Trade Analyst & Business Developer

The organisation

Oxbow, privately held and headquartered in West Palm Beach (Florida), is a global supplier of energy products with a presence in more than 35 countries. The company is an innovative player that covers the full supply chain of value-added industrial minerals ranging from sourcing and production to transport and logistics.

Oxbow is a leading provider to aluminium, steel, glass, and cement industries. In addition, Oxbow serves the energy transition as provider of speciality minerals used in production processes such as solar panels, electronics, and batteries.

The Rotterdam office, located on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas river, offers a splendid view over the port and city, and hosts a team of 30 employees.

The position

You take the lead in analysis of Oxbow's existing products and markets, as well as future developments. One of the focal commodities is the petcoke market which is served out of the Terneuzen terminal. Your analytical skills are triggered by position management, supply, and demand. Your operational skills add value to supply chain optimisation and product quality.

You understand commodity flows and supply chain characteristics and feel very comfortable in a business development role. Developing value propositions, expanding your network, and connecting people gives you energy. You are a loyal and result oriented candidate that shows flexibility, and you are an easy-going team player.

Tasks & responsibilities

In this role you are responsible to investigate markets that could potentially become a new business for Oxbow. Subsequently, you will develop new products and services that are related to and match with Oxbow’s existing business and network in industry and the energy sector. These products and services do not have to be dry bulk related. Apart from energy transition, the raw material transition offers many opportunities, such as steel recycling.

Candidate profile

• Experience in execution or operations, and business development
• Experience and knowledge of energy markets and (dry) bulk commodities including the corresponding supply chains is a knock-out. Trading experience is considered a plus
• Entrepreneur, proactive, empathic, energetic, ambitious, strategically strong and with an ability to focus in a fast-moving environment
• Result driven and with a bias for action
• Excellent communication skills in English. Dutch or any other European language is considered a plus

The offer

You will join a company with a no-nonsense culture. Although the Rotterdam entity is part of an international multibillion-dollar company, you will experience a pleasant atmosphere like that in a family-owned company. You are surrounded by international colleagues and given the liberty to orchestrate your own role and career within the company. The company offers a monthly complementary team lunch

Interested?

You can apply for this position by using the link below. For more information please contact Mieke Lorié, Senior Consultant, +31 6 52 84 53 23.