Associate Director Commodity Specialist

This is what we offer you

• Gross monthly salary between EUR 5,381 and EUR 8,456 (scale 10) for a 36 hour week
• Thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
• 10% Employee Benefit Budget
• EUR 1,400 development budget per year
• Hybrid working: balance between home and office work (possible for most roles)
• A pension, for which you can set the maximum amount of your personal contribution

As part of Rabobank’s Global Markets division you can help us grow our Europe & Africa wholesale corporate clients franchise.

You and your job
You will be based out of the Rabobank Dealing Room in Utrecht, a fast-paced and dynamic environment, and be part of the broader Corporate Risk & Treasury Management (CRTM) Team that serves our Dutch and broader Europe & Africa client base for Commodities, FX/MM, Interest Rates and Equity hedging solutions. You represent Markets and therefore Rabobank as a knowledge driven and high quality partner in Commodity Derivative products with a specific focus on energy. Internally, you work closely with Relationship Managers, Credit, Legal, Risk Management, Research and several different Markets Trading Desks. Your client contacts are Procurement Managers, Group Treasurers, and CFO’s. Markets values: Balance, Integrity, Respect and Responsibility are key in your daily practices.

Get results

• Develop and grow relationships at Procurement Manager/Corporate Treasurer/CFO level;
• Create more cross and deep sell on high value ambition clients and prospects;
• Ensure success in Commodities domain for our Dutch, Banking For Food and Banking for Energy Transition clients.

Top 3 responsibilities

• Execution of commodity derivative products with focus on Food & Agri or Energy Transition clients;
• Analysis of clients' commodity exposures to ensure growth of the business;
• Active coverage of a portfolio of clients.

Together we achieve more than alone
We believe in the power of difference. Bringing together people's differences is what makes us an even better bank. So we are very curious about what you can bring to our CRTM Europe & Africa team.

‘Together, one team, one direction at CRTM!’
Hans Deusing, Head CRTM Europe & Africa
David Kane, Lead Commodity Sales Europe & Africa

The 28 people in CRTM EU & Africa serve the bank’s wholesale corporate clients in the region for all their financial risk management needs. Working together is the way we work; as one passionate team at Rabobank. Talking of Rabobank: We are a Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries for over 9,500,000 customers. Together with these customers, our members and partners we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. Within our team, we work to create a culture in which people are happy with how they live, work and do business

You and your talent

• Master degree in Finance, Business Administration or other relevant education;
• 5+ years relevant working experience with the Markets Division of a leading financial institution;
• Suitable knowledge of commodity derivative instruments - trading, sales, execution and product development;
• Creativity in your complex problem solving skills and performing while being in control;
• Service orientation towards our external and internal clients;
• Knowledge of Markets’ local and global business and stakeholders is preferable;
• Judgement & decision making: you need to be able to make snap decisions when necessary;
• Fluent in English, and preferably at least one more European language;
• The candidate has to be allowed to work within the European Union area.
  

You and the job application process

Reply to the vacancy for Associate Director CRTM Commodity Sales Europe & Africa at Rabobank before April 18. Due to high volume of applications this requisition may close prior to posted close date.

For this position, we do not require a motivation letter. Instead, we ask you to answer the three questions below, which you can upload alongside your CV. Please pay sufficient attention to answering these questions and explaining your answers. You may draw from your work, volunteer work, education, personal life, etc. Use a maximum of 200 words per answer and provide no more than 2 examples. Here are the questions:

1. Can you describe a project where you used commodity derivative products to manage risks for a client in the Food & Agri or energy sector? What was your role and the outcome?

2. How have you contributed to growing client relationships at the Procurement Manager, Corporate Treasurer, or CFO level in your previous roles? Can you provide a specific example of successful cross- or deep-selling?

3. Rabobank values Balance, Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility. Can you describe a situation where you applied these values in your work, especially in a dynamic and complex environment like the dealing room?

• Any questions about the job content? Contact David Kane, Lead Commodity Sales Europe & Africa via david.kane@rabobank.com;
• Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Contact Lonneke Boelens, Recruiter, via lonneke.boelens@rabobank.nl;
• We will hold the interviews through a video call/in-person;
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