Job Description

• Senior Agricultural Economist / Market Strategist
• This is a critical role for a senior agricultural economist or market strategist who thrives at the intersection of agricultural markets, global economics, and commodity trading.
• The position plays a key role in identifying market risks and opportunities, shaping trading strategies, and supporting data-driven decision-making to protect profitability and sustain market leadership.

Key responsibilities:

Market analysis & risk insight

• Analyse global and local agricultural markets, including supply, demand, pricing trends, and emerging opportunities
• Assess macroeconomic, geopolitical, climate, and policy factors influencing agricultural and commodity markets
• Identify, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities within trading environments
• Track economic, weather, and production indicators impacting commodity cycles

Strategy, forecasting & value creation

• Develop market outlooks and forecasts to support trading strategies and long-term planning
• Advise on strategic opportunities across the agricultural value chain, from farm-level production through to end markets
• Evaluate investment opportunities, including participation in or acquisition of value-chain businesses and agri-focused ventures
• Support profitability optimisation through informed market positioning and timing

Stakeholder engagement

• Partner closely with senior leadership, traders, and commercial teams to align economic insights with business and trading strategies
• Present complex market analysis in a clear, actionable way to executive and operational stakeholders

Policy & regulatory insight

• Monitor global and local agricultural policy, regulation, and legislative developments
• Assess potential impacts on trading activity and recommend mitigation or optimisation strategies

Required Skills

• BCom degree (or higher) in Agricultural Economics, Economics, or a related discipline
• Minimum 8 years’ experience within agricultural markets, commodity trading, or a closely related environment
• Strong exposure to international agricultural and trading markets
• Advanced analytical, quantitative, and forecasting capability
• Deep understanding of agricultural market dynamics, trading structures, and risk management
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Leadership mindset with a collaborative, commercially driven approach