Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute the company’s regional growth strategy in Southeast Asia in line with global objectives.
Identify and evaluate new trading opportunities across commodities, including procurement, sales, new trade nodes, and alternative trade structures.
Originate and assess investment opportunities, including mining assets, joint ventures, offtake agreements, and greenfield developments.
Lead and conclude commercial negotiations with local partners, suppliers, customers, and counterparties.

Build and maintain strong relationships with government bodies, regulators, industry associations, and key stakeholders.
Manage all licensing, permitting, compliance and regulatory interactions at the local level.
Monitor political and policy developments and proactively mitigate associated risks.
Represent the company at industry events and public forums, strengthening brand presence and credibility.

Ensure local operations comply with all applicable laws, regulations, environmental standards, and HSE requirements.
Implement and enforce corporate risk management and governance frameworks locally.
Identify and manage operational, community, compliance and political risks.

Support the recruitment, development and leadership of a local team as the platform scales.
Foster a high-performance, ethical and collaborative working culture.
Coordinate closely with regional and global functional teams (trading, finance, legal, risk, logistics).

Candidate Profile

Minimum 5+ years’ experience in commodity trading, preferably metals (e.g. nickel, copper, aluminium, tin).
Exposure to agricultural commodities is also acceptable.
Strong understanding of the full value chain from exploration and mining through processing, logistics and trading.
Hands-on experience in Southeast Asia, ideally Indonesia or Malaysia; experience in nearby markets (Philippines, Vietnam) also relevant.
Proven track record in origination, negotiation and deal execution (JV, offtake, commercial agreements).

Deep familiarity with the local political, legal and business environment.
Established network across government bodies, industry participants and commercial partners.
Ability to navigate permitting, regulatory approvals and stakeholder engagement independently.

Strong commercial judgement and negotiation capability.
Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build a business as if it were your own.
Resilient, adaptable and comfortable operating in complex, evolving environments.
Capable of working across time zones and aligning regional execution with global teams.
High standards of integrity and professional ethics.

Location	Singapore
Discipline:	Commodities
Job type:	Permanent
Contact name:	Freddie Ricks
Contact email:	freddie.ricks@venturesearch.com
Job ref:	3727
Published:	12 minutes ago