Adviser — Agricultural Commodity Exposure Mapping

Reveal risks that sit between separate reports

The adviser will build a practical view of exposures across agricultural commodity transactions. The work connects commercial positions, physical stock, receivables, financing and delivery obligations so that management can understand where risks reinforce one another. It is not a request for an abstract risk taxonomy detached from the transactions the business actually undertakes.

Select representative transaction flows and trace them from contract approval to final settlement. Identify how quantity, quality, price, location and timing are recorded and reconciled. Examine where a risk appears offset in one system but remains open because the corresponding contract has different terms or uncertain performance.

Concentrations, disruptions and management choices

Assess counterparty concentration alongside common dependencies such as a shared storage facility, transport route or financing provider. Review how disputes, delayed documentation and partial delivery affect reported exposure. The adviser should make clear when the available information is insufficient to support a confident conclusion and propose a proportionate way to close the gap.

Develop scenarios around plausible disruptions and show their effect on cash and operational choices. Recommendations should distinguish exposures that management can reduce directly from those that need limits, contingency arrangements or explicit acceptance. Avoid implying that every risk can be eliminated through more reporting.

Commodity risk expertise

Candidates should have substantive commodity risk, physical trading control or trade-finance experience, including agricultural products. They need strong analytical skills and the ability to understand contract economics without assuming that a standard financial instrument captures every physical risk. Experience facilitating decisions across trading, logistics and finance is particularly relevant.