Commodity Trading Desk Lead

1. Role Purpose
Build and lead a world-class commodity trading desk for client , creating a sustainable competitive advantage in sourcing, trading, hedging and market intelligence across the entire staples basket. The role will connect commodity markets with procurement, manufacturing, sales, finance and working-capital strategy to improve gross margins, supply security and trading profitability.
2. Strategic Mandate - Build Trading Dominance
 Establish Nandi / Ecavo as one of the most informed and commercially agile staples commodity players in North India.
 Create a centralized commodity trading desk covering wheat, atta, maida, suji, besan/chana, pulses, rice and other relevant staples.
 Develop an institutional-grade market intelligence engine covering prices, arrivals, crop outlook, government policy, imports/exports, freight, inventories and competitor movements.
 Capture margin opportunities through spot, forward, basis, spread and inventory trades within approved risk limits.
 Build a procurement-to-trading architecture that converts Ecavo's manufacturing scale and market access into structural cost and margin advantages.
 Support the ambition of doubling revenue and materially improving profitability through better commodity economics, not merely higher volumes.
3. Key Responsibilities
A. Commodity Trading & Position Management
 Own the daily commodity market view and trading plan across priority staples.
 Identify buy, hold, sell, hedge, switch and spread opportunities based on market structure and internal demand/supply.
 Develop position-taking frameworks for raw materials, finished goods and strategic inventories.
 Execute trades through approved counterparties, mandis, aggregators, millers, processors, brokers and institutional suppliers.
 Manage basis risk, price risk, inventory risk and counterparty exposure within approved limits.
 Build disciplined entry/exit rules, stop-loss principles and escalation protocols.
B. Procurement Strategy
 Integrate commodity trading with annual, seasonal and tactical procurement plans.
 Build supplier pools by commodity, geography, quality, reliability and price competitiveness.
 Develop procurement calendars linked to crop cycles, harvest windows and seasonal price patterns.
 Negotiate contracts and commercial terms using market intelligence and competitive benchmarks.
 Identify opportunities for direct farmer/FPO, aggregator, miller and large-supplier sourcing where commercially viable.
 Create alternate sourcing strategies to reduce dependence on any single geography or supplier.
C. Market Intelligence & Research
 Track mandi prices, arrivals, crop estimates, weather, acreage, government MSP/policy, stock levels, import/export policy and global commodity indicators.
 Develop daily commodity dashboards and weekly/monthly market outlooks.
 Build price forecasting models and scenario analysis for 30/60/90/180-day horizons.
 Track competitor procurement behaviour, pricing and market positioning.
 Translate external market signals into clear commercial actions for management.
D. Trading Economics & Margin Management  Build commodity-level P&L and contribution models covering purchase price, processing, freight, finance cost, inventory carrying cost and selling realization.
 Identify margin leakage between commodity purchase, production and customer realization.
 Develop transfer-pricing / benchmark mechanisms for internal procurement and business units.
 Recommend inventory levels based on demand, market structure, cash availability and expected price movement.
 Work closely with Finance to measure realized vs. unrealized trading gains/losses and working-capital impact.
E. Cross-Functional Leadership
 Partner with Procurement, Plant, Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, R&D/QC and Leadership.
 Provide commodity intelligence to support pricing decisions across GT, Bulk, Modern Trade, Quick Commerce, HoReCa and Private Label.
 Align commodity positions with production plans, SKU mix and customer commitments.
 Create clear escalation mechanisms for exceptional market movements or risk events.
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working at a client of randstad india

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