Commercial Manager

Overview

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Trade Manager to oversee our global procurement and risk management activities in grains (wheat & corn) and edible oils (CPO, COL & ROL). The role combines commodity trading, futures hedging, and physical execution with responsibility for securing competitive procurement and ensuring smooth delivery to our refining, packaging, and distribution operations across Africa and the Middle East.

Responsibilities

• Grains (Wheat & Corn)
• Trade and hedge CME wheat & corn futures for both price protection and physical delivery.
• Source physical cargoes FOB / CIF from exporters and CME delivery points.
• Negotiate and manage GAFTA contracts (quality, shipment period, tolerance, disputes).
• Oversee logistics including vessel chartering, LC coordination, and discharge operations.
• Oils (CPO, COL & ROL)
• Trade and hedge Bursa Malaysia CPO, COL & ROL futures.
• Procure crude and refined oils for refining and packaging operations.
• Negotiate PORAM / FOSFA contracts and manage delivery schedules.
• Handle price risk management, spreads, and rolling futures positions.
• Cross-Function
• Align LC opening dates and procurement commitments.
• Book freight with vessel brokers for grains and oils, negotiating charterparty terms, demurrage, dispatch, and fixture details.
• Delegate documentation and execution tasks (BL, customs, LC paperwork, inspection certificates) to the operations clerk, while maintaining oversight and ensuring compliance.
• Manage insurance claims, quality / quantity disputes, and inspections (SGS, BVC, GAFTA).
• Track inventory & reordering points (align procurement with factory demand).

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Requirements

About the company

PDB International General Trading was established in 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Since its establishment, it has expanded its business from importing and exporting items to trading a large variety of commodities, particularly within the African regions. In its manufacturing endeavour, it has commissioned a 144 Tons / day pasta factory in Luanda, Angola with full production capacity and its corn flour production facility is soon to start production.

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