Senior Adviser for Commodity Trade Operations Improvement

Trace the process end to end

You will map the contract-to-settlement process and identify errors, handoff failures and documentation bottlenecks. You will assess ownership across trading, operations, logistics, finance and external service providers.

First month: deliver a process baseline and prioritised list of operational failure points.

Prioritise changes that improve execution

• Prioritise practical improvements to exception handling, documentation quality and settlement readiness.
• Design a small performance dashboard linking operational issues to claims, delays and cash effects.
• Pilot revised processes and transfer ownership to the teams responsible for daily execution.

Pilot results and handover

By month three: pilot improvements in an agreed trade flow or operating team. At completion: demonstrate progress in documentation accuracy, exception closure or settlement timeliness and hand over revised procedures.

Operational experience

The role requires demonstrated commodity trade operations or execution experience and evidence of improving cross-functional processes.

Additional useful experience includes agricultural trade documentation, international logistics interfaces and claims or settlement process expertise.

Advisory arrangement

The adviser works with the CEO or an appointed executive sponsor. Recommendations, analysis and coaching form the deliverables; management retains approval and implementation responsibility.

The initial advisory period is expected to run for three to six months, typically two to six days a month, with workshops scheduled around the agreed outputs. Start date, remuneration, travel and on-site attendance will be agreed for the appointment.