Base Metals Trader

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Connecticut.

📋 Description

• Cultivate, sustain, and enhance robust relationships with customers, global suppliers, internal trading and operations teams, third-party service providers, and senior management.

• Discover and implement new commercial opportunities, transaction structures, and market strategies that drive business growth and profitability.

• Develop and deliver competitive commercial proposals informed by market dynamics, competitor actions, company positioning, and both short- and long-term strategies.

• Execute spot and long-term purchase and sale agreements for physical base metals, while managing related price exposure through futures and options on global exchanges, such as the LME and CME.

• Analyze macro and micro market trends, forward curves, volatility, inventory levels, desk positions, and P&L to facilitate informed commercial decisions and effective risk management.

• Provide ongoing market updates and insights to trading teams, peers, and senior management.

• Manage the entire trade lifecycle, encompassing trade capture, confirmations, logistics, settlements, and dispute resolution.

• Collaborate with operations teams to guarantee the efficient transfer of commodities from suppliers to end users while optimizing capital consumption, shipping, delivery, return on capital, and profitability.

• Negotiate commercial terms with suppliers and counterparties to enhance P&L and capital utilization.

• Ensure that trading and operational activities adhere to technical, internal, legal, and federal standards.

• Travel to meet customers, suppliers, and attend industry events as necessary, approximately 20–40% of the time.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in physical base metals trading, commercial negotiation, and P&L accountability.

• Strong grasp of global metals markets, pricing mechanisms, hedging tools, and commodity exchanges.

• Comprehensive understanding of the trade lifecycle, including logistics, settlements, financing, and risk controls.

• Capability to foster trusted relationships with customers, suppliers, internal teams, and senior stakeholders.

• Excellent analytical, communication, and decision-making skills in a dynamic commercial environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance and Disability

• Voluntary Wellness Programs

• 401(k) or RRSP programs with Company Match

• Paid Vacation and Holidays

• Tuition Reimbursement

• And more!