A Commodity Analyst is a professional responsible for evaluating and analyzing the pricing, supply, and demand of commodities. The job description entails identifying opportunities to increase profitability and maximize returns. The analysts monitor the market closely and use their expertise to make an informed decisions about buying, selling, and investing in commodities. Roles and responsibilities often mentioned on the Commodity Analyst Resume are – researching, analyzing, and monitoring commodities, and markets; developing strategies for pricing, and hedging, and guiding on investment decisions.
Commodity Analysts are expected to stay up to date on market trends and be knowledgeable about the various factors that can affect prices. They should have a thorough understanding of financial instruments and be able to interpret and understand data and reports. Other required skills are knowledge of financial analysis, economic analysis, quantitative analysis, pricing and risk analysis; and the ability to make presentations to clients. An education in economics, accounting, or finance is typically required for a career as a Commodity Analyst. In addition, experience in the commodities industry, or a related field, is beneficial.
Headline : As a Commodity Analyst, Developed and executed an analytics platform roadmap (including data models, presentation layer, processes, and critical metric development). Participated in project scoping and planning. Defined and iterated upon analytics team processes to improve scale and reduce errors. Built partnerships with key members within and outside of the Commodity Purchasing Group.
Skills : Home Health Aide, Personal Care Aide, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Auditing, Compliance.
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Objective : As a Junior Commodity Analyst, Experienced with proficient analytical, problem-solving, organizational, communication and technical skills related to Finance and Accounting in the areas of Procurement, Accounts Payable Accounting, Audit, Budgeting Forecasting, Vendor Relations, Vendor Maintenance, 1099 Tax Reporting and Compliance & Reporting. Developed and evaluated cost models based upon financial data extracted from industry research, current spending data, and commodity supply analyses.
Skills : Stata, R, and Matlab; SQL; Python and Java; QuickBooks; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.
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Summary : As a Commodity Analyst, Provided energy traders with business analysis and recommendations based on fundamental research and technical analysis of energy markets. Confirmed and processed gas and electric trades with third parties, and recorded trades into inventory and risk management systems. Reconciled gas and electric trade settlements, for both counterparty and OTC broker invoices. Assisted in month-end closes with the commodity accountants by providing audit detail on trade settings.
Skills : Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, QuickBooks, VB, VBA, C, Factset, SQL, S-Plus, SPSS, Bloomberg System.
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Summary : Proactive, high-energy, results-oriented Commodity Analyst with 10 years of holistic energy market experience ranging from generation facilities to retail portfolio management. Knowledge in physical and financial commodity trading supported by disciplined quantitative analysis to provide repeatable results. Identified the big picture and plans applicable strategies and procedures to achieve results. Consistently delivered results in high-pressure dynamic environments.
Skills : Microsoft Office, Visual Basic, SQL, Edi.
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Objective : As a Freelance Commodity Analyst, Developed month end financial reports to ensure accurate payment of broker fees, and counterparty trade settlement. Incorporated visual basic coding that enabled automatic data pulls and report publications from excel.
Skills : Jd Edwards, Hyperion, Supply Chain, Financial Analysis, Quickbooks, Project Management, Customer Relationship Management, Data Analysis, Contract Administration.
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Objective : As a Commodity Analyst, Developed and implemented plans to support forecasted needs for commodities and raw materials. Negotiated supplier contracts and ensures contractual terms and performance scorecards are being met. Developed additional sources of supply for constrained commodities and raw materials.
Skills : Microsoft Office, Project Management, Training.
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Summary : As a Commodity Analyst, Led corporate and/or field forecast and budgeting processes, including; gathered, researched and documented driving assumptions; performed complex modeling by testing and analyzing with various scenarios and assumptions. Performed restaurant level financial analysis. Tracked ingredient cost trends, researches and explains variances to budget and forecast for food cost reporting to upper management.
Skills : Analytical Skills, Knowledge In Economics.
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Headline : As a Commodity Analyst, Designed and developed complex financial computer models to accurately reflect and assess company performance with alternative assumptions and scenarios, including; modeled of sales and margins, food and packaging ingredient costs and other variables. Modified and maintains computer models to reflect business changes, management decisions, and market impacts.
Skills : Knowledge In Finance, Knowledge In Statistical Analysis.
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Headline : As a Commodity Analyst, Performed financial and non financial analyses of company and operations tactics and programs, assesses their impact on various levels of the business, including; costs and profit margin. Converted raw hedge positions into finished goods cost. Worked with cross functional department members as well as business and technical teams, Project Managers and external consultants such as the Hyperion Planning Implementation Lead to define the right solution for the problem at hand.
Skills : Research Skills, Technical, Presentation, Negotiation.
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Headline : As a Commodity Analyst, Provided support to the Senior Commodity Risk Manager with analytical analysis of market trends and hedge positions. Provided interpretation of financial and statistical data and results to Supply Chain leadership, category managers and senior management. Prepared and presented findings that may impact the strategic decision making process.
Skills : Planning, Analyst, Process Assistant.
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