Senior Trader -Sugar (South Asia)
Core
Lead and grow LDC's sugar business across South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh) delivering profitable growth and commercial objectives.
Role type
Senior IC commodity trader (sugar)
Builds
Physical trading activities across raw, white, and refined sugar markets; bonded warehouse operations
Domain
Commodity trading / Sugar / South Asia
Required skills
Trading strategy, origination, customer engagement, physical trading, risk management, contract negotiation, market intelligence, team leadership
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop and execute trading, origination, and customer engagement strategies; Lead physical trading activities across raw, white, and refined sugar markets; Build and maintain relationships with sugar mills, refiners, traders, industrial consumers, financial institutions, and government stakeholders; Develop and expand bonded warehouse operations in the region; Partner with Grains & Oilseeds Platform to identify and develop opportunities to market grains and feedstock solutions; Monitor market fundamentals, trade flows, government policies, ethanol programmes, and regulatory developments; Negotiate commercial contracts and supply agreements; Manage price, freight, execution, and counterparty risks; Collaborate with regional and global trading teams to optimise trade flows and capture arbitrage opportunities; Provide market intelligence and commercial recommendations to regional management; Develop the South Asia sugar team and foster a high-performance, collaborative culture; Work closely with operations, logistics, finance, legal, compliance, and risk teams to ensure efficient contract execution and compliance; Contribute to the strategic development and growth of LDC's Sugar platform across South & South East Asia.
