Fertilizer Trader

Hays have partnered with a leading international trading and investment group to hire a Fertilizer Trader for their Dubai office. They are seeking a commercially driven trading professional with a proven track record in sourcing, marketing, and executing physical fertilizer transactions from the Middle Eastern and CIS markets.

The selected candidate will play a key role across the full trade lifecycle, managing supplier and customer relationships, identifying profitable trading opportunities, negotiating contracts, and overseeing execution from origin to destination. This is an entrepreneurial role offering significant autonomy and exposure to global markets, working closely with senior leadership and international counterparties.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and execute profitable trading opportunities across fertilizer and mineral commodity markets
• Manage the full trade lifecycle, including sourcing, procurement, sales, logistics, and contract execution
• Build and maintain relationships with producers, suppliers, distributors, traders, and end-users globally
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, payment terms, and delivery schedules with suppliers and customers
• Monitor market trends, pricing movements, freight markets, and supply-demand dynamics
• Coordinate closely with logistics, shipping, and operations teams to ensure successful trade execution

Key Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in fertilizer, chemical, mineral, or agricultural commodity trading
• Strong experience trading products such as Urea, DAP, MAP, Sulphur, Rock Phosphate, NPK, or related commodities
• Proven track record managing international trading transactions and commercial negotiations
• Solid understanding of trade finance, Incoterms, letters of credit, and international logistics
• Established supplier and buyer relationships across the Middle East, CIS, India, and wider Asian markets

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing international trading platform with strong backing, a global reach, and ambitious growth plans. You will have the opportunity to make a direct commercial impact while working within a lean, entrepreneurial team environment. The client is also offering an extremely competitive salary package for this position.