Market Intelligence Analyst

Global Commodity & Hedging Manager

Chiswick, London | Hybrid (3-4 days office

)£75,000 - £85,000 + Bonus + Benefit

s
Shape the commodity strategy of a global FMCG busines

s.
We're partnering with a leading global food manufacturer to appoint a Global Commodity & Hedging Manager into their Global Ingredients te

am.
This is a high-impact, commercially focused role where you'll combine commodity market intelligence, quantitative analysis and financial risk management to influence sourcing decisions across a global manufacturing netw

ork.
Working alongside Global Category Managers and Procurement Leadership, you'll provide actionable insight on key raw materials including cocoa, wheat, sugar and vegetable oils, helping the business manage market volatility and optimise purchasing strate

gies.
While experience within agricultural commodities is advantageous, we're equally interested in professionals from metals, energy or broader commodity markets with strong analytical and hedging expe

rtise.
What you'll b

• e doing
  
  Produce market intelligence and commodity research covering global agricultural, energy and industrial commo
• dities.
  
  Build and maintain supply, demand and price forecasting
• models.
  
  Analyse macroeconomic, geopolitical and market fundamentals to identify pricing risks and opportu
• nities.
  
  Develop commodity outlooks and recommendations that directly influence global procurement dec
• isions.
  
  Design and support commodity hedging strategies using futures, options, swaps and other financial instr
• uments.
  
  Monitor global hedge positions, exposure reporting and governance comp
• liance.
  
  Partner with senior procurement stakeholders on sourcing strategy and supplier negoti
• ations.
  
  Support the continued digitisation of procurement through improved analytics, reporting and market intelligence
• tools.
  
  Present complex market analysis to senior commercial stakeholders across multiple international r

egions.
We're looking for some

• one with
  
  Good experience within Commodity Research, Commodity Risk, Hedging or Commodity Market
• Analysis Experience working in commodities such as agriculture, metals o
• r energy
  
  Strong understanding of commodity price drivers, supply & demand fundamentals and global
• markets
  
  Experience with commodity hedging and financial risk ma
• nagement
  
  Knowledge of financial instruments including futures, options a
• nd swaps
  
  Excellent quantitative and analytical skills with advanced Excel ca
• pability
  
  Experience building forecasting, econometric or statistica
• l models
  
  The ability to translate complex market dynamics into clear commercial recomme

ndations
We'd especially like to hear from candidates currently worki

• ng withinFMCG Commodity Procurement or Market Intellige
• nce Teams Commodity Tradi
• ng Houses Commodity
• Merchants Agricultural P
• rocessors
  
  Commodity Risk or Resea
• rch Teams Investment Banks (Commodi
• ty Desks)
  Energy, Metals or Agricultural Commodit