Global Commodities and Risk Management Analyst

Job description

On the 2 nd July 2018 Unilever completed the sale of the Spreads Business and it is now under the new ownership of KKR as “Upfield”, therefore any successful applicants will be employed by “Upfield” not Unilever. For more details on Upfield, please click here .

Global Commodities and Risk Management Analyst

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Do you know your Kale from your Quinoa or the difference between a Flexitarian to a Regenerative Grazer? We are looking for top talent for an exciting new movement within the Food Industry.

About Upfield!

Upfield is a global leader in plant-based nutrition with a great history and a portfolio of iconic brands that people have used and trusted for generations. This includes Flora, Rama, Becel, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter and ProActiv.

We are a global food company with 6 business units operating in 95 markets. We have the mind-set of a start-up. This makes us fast, agile, entrepreneurial, cost conscious and accountable for our products – from seed to serving at the breakfast, lunch or dinner table.

We take quality seriously and around the world we taste products every 30 seconds. We take our consumers seriously and more than 150 people will taste test each of our new innovations before they hit the shelves.

The role

Support Procurement Manager Global Commodities and Risk Management in managing the largest spend on materials, in commodity risk management (trading, market risk, analysis), advising on strategic decisions and contributing to improving costs and efficiencies.

Key Responsibility Areas:

· Support defining Commodity Risk Management (CRM) strategies

· Support managing the largest spend on materials (i.a. oils and fats portfolio)

· Analyse and develop deep understanding of the supply / demand markets, including all external economic factors which influence those markets

· Provide overview of cover policy (coverage) and commodity market movements and define recommendations for hedging opportunities

· Participate in building partnerships with key suppliers on an operational level

· Contribute to heavy value creation agenda, increasing EBITDA and turning around the business

Skills and Experience Required

· Higher professional education / university degree

· Proven and relevant track record in Risk Management and/or oils and fats procurement and/or experience in commercial roles preferably in the leading agricultural commodity trading firms for at least 3 years (ideally Cargill, ADM, Bunge, LDC or other commodity firm)

· Experience in commodity risk management is preferred in this position

· Experience on large-scale change management projects and international assignments is a plus

· Exemplify a high degree of personal integrity and interpersonal, negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills

· Proficient in both verbal and written communication

· Enjoy working in a virtual and multicultural working environment

Reporting Channel, Contacts and Travel:

· Global Commodities and Risk Management Analyst reports to Procurement Manager - Global Commodities and Risk Management

· Internal: Procurement Global and Cluster teams, Supply Chain teams, R&D team, Legal team, Marketing team, Finance business partners

· External: i.a. commercial management and top management of key suppliers, agents / brokers, professional organization, industry bodies and 3PM, NGO’s, advisors and benchmarking organizations

· Travel globally for supplier meetings, industry meetings, project meetings and team meetings. Travel intensity as per job requirements

Your Personal Power!

At Upfield we want you to bring your ideas, your motivation and desire to succeed! This part of the role is up to you to complete.

Mission Statement

At Upfield our purpose is clear …… Making people healthier and happier with great-tasting, healthy and natural plant-based products which are good for our planet!

If you are an entrepreneur at heart and have a passion for winning, a strong understanding of the FMCG business, ad would like to join us, apply and speak to one of our Talent Matchmakers!

Interested in this role?

Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch shortly to provide you with an update on the status of your application. Candidates who have applied can access their status update through the candidate tracking link or, for any additional queries, by contacting Upfield Project recruiter Margot Freericks via

On the 2 nd July 2018 Unilever completed the sale of the Spreads Business and it is now under the new ownership of KKR as “Upfield”, therefore any successful applicants will be employed by “Upfield” not Unilever. For more details on Upfield, please click here .