Job Description Agricultural Trader - To grow and optimize desk performance and profitability through integrated and innovative product optimization, risk mitigation and enabling processes and technologies. Macro Environment Understand key competitors, global trends, industry dynamics and key macro environmental forces to analyze and identify desk opportunities and threats Understand the impact of economic and fundamental indicators (Local and international Supply&Demand, Import&Export parity, exchange rates, emerging markets and global influences) to establish a best-fit position for the desk to effectively trade risk Desk Profitability Manage desk profitability in line with the desk mandates (including all relevant limits). This includes ensuring that profit and loss (P&L) positioning is reviewed and that submitted predictions are reliable Develop and explore new markets and products to expand the current product offering to clients within the desk’s mandate Client Understand and stay close to the needs, wants, motivational perceptions and trading behaviors of desk client groups to ensure solution relevance Provide new product offering according to clients’ needs where possible Act speedily to resolve problems queries and complaints Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences Internal stakeholders Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue listen advise influence and negotiate to achieve win win outcomes Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress manage expectations and ensure stakeholders requirements are delivered Preserve relationships despite airing conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing conflicts Personal Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback Handle stress in ways that do not negatively impact others Plan and manage own workflow anticipating obstacles juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time frames and according to quality standards Take ownership of personal career development leveraging formal and informal opportunities Act in an ethical transparent and morally defensible manner including highlighting unethical practices Share debate and communicate learnings Flag and debate issues constructively Promote a friendly cooperative climate Requirements: Minimum Qualification Degree - BSc, BCom, with mathematics, agricultural economics, economics, or stats Completion of required legal registrations - registered persons and JSE/SAFEX exams Minimum years of experience: 5 - 10 years minimum in a similar role Preferred Industry Multinational agricultural companies Co-operations Banking #post #RMB #LI-SP3 Job Details Application Closing Date 18/06/24 All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties. Introduce Yourself Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we will get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. Should you have any queries, please log it via MyQ . About Us A leading corporate and investment bank in South Africa and the broader Africa continent, RMB offers large corporate and institutional clients innovative, value-added advisory, funding, trading, corporate banking and principal investing solutions. RMB’s talent is expected to be high performing whilst fixing for real-world challenges such as funding the green economy through sustainable finance transactions; unlocking transformation with innovative BEE deals; providing financial and strategic support to management teams in the unlisted sector; financing infrastructure that will uplift economies and improve the lives of millions of people – all of this is about thinking big. If you are invested in making a difference on a serious scale, RMB is where you should build your career and explore new ways to contribute to a better world. #J-18808-Ljbffr