Commodity Risk Manager -Dairy

Hunter Shore Group has been retained on a search for a Commodity Risk Manager (Dairy) to join a leading global FMCG business. This is a pivotal role within the global commodity risk function, focused on protecting and optimising business margins across international markets.

The Dairy Risk Manager will hold end-to-end accountability for dairy commodity price risk management across multiple regions and business units. The mandate is both strategic and operational — combining deep market analysis with trade execution and senior stakeholder influence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Monitoring global dairy markets to provide forward-looking competitive intelligence
• Analysing fundamental supply/demand dynamics, production economics and milk valorisation trends
• Assessing macroeconomic drivers including FX exposure, geopolitical developments and speculative flows
• Developing monthly price forecasts and budget assumptions
• Identifying risk exposure and designing mitigation strategies using approved hedging instruments (futures, options, OTC markets)
• Executing exchange-based trades in line with governance and compliance standards
• Partnering with regional and BU procurement teams on physical trading activities
• Supporting financial reporting of hedging strategies and ensuring regulatory alignment
• Driving alignment across senior stakeholders globally

This role sits at the intersection of trading, analytics, procurement, and finance.

We are seeking a commercially astute commodity risk professional with:

• 6+ years’ experience in commodity risk management or trading
• Strong exposure to agricultural commodities (dairy highly preferred)
• Proven expertise across futures and options markets
• Experience operating within complex, multinational environments
• Degree in Economics, Finance, Business or related discipline
• Fluency in English
• Strong analytical and forecasting capability
• Confident influencing skills at senior leadership level
• Ability to translate complex market analysis into clear commercial decisions
• Autonomous, proactive and execution-focused
• High intellectual curiosity and genuine passion for commodity markets

This is an opportunity to operate at global scale within a sophisticated risk management environment, directly influencing margin protection and strategic sourcing decisions across multiple markets.

The organisation is a recognised global leader within the FMCG space, with strong brand equity and a well-established international footprint.