Title: Sugar Trader

Location: ED&F Man Sugar, Inc., 1221 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1410, Miami, FL 33131

Duties: Organize meetings with Sugar Traders to review the monthly consolidation of the regional market position on both physical sales and purchases, and the futures market. Provide insight and strategy to support the Sugar Traders. Present strategy to the Risk Committee and Board of Directors to raise capital for the business unit and build models to provide financing to sugar suppliers to attain more favorable terms. Prepare presentations for a diverse group of clients to provide guidance on the market trends and explore new business opportunities. Mentor Sugar traders on the appropriate performance of contract elaboration and execution and ensure risk management and hedging strategies are being appropriately used among the business unit. Regularly travel to sugar producing countries in Central and South America to meet with key clients and service providers to develop and maintain strong business relationships. Manage and maintain business relationships with all industry players to attain the support required to perform transactions that yield the best outcomes.

Requirements: Master’s degree in Finance, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Mathematics or related field and 3 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation in a commercial, trading commodities or financial services organization. Experience must include:

1. Three years of experience in the application of skills to negotiate key contracts, agree to prices, coordinate logistics, as well as experience understanding and applying key principles and techniques of physical commodity trading.
2. Three years of experience in acquiring and analyzing up to date commodity production and consumption information.
3. Three years of experience in client relationship management involving evaluation of financial situations, needs, and investment objectives.
4. Three years of experience working with futures contracts, pricing mechanisms, and efficient ways to report and check P&L of clients’ accounts.
5. Three years of experience in understanding and timely execution of contracts and delivery of shipments to customers.
6. Advanced experience in communicating accounting and financial reporting matters through email, reports, or orally.
7. Strong knowledge of maintaining excellent working relationships with all appropriate levels within and outside the company.
8. Requires up to 20% international travel to sugar producing countries in Central and South America to meet with key clients and service providers.
9. Fluency in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Full Time (40 hours/week) and Standard benefits

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

CLOSING DATE: MAY 19TH 2025

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Compliance Officer to work in a truly global environment to support ED&F Man’s global sugar business unit, reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer. In this role you will be responsible for ensuring activities comply with applicable rules and regulations. You will support the day-to-day trading activities of the business and develop and advise on policies, processes, and procedures. You will also have an opportunity to provide ongoing compliance training to the business working with various functions across the business to support the development and implementation of compliance projects. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

Business Overview

Established in 1783, ED&F Man is an employee-owned agricultural commodities merchant with 2,800 people in 43 countries and annual revenue in excess of $8bn. We trade sugar, coffee, molasses, animal feed and fish oils. Corporate responsibility is ingrained in our culture. We are passionate about sustainable production, take care to limit the environmental impact of our operations and actively support the communities in which we work.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the implementation of ED&F Man’s global compliance program across the business
• Undertake risk assessments to identify key compliance risk and required mitigation
• Monitor compliance with internal policies and international regulations
• Monitor communications to ensure compliance with policies and laws
• Provide the business with regular compliance guidance in relation to high-risk trading activity
• Provide ongoing compliance training to the business covering internal policies and external laws
• Support the central compliance function and the business with counterparty KYC activities including understanding of how sanctions risks can be identified and mitigated and in key markets in which the business operates
• Identify compliance issues across the business and reporting them to the Chief Compliance Officer and working towards their rectification
• Review marketing materials and external presentations to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
• Support the central compliance team by gathering information relevant to the business
• Work with Internal Audit on fraud or related investigations relating to our sugar business unit
• Manage compliance related SpeakUP investigations relevant to our sugar business unit
• Support various compliance projects implemented across the business
• Consistently engage with the businesses trading and leadership teams to ensure compliance remains a top priority
• Provide compliance support and advice to the trading business covering both financial and physical trading
• Advising on and monitoring compliance with policies and regulations including MiFid, REMIT, EMIR, MAR and Dodd Frank
• Monitor market abuse, anti-trust, and sanctions compliance
• Monitor OTC and exchange trading activity to ensure compliance with rules and local regulatory requirements

Skills and Experience

• Considerable and direct trading compliance experience working for a physical commodities trading house – essential
• Knowledge of UK, US, EU and other international compliance regulations applicable to commodity trading – essential
• Experience of providing compliance advice and guidance to traders – essential
• Degree in law or economics – highly advantageous
• Experience in being part of developing a compliance program and monitoring compliance performance
• Exceptional stakeholder leading and influencing skills
• Excellent communication and relationship building experience
• High ethical standards
• Critical problem-solving skills
• Ability to make informed decisions quickly

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet ever requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

To apply you must have the right to work for the provided location.