Commercial Executive – Vegetable Oils

Job Responsibilities

• Execute vegetable oil sales and commercial activities while developing and maintaining strong relationships with customers and business partners.
• Monitor physical cargo movements and supply chain execution to ensure smooth fulfillment of contractual obligations.
• Gather market intelligence and analyze industry developments, including supply-demand fundamentals, pricing trends, trade flows, and competitor activities.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the global oilseeds and vegetable oils markets, including key origins, destinations, products, and market participants.
• Support commercial activities related to vegetable oil and oilseed trading, including contract management, pricing, logistics coordination, and customer servicing.
• Coordinate and manage international trade processes, including import/export documentation, shipping requirements, letters of credit, and payment execution.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, including trading, operations, logistics, finance, and risk management teams to ensure efficient business execution.
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the reporting manager from time to time.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Agriculture, Supply Chain, International Trade, or a related discipline.
• Strong interest in commodity markets, international trade, agribusiness, and global market developments.
• Demonstrates a commercial mindset, competitive drive, and a desire to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive attitude, intellectual curiosity, and a strong willingness to learn about the agricultural commodities industry.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good negotiation, communication, interpersonal, and relationship-management skills.
• Conversant in Mandarin (spoken and written) would be preferred to support business communications with stakeholders.
• Proficiency in one or more Southeast Asian languages would be highly advantageous.
• Ability to work effectively with stakeholders from diverse countries, cultures, and business environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other business applications is preferred.
• Willingness to travel for business when required (2 to 3 times a year).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior internship or work experience in commodity trading, agribusiness, edible oils, shipping, logistics, supply chain, trade finance, or related industries.
• Knowledge of vegetable oils, oilseeds, international trade documentation, Incoterms, and letter of credit processes would be advantageous.