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Redstone Search Group are working with a growing minerals trading house looking to hire a Chrome Traderto join their expanding chrome business based in South Africa.
Key Responsibilities / Tasks
- Take ownership of developing and managing the South African chrome supply book, building strong relationships with mines, processors and other supply-side partners.
- Source and secure chrome ore and concentrate from existing and new producers across Southern Africa, identifying commercially attractive supply opportunities.
- Negotiate pricing, supply contracts and commercial terms, balancing margin generation with reliability and continuity of supply.
- Maintain strong market intelligence across the South African chrome industry, including pricing, producer capacity, product specifications, logistics constraints and competitor activity.
- Identify and develop new supply-side projects and direct mine partnerships, working alongside trading, logistics and finance teams to structure and execute transactions.
- Role reports to CEO.
Key Qualifications / Experience
- Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience, with direct commercial exposure to the chrome ore market with local South African and ideally also Zimbabwe experience.
- Deep technical and commercial knowledge of chrome ore and concentrate, including grades, specifications and different ore types.
- An established network and strong relationships across the South African chrome supply market, particularly with mines, producers and processors.
- Strong commercial, trading and negotiation skills, with a demonstrable track record of securing supply and closing deals on favourable terms.
- Experience with mining, processing, offtake or supply-side projects is advantageous, alongside the ability to operate autonomously in a fast-moving trading environment.
- Role is to be located in Johannesburg, South Africa
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