Trader – Raw Materials

Position Title: Trader – Raw Materials

Employment Type: Full Time

Job Location: Dubai

About the Client:

An international steel and raw materials trading platform, based in Dubai with a strong global network, offering structured trading opportunities with fully integrated logistics and finance services.

Job Description:

-Independently originate, negotiate, and execute physical trades across ferrous raw materials from pricing strategies, contract structuring, to margin optimization

-Analyze global supply-demand dynamics, freight trends, pricing indices, and geopolitical impacts to identify arbitrage opportunities

-Collaborate cross-functionally with logistics, shipping, finance, insurance, and back-office teams to ensure seamless contract execution and documentation.

-Monitor counterparty risk, credit exposure, and contractual obligations within trade regulations.

Qualifications:

-Minimum 5+ years of hands-on trading experience in iron ore, scrap, HBI/DRI, DR pellets, and metallurgical coke

-Strong global network of suppliers and buyers, with the ability to originate trades independently and manage P&L

-Proven leadership skills with experience guiding teams in multicultural, cross-border environments

-Solid knowledge of trade finance, Incoterms, and shipping logistics