Graduate Programmes

Our two year graduate development programme is designed to provide you with a structured series of rotations across our core trading business in areas such as Trade Finance, Operations, and Deals Desk with the potential to rotate into our mid and downstream supply and warehousing and logistics business’, ensuring that you have a comprehensive understanding of all areas of the business, opening up a future of unlimited opportunities within the Trafigura group.

As part of the 2 year programme you will have the opportunity to carry out one of three 8 month rotations in a different country to that of your initial application. 8 month rotations may include any of the following locations: Geneva, Houston, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Montevideo, Rio, Shanghai, Singapore, Stamford.

The programme encourages an entrepreneurial attitude where participants are highly visible and are expected to create opportunities for themselves through exponential performance and networking.

You will be asked on application to indicate a (non committal) interest for a particular area: Deals Desk, Operations, Trade Finance, Mid - Downstream Supply, Warehousing and Logistics but will complete rotations across 3 of the 5 areas before entering a chosen area, ensuring that on completion of the programme you enter your role with the full understanding of how each function operates and enhances the other in order to maximise profit potential for the group.
*We will ask you why at interview.

As with all employees within the Trafigura group, opportunities for exceptional talent are unlimited and employees can expect to spend time in several locations globally (including some more remote), throughout their development either within their teams, across departments and throughout their career. This ensures they are equipped with the increased cultural awareness and business development skills required for a long term, successful career.

It is worth noting that this is not a trading programme: Those looking to enter a commercial (‘front line trading’) role should expect to spend several years within a department after completing the programme ‘mastering’ the product specific techniques and skills that will ensure their long term career, be it management or commercial, is enhanced to guarantee their full career potential.

A minimum requirement of a 2:1 / 3.4 GPA (or equivalent) in any discipline and fluent English is essential.

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Metals and Minerals

A successful career in physical trading requires a long term commitment to all the elements of the production and trading process as well as a keen interest in this truly exciting and dynamic industry. Trafigura continues to grow in all areas of the supply chain with our global office structure complementing our market strength in a range of commodities including: copper, lead, zinc, refined metals, coal, and iron ore.

Oil and its derivatives

A successful career in physical trading requires a comprehensive appreciation of the entire trade process, from the exposures associated with trading barrels in global markets, to the financing required to leverage a deal, to the operational logistics of managing a fleet of vessels.

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DEALS DESK

At the heart of any commercial organisation is the need to know exactly what, why, where, when and how it is exposed to the market, and the impact these elements have on the profitability of the company.

MID - DOWNSTREAM - SUPPLY

Our Supply Managers and Operators provide direct support to the Sales Team, Business Unit Managers and Business Development representatives in each region to ensure that the Sales department is able to meet its growth and profitability targets.

OPERATIONS

Essentially, Operations is the movement of goods from point A to point B and all the corresponding logistics and invoicing relevant to the movement. At Trafigura, the scope of Operations expands to executing all aspects of the trade to the best commercial advantage while ensuring full compliance with regulations and legislation.

TRADE FINANCE

The Trade Finance team in Trafigura is a key department within the Group. The ability to both raise liquidity from our financial partners and mitigate credit and performance exposure of our trading counterparties are key responsibilities for any successful company.

WAREHOUSING AND LOGISTICS

The warehousing and logistics division is a rapidly expanding sector of the Trafigura group, employing over 1200 people across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America. The main operations of the division include:

Interview by efinancial careers with one of our graduates, August 2017

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