Business Developer

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.