Director – Bulk Commodities recruitment
Standard Bank Group delivers banking and related financial services that help strengthen Africa’s connections to key markets, and in turn enhance those market connections to Africa. Standard Bank’s CIB division offers its clients banking, trading, investment, risk management and advisory services to connect selected emerging markets to Africa and to each other. It has specific global sectoral expertise, particularly in natural resources, with value propositions in: mining and metals; oil and gas; power and infrastructure; and telecoms and media.
Standard Bank values original thinkers with genuine insight and the team commitment that will help our clients outperform the market. As Africa’s largest and most respected bank, our Global Markets division offers you an outstanding opportunity to rapidly develop your banking talents, operating within very different markets and countries.
Key responsibilities
- Establish and maintain a network of senior executives at target clients within the Bulk market.
- Develop key relationships with our partners in China.
- Establish Bulk analytic capability working closely with the Commodity Research group.
- Support and interact with the Structured Commodity Solutions Group, Coverage, Project Finance and Advisory groups with the Bank.
- Work with Research Department to develop the Bulk product offering for Standard Bank.
- External and Internal marketing of the product offering.
Qualification and Experience required
- BA education essential
- Established network of senior executives.
- Technical expertise in forecasting supply, demand and price, and monitoring trade flows.
- An understanding of developing urbanisation, industrialisation growth trends determining commodity demand.
- Strong analytical knowledge and capability within the Bulk market
- Chinese language speaker preferable