Principal Specialist, Trading Management

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Job Title
:
Principal Specialist, Trading Management

Reporting to
:
Director, Commercial & physical trading

Business Unit / Function
: GGM

Department
:
Business Development - GGM

Grade
: M12

Position Type
: 0

The Principal Specialist, Trading Management is responsible for maximizing the commercial value of Maaden's Gold Doré sales through advanced market intelligence, price forecasting, commercial analysis, and trading strategy evaluation. The role serves as the Company's subject matter expert on global precious metals markets and provides strategic advisory support to management and sales teams on pricing decisions, market opportunities, risk management strategies, and sales execution.

The position is accountable for monitoring market developments, evaluating pricing alternatives, assessing market risks, and identifying value enhancement opportunities through market timing, optimized pricing mechanisms, and trading structures. This role provides actionable recommendations to ensure Maaden achieves the highest possible realized value from its Gold Doré sales while maintaining alignment with the Company's commercial objectives and risk appetite.

Monitor global Gold Doré, precious metals, foreign exchange, interest rate, and macroeconomic markets to identify pricing opportunities, market trends, and commercial risks.

Continuously assess market conditions, analyst reports, refinery developments, geopolitical events, central bank activities, and economic indicators impacting Gold Doré prices and demand.

Develop and maintain short-term, medium-term, and long-term gold price forecasts using fundamental, technical, quantitative, and market-based analysis methodologies.

Provide daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual market intelligence reports covering market developments, price trends, forecasts, assumptions, opportunities, risks, and strategic recommendations.

Act as the Company's internal advisor on Gold Doré pricing and commercialization strategies, providing expert guidance to the Sales and Commercial teams on pricing decisions and market execution.

Evaluate and recommend optimal sales and pricing strategies for Gold Doré, including:

• LBMA AM and PM benchmark pricing.
• Live LBMA spot price execution.
• Auction-based sales mechanisms.
• Fixed-price transactions.
• Formula-based pricing structures.
• Alternative pricing mechanisms offered by refineries and off takers.

Analyze and assess trading and risk management alternatives to enhance commercial value and manage market exposure, including:

• Hedging strategies.
• Forward sales arrangements.
• Gold derivative instruments.
• Call option purchasing and selling strategies.
• Put option purchasing and selling strategies.
• Collar structures and other market risk management solutions.

Develop pricing models and commercial scenarios to compare pricing alternatives and identify the most value-accretive strategy for Maaden's Gold Doré sales.

Provide market timing recommendations to maximize realized prices and support commercial decision-making throughout the sales cycle.

Identify opportunities to enhance revenue through market optimization, pricing strategy improvements, commercial structuring, and strategic sales execution.

Track and benchmark Maaden's realized Gold Doré sales performance against global market references, industry benchmarks, and pricing indices.

Develop and maintain advanced analytical models, dashboards, and reporting tools utilizing Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, and Think-Cell to support management reporting and decision-making.

Prepare executive-level presentations and strategic reports highlighting market outlooks, price forecasts, commercial opportunities, risk assessments, and performance analyses.

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