Main Purpose

The main purpose of this role is to provide senior, end-to-end leadership of warehouse and logistics operations in the non-ferrous metals business, ensuring they are commercially optimised, operationally efficient, and risk-controlled across wholly owned and JV assets.

Knowledge

• Degree in Engineering, Mining, or a closely related technical discipline, providing a strong foundation in industrial operations and asset management.

• Minimum 15 years’ experience overseeing warehouse and logistics operations within the non-ferrous metals sector, including exposure to complex, multi-site and JV environments.
• Proven leadership capability with experience managing senior stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and third-party operators.
• Strong analytical and data-driven skill set, with the ability to design, interpret, and leverage operational and commercial KPIs to drive performance and decision-making.
• Deep understanding of metals warehousing, logistics chains, risk management, and operational controls.
• Fluency in English and Spanish, with the ability to operate effectively in an international, multicultural environment.

Skills And Abilities ​

• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to align commercial, operational, and external stakeholder interests across complex organisations.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of translating data and warehouse intelligence into actionable operational and commercial decisions.
• Excellent commercial acumen, including contract negotiation, value creation, cost optimisation, and P&L impact assessment.
• Proven ability to manage and optimise warehouse and logistics operations, balancing efficiency, risk, compliance, and service levels.
• Significant hands-on experience operating in Latin America (LATAM), with a strong understanding of regional logistics markets, regulatory environments, infrastructure constraints, and cultural dynamics.
• Strategic thinking with hands-on execution capability, able to drive integration, rationalisation, and transformation initiatives across regions, including emerging and developing markets.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, effective at engaging with trading desks, operators, partners, and senior management.
• Ability to lead change, resolve conflicts between operational and commercial priorities, and deliver results in dynamic, high-pressure environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end leadership over warehouse and logistics operations, aligning commercial and operational priorities across Trafigura and JV assets.
• Drive commercial value through logistics optimisation, new business development, strategic partnerships, and P&L improvement.
• Lead integration, rationalisation, and standardisation of warehouse and logistics networks to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and support growth.

Key relationships :

• Traders
• Operations
• Deals Desk
• External inspectorates

Department

The weighting and sampling department in the commodities industry is responsible for accurately collecting, measuring, and recording samples of raw materials—such as metals or minerals—to determine their quality, composition, and compliance with contractual or regulatory standards. They ensure that sampling methods are consistent and representative, verify weights using calibrated equipment, document all data, and often coordinate with laboratories and logistics teams. Their work helps guarantee fair valuation, supports trading decisions, and maintains the integrity of the supply chain.

Reporting Structure

- Reporting directly to Global Head of Copper

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.