Athens Commodity Trading Graduate Programme

Main Purpose:

Our two year graduate development programme is designed to provide you with a structured series of rotations across our core trading and shipping business, in areas such as Deals Desk, Claims, Cargo/Shipping Operations.

You will have the opportunity to complete three 8-month rotations, all based in Athens, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the business and opening up a future of unlimited opportunities within the Trafigura group. The order of the rotations and the teams you will be assigned to, will be determined according to business needs.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

• A minimum of a 2:1 / 3.4 GPA (or equivalent) in any field

• 0-2 years of postgraduate working experience

• Fluency in English - both oral and written

• Dynamic and upbeat personality

• Ability to take initiatives

• Problem solving and analytical thinking

• Outstanding communication

To be eligible for this programme you should be a Greek citizen, or a Greek permanent resident with the rights to work in Greece, or a European passport holder.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

The programme encourages an entrepreneurial attitude, ensures high visibility across different departments and countries, and allows you to build opportunities for yourself through exponential performance and networking.

As with all our people, opportunities for outstanding talent are unlimited, and we ensure you are equipped with the knowledge, business development skills and cultural awareness required for a long term, successful career with us.

It is worth noting that this is not a trading programme: those looking to enter a commercial (‘front line trading/ business development’’) role should expect to spend several years within a department after completing the programme, ‘mastering’ the product specific techniques and skills that will ensure their long term career, be it management or commercial, is enhanced to guarantee their full career potential.

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.