Trader Trainee

Job description

• Are you a high potential in the beginning of your career?
• Are you a team player with commercial flair and professional appearance?
• Do you like to travel to exotic destinations?
• Are you fluent in Dutch, English, French and/or Spanish?
• You don’t want to be ‘just a number’?

Then we want YOU as a TRAINEE STEEL TRADER for our markets!

Our spacious & modern office is located in the heart of Antwerp. It is tailored for the needs of the new generation of employees:

• Isolated work spaces;
• High end conference call areas;
• Informal chill out room;
• A ‘take a nap’ room;
• A private rooftop with terrace overlooking Antwerp;
• A fully equipped kitchen to cook your own healthy lunch;
• Stand-up desks;
• Sport facilities;
  • Proximity to the central park & showers to use after your lunch work-out/run;
  • A pool table;
  • Yoga & boot camp sessions together with your colleagues

Who are you?

“MUST HAVE” SKILLS

Our ideal candidate must:

• Be an enthusiastic team player;
• Have strong commercial insights;
• Be willing to travel to exotic destinations;
• Be fluent in Dutch, English, French and/or Spanish;
• Have a Master’s Degree.

“PREFERRED” SKILLS

We are preferably looking for:

• Recent graduates;
• Graduates with a Master’s Degree in Commercial Engineering, Applied Economical Sciences, Languages, International Law, International Business or equivalent;
• Graduates with interest in international trade; 
• Candidates with easy access to our Antwerp offices.

What we offer?

The traineeship

Our traineeship takes off with two trainee steel traders. We provide a structured course to become an independent steel trader. Your training will begin at our headquarters in the heart of Antwerp.

• We start with an intense training of 12 to 24 months to let you master the operational side of the business. You will help the senior trader with operational tasks.
• During this first part of training, you will get trained in product knowledge, documentation, contracts, commercial skills, quick calculations, analyze prize structures, work out analyzes, start-up commercial actions, control risks, …
• After proven skill, you will be supporting smaller existing clients from the senior trader under his supervision. During this time you will join the senior trader on business trips & worldwide conferences.
• After 18 to 24 months, depending on your skill and progress, you will be appointed your own market that you may singlehandedly develop.

We offer

We offer you a position in a smaller company where you are not just a number. You will enjoy one-on-one training by experts and have the opportunity to show & grow your potential. You will be welcomed in a no-nonsense environment of a growing and ambitious SME where team spirit comes first.

We offer:

• Young and enthusiastic colleagues;
• The opportunity to grow and to develop your personal skills;
• Quarterly Team Events;
• Fun incentives;
• After proven skills: Personal bonus

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