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 physical commodity trader (sugar)
Builds
Physical trading activities across raw, white, and refined sugar markets
Domain
Agriculture / Commodity Trading / Sugar
Required skills
Sugar trading, merchandising, customer engagement, risk management, contract negotiation, market intelligence, team leadership
Preferred skills
Bonded warehouse operations, grains & oilseeds platform partnership, biofuels value chain knowledge
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Develop and execute trading, origination, and customer engagement strategies; Lead physical trading activities; Build relationships with mills, refiners, traders, and government stakeholders; Monitor market fundamentals and regulatory developments; Negotiate commercial contracts; Manage price, freight, execution, and counterparty risks; Collaborate with regional and global teams to optimize trade flows; Provide market intelligence to management; Develop the South Asia sugar team.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
