Trade Specialist

2 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa RMB - Rand Merchant Bank Full time R10 000 - R50 000 per year

Job Description
Dear Future Trade Specialist,

RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.

United by our proud heritage and strong ethics. Innovative ideas, it's the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.

Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa's number one employer in Financial Services for 2025, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.

This role entails efficiently supervising the Trade Operations function, whilst being mindful of risk, process and compliance adherence, and the International Chamber of Commerce rulings and processing. Taking unit costs and capacity into account in order to create greater efficiencies.

Are You Someone Who Can

  • Setting targets for the portfolio in line with turnover.
  • Planning strategic objectives for the portfolio.
  • Assisting in building and managing the opportunity tracking tool
  • Communicating client interactions and feedback to stakeholders with regards to developments.
  • Initiating client scoping sessions road shows and quarterly client visits to gain client insights.
  • Initiating brainstorming sessions to identify opportunities across the group and manage action items thereof.
  • Creating innovative solutions for specific product areas.
  • Interrogating and manage MIS data to identify potential turns in business cycles or client behavior.
  • Reviewing MIS data in order to ensure that internal trading desk turnover targets are met as well as migrating risk from internal trading books.
  • Proactively managing credit facilities to ensure adequate limits are in place.
  • Making cold calls in order to originate business to grow the portfolio.
  • Managing escalated unresolved client issues.
  • Interacting with IBD DCM team on a regular basis in order to gain insight into client activities to strengthen client relationships.
  • Following through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained.
  • Staying relevant and up to date with legislations and new development.
  • Planning and manage own workflow anticipating obstacles juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards.
  • Taking ownership of personal career development leveraging formal and informal opportunities.

You Will Be An Ideal Candidate If You

  • Have a Diploma/Degree in Business Management
  • Have 3 to 5 years' experience in a similar role

You Will Have Access To

  • Opportunities to network and collaborate
  • Challenging Work
  • Opportunities to innovate

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now

Post
RMB

*Job Details
Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.*
11/12/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

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