Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Antimo LLC, a division of Murfin, Inc., is a global trading company focused on commodity markets. They are seeking a Senior Soft Commodities Analyst to provide deep-dive fundamental research and actionable market insights for Cocoa, Coffee, Sugar, and Cotton.
Responsibilities
- S&D Modeling: Develop, maintain, and continuously refine complex global and regional supply and demand (S&D) balance sheets for cocoa, coffee, sugar, and cotton
- Market Intelligence: Leverage an existing network of producers, processors, exporters, and industry insiders to gather real-time data on crop conditions, trade flows, and port logistics
- Trading Support: Translate complex data and fundamental analysis into clear, actionable trading ideas and risk-management strategies for the trading desk
- Crop & Weather Monitoring: Track global weather patterns, satellite data, and yield trends to forecast production accurately before it hits the broader market
- Reporting & Presentation: Deliver concise daily/weekly market updates, deep-dive thematic reports, and presentations to traders and senior leadership
- Macro Analysis: Monitor macroeconomic factors, currency fluctuations (especially in key origin countries like Brazil, Ivory Coast, and India), and freight markets impacting soft commodities
Skills
- 5+ years of dedicated experience as a soft commodities analyst within a major trade house, hedge fund, agricultural corporate, or specialized brokerage
- Advanced, demonstrable competence in building and managing multi-variable S&D balance sheets from scratch
- High proficiency in Excel is mandatory
- An established, reliable Rolodex of industry contacts across key origins and destination markets in the softs ecosystem
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Agricultural Economics, Economics, Finance, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
- Exceptional ability to synthesize complex data into quick, impactful talking points for a fast-paced trading floor environment
- Fluency in English is required
- Experience with Python, R, or data visualization tools (PowerBI/Tableau)
- Fluency in Portuguese, French, or Spanish
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