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Zug, Switzerland

Zug, Switzerland

Led the development of the risk, resilience and inflation claw-back strategy, proactively addressing and mitigating the impact of significant events. This was achieved through:- Raw materials to Brand mapping and commodity forecast impact on margin- Scenario modelling and associated risk provisions- Increased should-cost model coverage for direct.

Greater Zurich Area

As part of the divestment of ABB’s Powergrids business to Hitachi, I was hired to create, lead, and develop the Supply Chain Market Intelligence function, where responsibilities included the following:- Commodity and macro strategy- Supply chain resilience and agility strategy- Strategy & category intelligence- SCM benchmarking

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Responsible Nyrstar's transactional and strategic hedging, both strategy and execution (Base metals, Precious Metals and FX Options). Additional duties included:- Daily commodity and macroeconomic commentary- Structured Trade Finance deal execution (e.g. silver prepay)- Bank/Broker relationships and negotiation of ISDA/ToBs- Derivatives and Hedging.

Switzerland

Responsible for the global soft commodities and base metals portfolios, creating and executing trading strategies using swaps, futures and options. Identifying commodity exposures to the business and developing the category so that derivatives can be used to manage the risk.

• Cocoa:
• Managing the European cocoa butter, liquor and powder supply, negotiating physical contracts for 34 factories.Sugar:
• Hedging Nestle’s Asian and Pacific sugar exposure using futures and OTC's

Responsible for risk on the derivatives and fuel oil desks, including execution of hedging strategies

Junior on the OTC FX Options desk

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Accelerated Management Program

Bachelor'S Degree, Geography And Economics