Commodity Trader / Consultant

Position: Manager (Commodity Trading, Risk Mgmt. & Optimisation Strategy)
Location: Chennai / Bangalore
Job Summary:
Mindsprint is a leading domain-led technology transformation company. We believe
that a deep, fundamental understanding of the business domain is our essential
differentiator, and this ensures our solutions are built by experts who speak the
language of the industry. Our consulting teams combine strong domain expertise with
technology and data-driven transformation capabilities to solve complex business
challenges for global enterprises. making us a home where business SMEs thrive
alongside technology. We are seeking a high-potential professional to join our
Business Transformation Services team in the Consulting practice which sits at the
intersection of business operations, supply chain, and technology enablement.
This role is particularly focused on supporting clients in the agribusiness and
agricultural commodities trading ecosystem, where operational depth and commodity
domain knowledge are essential to enabling scalable transformation and business
value creation.
The role will support strategic initiatives across the end-to-end commodity trading
lifecycle, with a focus on CTRM processes, operational optimization, digital
transformation, and stakeholder alignment. We are specifically prioritizing Subject
Matter Experts (SMEs) from the Agri-commodity space, the ideal candidate combines
strong business acumen with analytical problem-solving capabilities and has hands-
on exposure to commodity trading operations, supply chain processes, or CTRM-
enabled transformation initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with
trading, execution, logistics, finance, risk, and technology teams to drive scalable
operational improvements across global trading workflows.
Job Description:
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Support and drive transformation initiatives across the commodity trading and
supply chain ecosystem, including CTRM process optimization and operational
efficiency programs
Help commodity trading organizations set up and expand their trading and
risk management activities across agri markets and agricultural commodity
value chains.
Collaborate with trading, execution, logistics, contract management, risk, and
finance teams from client side to analyze business processes and identify
improvement opportunities

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Conduct process assessments, stakeholder workshops, root cause analysis,
and business impact evaluations for operational challenges
Translate business requirements into structured functional specifications and
partner with technology teams for solution delivery
Frame high-value quantitative problems across forecasting, optimization,
quantitative risk, anomaly detection, and related decision workflows tied to
economic or operational outcomes.
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Develop integrated strategies that leverage data science to drive decision-
making in investment, trading, and other deeply quantitative domains,
aligning with our clients business objectives.
Utilize advanced analytics, machine learning, and predictive modelling to
interpret market signals and forecast trends, providing clients with a
competitive edge.
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Drive process standardization, automation, reporting enhancement, and
operational control improvements across trade lifecycle functions
Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across business operations,
technology, and external partners/vendors where applicable
Contribute to change management, user adoption, and process governance
initiatives during transformation programs
Profile Description:
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The ideal candidate is an analytically strong and business-oriented
professional with exposure to commodity trading operations, supply chain
processes, or consulting-led transformation initiatives. The individual must
demonstrate a "domain-first" mindset, bridging operational business needs
with technology-enabled solutions.
The individual should demonstrate the ability to bridge operational business
needs with technology-enabled solutions and possess the potential to grow
into a broader transformation or operational leadership role.
Candidates with a strong background and experience in Agribusiness, Agri-
trading operations, or Agri-focused CTRM environments are highly preferred.
Required Qualifications:
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o MBA or equivalent postgraduate degree from a Tier-1 or reputed
business school preferred
o 35 years of relevant experience in one or more of the following areas:
o Agri-commodity trading operations / CTRM domain
o Supply chain or operations consulting
o Business transformation or process optimization
o Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, knowledge of
how global agri markets work and grasp of agricultural commodity
trends

o Ability to work in cross-functional and fast-paced operational
environments
o Experience working with commodity trading lifecycle functions such as
execution, logistics, contracts, settlements, inventory, pricing, or risk
operations
o Demonstrated experience in business analysis, process mapping,
stakeholder management, or operational improvement initiatives
o Demonstrated experience in research and data engineering, advanced
data analytics, statistical modelling, machine learning, and/or AI /
GenAI.
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Preferred Qualifications:
o Direct prior exposure to Agribusiness or agricultural commodities
trading environments and familiarity with trade execution workflows,
shipment operations, invoicing, settlements, and reporting processes
o Exposure to digital transformation, process automation, or operational
excellence initiatives
o Knowledge of data analysis and reporting tools such as Power BI, SQL,
Excel/VBA, Python/R, Gen AI and/or process visualization tools is an
advantage
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Required Interpersonal Skills & Competencies:
o Problem Solving & Delivery
o Structured analytical thinking
o Root cause analysis and issue resolution
o Process improvement orientation
o Ability to manage ambiguity and evolving business priorities
o Stakeholder Management
o Strong communication and collaboration skills
o Ability to engage effectively as a domain expert with business users,
leadership teams, and technology stakeholders
o Workshop facilitation and requirement gathering capabilities
o Personal Attributes
o Ownership mindset with strong execution orientation
o Learning agility and adaptability
o High attention to detail with operational discipline
o Ability to work under tight timelines and operational dependencies

We are Mindsprint!
Mindsprint exists to responsibly engineer the next generation of enterprises - driven
by insight, innovation, and passion. With a proven track record spanning two
decades, we are the partner of choice for high-impact, AI-driven technology
solutions for clients across the globe in industries such as retail, agriculture,
manufacturing, healthcare, and life sciences, among others.
Our offerings include enterprise technology applications, business process services,
cybersecurity solutions, and automation-as-a-service - delivered with a strong
commitment to responsible innovation.
Headquartered in Singapore, Mindsprint has a global workforce of 3,200+
professionals across the US, UK, Middle East, India, Australia, and Africa.
Awards & Recognition:
We are Great Place To Work Certified for 2024-25
¢ Best Firm for Data Scientists 2025 by AIM
¢ Named Enterprise Innovator in HFS Horizons: Intelligent Supply Chain Services
as well as Lifesciences reports of 2025
¢ Best MSP Partner 2025 & Outstanding Innovation Partner 2024
¢ Most Valuable Partner Award 2024 & Customer Impact Award 2025 by KYP.ai
¢ Excellence in Business Process Services 2024
¢ Top Global CISO at CyberDefenseCon 2024
¢ Technology Senate Award 2024 for Enterprise Apps
¢ SSON Asia Impact Awards 2023
¢ Data Analytics Award at AI & Analytics Summit
¢ Outstanding Agri-tech solution provider 2023
¢ Best use of Data Analytics by Middle East Enterprise AI & Analytics Summit
2023
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