Manager, Marketing Trader

Title: Manager, Marketing Trader - Fuku

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About the Role

Apical is seeking a commercially driven Marketing Trader to execute sales and marketing strategies across assigned markets and products. The role focuses on:

• Driving volumes and margins

• Managing key customer relationships

• Identifying growth opportunities

• Providing market intelligence to support trading decisions

• Exposure to risk management concepts is a plus

What You Will Do

• Execute trading and marketing strategies to meet volume, margin, and growth targets

• Build and grow relationships with customers, distributors, and partners

• Identify new commercial opportunities and negotiate pricing and contract terms

• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and supply–demand dynamics

• Collaborate with HQ, production, logistics, and marketing teams on go-to-market plans

• Provide timely market insights to support commercial decision-making

• (Good to have) Apply basic risk management concepts such as exposure, hedging, and counterparty assessment

What We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree or higher

• 8–10 years’ experience in commodities trading/marketing, ideally palm or agri-commodities

• Strong commercial acumen and relationship management skills

• Good analytical, negotiation, and communication abilities

• Familiarity with palm markets preferred; risk management exposure is an advantage

Why Join Apical?

• Growth & Scale: Be part of one of the world’s leading processors and traders of palm and renewable products

• Entrepreneurial Culture: Fast-paced, empowered environment where commercial ideas and initiative are valued

• Global Exposure: Work with diverse markets, customers, and teams across the value chain

• Impact & Sustainability: Contribute to responsible sourcing, decarbonization, and the future of renewable solutions