Physical Commodities Operations Specialist

City of London

Permanent

£90K-£110K

MUST HAVE:

PHYSICAL COMMODITIES EXPERIENCE (METALS, ENERGY OR AGRICULTURE) AND LOGISTICS, TRANSPORTATION, SHIPPING ETC.

cer Financial are working alongside an investment bank, who are based in the City of London. They are seeking a Physical Commodities Operations Specialist (VP) to work with them on a permanent basis.

The responsibilities of the Physical Commodities Operations Specialist (VP) will include:

· Manage logistics, transportation, and movement of physical commodities.

· Coordinate warehousing and inventory management activities.

· Support vessel operations and ensure efficient shipment execution.

· Manage relationships with third-party service providers and operational partners.

· Develop, implement, and improve operational procedures, controls, and processes.

· Oversee client onboarding and end-to-end operational workflows.

· Support physical commodities transactions within a banking or financial markets environment.

· Work closely with Front Office, Risk, Finance, Legal, and external stakeholders to ensure smooth transaction execution.

· Drive operational efficiency, process optimisation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The successful candidate will have:

· Significant experience in physical commodities operations within a bank, commodities trading house, or financial institution.

· Strong knowledge of logistics, transportation, warehousing, inventory management, and operational controls.

· Experience supporting physical commodity products such as metals, energy, or agricultural commodities.

· Proven ability to manage third-party providers and operational processes.

· Understanding of end-to-end physical commodity transaction workflows.

· Experience working across multiple stakeholder groups in a regulated financial environment.

· Banking or trading / commodities houses experience.

Preferred Background

· Commodities trading houses.

· Commodity-focused banks.

· Physical metals trading operations.

· Agricultural commodities operations.

· Commodity supply chain and logistics functions.

· Experience beyond solely oil & gas operations is preferred.