Manager, Marketing Trader
About the Role
Apical is seeking a commercially driven Marketing Trader to execute sales and marketing strategies across assigned markets and products.
The role focuses on:
- Driving volumes and margins
- Managing key customer relationships
- Identifying growth opportunities
- Providing market intelligence to support trading decisions
- Exposure to risk management concepts is a plus
What You Will Do
- Execute trading and marketing strategies to meet volume, margin, and growth targets
- Build and grow relationships with customers, distributors, and partners
- Identify new commercial opportunities; negotiate pricing and contract terms
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and supply–demand dynamics
- Collaborate with HQ, production, logistics, and marketing teams on go-to-market plans
- Provide timely market insights to support commercial decision-making
- (Good to have) Apply basic risk management concepts such as exposure, hedging, and counterparty assessment
What We Look For
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 8–10 years’ experience in commodities trading/marketing, ideally palm or agri-commodities
- Strong commercial acumen and relationship management skills
- Good analytical, negotiation, and communication abilities
- Familiarity with palm markets preferred; risk management exposure is an advantage
Why Join Apical?
- Growth & Scale: Be part of one of the world’s leading processors and traders of palm and renewable products
- Entrepreneurial Culture: Fast-paced, empowered environment where commercial ideas and initiative are valued
- Global Exposure: Work with diverse markets, customers, and teams across the value chain
- Impact & Sustainability: Contribute to responsible sourcing, decarbonization, and the future of renewable solutions