapore 09 May 12

An investment plans to further expand the commodities franchise in Asia and is seeking a senior CRM office wit...

VP - Oil & Gas Structured Finance Credit Risk Ashton Lane Group, Inc Competitive Base & Bonus Houston, TX 11 May 12

Managing an oil & gas commodity loan portfolio of a global investment bank

VP - Oil & Gas Structured Finance Credit Risk - Houston Ashton Lane Group, Inc Competitive Base & Bonus New York, NY, 10001 11 May 12

Managing an oil & gas commodity loan portfolio of a global investment bank. Position is located in Houston.

Sybase / SQL Production DBA Astbury Marsden International S$80000 - S$90000 per annum + plus 1 mon... Singapore 14 May 12

A market leading global trading company is looking for an experienced Production DBA to join their team in Sin...

Power and Gas Trade Support Aston Carter Competitive UK-London 27 Apr 12

My client a leading investment bank is looking to hire a Trade Support Analyst within Power and Gas.

New Products Services Coordinator Aston Carter £400-£550 per day UK-London 20 Mar 12

New Products Services Coordinator Our client is looking for a New Products Services Coordinator to coordina...

3x Product Controllers (Interest Rate Derivatives Product Control, FX Product Control and Commodities Product Control) Aston Carter (Singapore) (Licence no. 07C3347) Great Package Singapore 16 May 12

3x Product Controllers (Interest Rate Derivatives Product Control, FX Product Control and Commodities Top ...

Junior Business Logic Developer Aston Carter (Singapore) (Licence no. 07C3347) Junior Level Singapore 16 May 12

Our financial services client is looking for a junior business logic developer with a max. of 5 years of comme...

Senior Equities Compliance Advisor Badenoch & Clark £100000 - £160000 per annum UK-London 15 May 12

My client, a large international investment bank, are looking for a senior Compliance Advisory Manager to join...

VP - Commodities Credit Risk (Top Tier IB) Barclay Simpson £70-95,000+bonus+bens UK-London 08 May 12

A top tier investment bank is looking to hire a talented commodities credit officer, with strong traded produc...

Junior Oil Analyst BBM Search Ltd £40k - 70k + bonus UK-London 14 May 12

Our client is a major broker with a focus on the natural resources sector, looking to add an exceptional indiv...

Director - European E&P Research BBM Search Ltd £Neg + bonus UK-London 14 May 12

Our client is a major independant research house looking for a Director level E&P analyst to focus on European...

Spot Trader (m/w) BKW FMB Energie AG verhandelbar Switzerland-Basel - North West 16 May 12

Die BKW-Gruppe gehört zu den grössten Energieunternehmen der Schweiz. 2800 Mitarbeitende versorgen mit klimafr...

North American Power Product Manager Bloomberg NA New York, NY, 10001 08 May 12

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Energy and Commodities Editor Bloomberg NA Singapore 15 May 12

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Bloomberg New Energy Finance Data Analyst Bloomberg negotiable China-Beijing 08 May 12

We are seeking a highly motivated Data Research Analyst to join our global clean energy research team.

Associate, M&A - Energy and Commodities BNP Paribas not disclosed New York, NY 14 May 12

See job description below

Australia - Director/MD Level Global Investment Research on Mining, Coal and Iron Ore Bo Le Associates Hong Kong Highly Competitive Australia-Sydney 11 May 12

Our client is leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wid...

Sales Executive - Singapore Brady Trading Ltd Competetive Singapore 16 May 12

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Sales Executive to join our team in Asia. The successful candidat...

Informatica ETL Senior Consultant Manager – Permanent OR Contract - London Bramwith Consulting £60,000 - 80,000 + 20% bonus + benefits... UK-London 16 May 12

Global leading oil & gas major seeks an experienced Informatica ETL Senior Consultant / Manager to join their ...

Front Office Energy Trading Quant Analyst sought - London Bramwith Consulting Circa £50K - £65K basic + bonus + benefi... UK-London 16 May 12

My client is a global oil and gas major, they are looking to aggressively grow their London energy trading bus...

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