Soybean Meal Merchant

Join a global agribusiness leader with a strong European trading hub in Lausanne Take on a senior merchant role with full P&L responsibility across a high-volume About Our Client:

Our client is a well-established international agribusiness group with a significant presence in commodity merchandising across agricultural products. Operating from their European hub in Vaud, they manage physical and derivative trading flows across multiple platforms. Job Description:

* Manage and develop a physical soybean meal trading book with a European and intercontinental focus
* Structure and execute origination, logistics, and trade flows end-to-end
* Build and maintain long-term relationships with key counterparties including feed manufacturers, crushers, and international traders
* Monitor and analyse oilseed complex fundamentals including global supply/demand balances, CBOT/MATIF spreads, and freight markets
* Define and implement hedging strategies in close coordination with the risk management team
* Contribute to market intelligence and internal reporting The Successful Applicant:

* Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience as a Soybean Meal Merchant or Senior Trader in agricultural commodities, with a proven track record on physical soybean meal
* Deep knowledge of the oilseeds complex (soybean meal, hulls, crush margins, global trade flows)
* Strong command of futures and options hedging (CBOT), incoterms, and trade documentation
* Demonstrated ability to manage a P&L independently and perform under pressure
* Excellent negotiation skills and an established network within the European and/or global meal market
* Fluent in English; French and/or German is an advantage
* EU/EFTA profile or valid Swiss work permit What's on Offer:

* Highly competitive base salary with a performance-driven variable component
* Senior role with full commercial autonomy from day one
* International working environment
* Long-term career development opportunities within a global commodity trading company