Executive General Manager Commercial

For over 100 years, Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL) has been committed to serving Queensland’s sugar industry, trusted by many as a world leader in raw sugar marketing, pricing, payment and logistics services.  We have an enduring dedication to the personal success of the thousands of regional Qld cane farming families, sugar millers and sugarcane communities, who rely on us to take their product to the world, with all net value we create returned to the industry.
  
While founded in a deep history, the future for the Queensland sugar cane industry is dynamic, also now leaning into global issues like food security, ESG performance and rapidly advancing renewable energy platforms.  The industry stands at the cusp of what is perhaps the greatest potential change in the landscape in over 150 years, and we have set ourselves a bold vision enabling a flourishing Queensland sugarcane industry.
  
Due to an internal promotion we seek an experienced Executive General Manager Commercial to join the Executive Leadership Team of QSL. This role plays a significant part in achieving QSL’s strategic objectives by assuming overall responsibility for developing, directing and managing the company's physical marketing and trading activities along with the associated chartering, logistics and supply chain management and overall responsibility for developing and directing QSL’s Grower and Miller Services strategy and engagement.
  
The primary objective of the role is maximising value for our members, bringing life to our ‘trusted partner’ brand strategy in the process.
  
The role reports to the Chief Executive Officer, leading a broad range of front-office commercial functions.  With an innate commitment to leading the QSL values and strategic purpose, key expectations would include:  
  

• building trusted and valued Grower and Miller relationship strategies and growth partnerships
• inspiring the development and execution of corporate strategy and working collaboratively with the ELT in the achievement of high-performance
• leading financial risk management strategies, including overseeing NY11/16 pricing product and strategy development
• overseeing the management of foreign exchange risk
• overseeing the development and implementation of short and long-term physical sales and marketing strategies
• overseeing and undertaking commercial negotiations for the sale and supply of raw sugar in both export and domestic markets
• driving continual improvement strategies and looking for innovations in both products, systems and delivery, always respecting QSL’s risk appetite statement
• leading, inspiring and nurturing the performance and capability of your team, in line with QSL cultural aspirations, ensuring growth, succession and talent management are priorities.

This position is suited to an experienced Executive General Manager with a reputation for strong and constructive leadership and who brings demonstrated skills within bulk commodity and financial markets, derivative instruments and structures, a comprehensive understanding of sugar and/or other commodity supply chains, M&A, regulatory environments as they relate to agriculture or the export of commodities, and a deep understanding of the commercial drivers of value along the supply chain. You will have exceptional commercial and financial acumen and a change leadership mindset with the ability to build capability while consistently delivering results to the high standard we expect from ourselves across the business. You will have degree-level qualifications in finance, business, commerce or economics, and postgraduate and professional qualifications are also highly desirable.  
  
To apply, please send your latest resume and cover letter in Word format to Onten Strategic Recruitment. Please contact Michelle Gray or Sarah Armstrong on +61 7 3519 5810 for an initial confidential discussion. 
  
Onten is again excited to partner exclusively with QSL on this pivotal position. All third-party and unsolicited resumes will be forwarded to Onten for an independent assessment.