Business Developer
Trafigura Open · verified Oct 6, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Business Development role at Trafigura. Geneva · full-time.
Pay not stated
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What you'll do
- Build commercial opportunities with counterparties in Turkey and nearby markets
- Connect local relationships with the Geneva Refined Metals trading desks
- Help traders shape deals, negotiate contracts, and move transactions through execution
- Coordinate operations, logistics, trade finance, and contract administration on each trade
- Bring Geneva desk leaders market intelligence and updates on counterparties
What you bring
- At least four years in commodity business development, trading, commercial origination, or a related role
- Hands-on understanding of physical trading from pricing and contracting through shipment and settlement
- Ability to assess forward curves, timing, geographic spreads, and storage economics for relative-value opportunities
- Native Turkish and fluent English, with strong spoken and written communication in both
Who this fits
You’ll suit a commercially proactive role that connects Turkish counterparties with Geneva-based Refined Metals desks. The job calls for collaboration across cultures and time zones, engagement with senior stakeholders, and travel within Turkey and internationally. Experience with base metals, soft commodities, trade finance, logistics, or the Turkish metals and mining sector would strengthen your fit.
From the employer
Main purpose
This role supports Trafigura's Refined Metals trading desks. The Business Developer will originate and grow commercial opportunities across Turkey and the surrounding region, acting as the primary bridge between local counterparties and the Geneva trading desks.
Key responsibilities
To Originate and develop business opportunities with Turkish and regional counterparties
Act as the primary liaison between local market relationships and the Geneva Refined Metals desks
Support deal structuring, contract negotiations, and execution alongside experienced traders
Coordinate with internal operations, logistics, trade finance, and contract administration teams
Provide regular market intelligence and counterparty insights to Geneva desk heads
Required qualifications
Minimum 4 years' experience in business development, trading, commercial origination, or a related commercial role within commodities.
Demonstrated exposure to the full physical trading cycle — from pricing and contract negotiation with counterparties through to execution, shipment logistics, and settlement.
Ability to spot and act on relative-value opportunities by conducting market research and analyzing forward curves, delivery timing, geographic spreads, and storage economics.
Native Turkish, with fluent English — excellent oral and written skills in both languages.
Preferred qualifications
Background in or exposure to base metals trading or soft commodities preferred
Familiarity with trade finance instruments, contract administration, logistics
Knowledge of or experience in the Turkish metals and mining industry
Attributes for success
Commercially curious and proactive self-starter
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage senior counterparties and internal stakeholders
Collaborative mindset with comfort working across cultures and time zones
Willingness to travel within Turkey and internationally
Equal opportunity employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce! We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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