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Commodity broker

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Commodities broker Commodity broker Commodity dealer

Commodity brokers act as intermediary between buyers and sellers of movable and immovable property such as raw materials, livestock or real estate. They negotiate prices and receive a commission from the transactions. They research market conditions for specific commodities in order to inform their clients. They make bid offers and calculate the cost of transactions.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Establishing contact between buyers and sellers of commodities;
(b) Discussing buying or selling requirements of clients and giving advice accordingly;
(c) Buying and selling cargo space on ships;
(d) Negotiating purchase or sale of commodities and commodity futures;
(e) Finding cargo and/or storage space for commodities and negotiating freight, shipping and storage charges;
(f) Monitoring and analysing market trends and other factors affecting the supply and demand for commodities and shipping services.

Knowledge

  • Finance, banking and insurance
  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Law
  • Statistics
  • Economics

Digital competencies

  • Negotiating and managing contracts and agreements
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients
  • Providing financial advice
  • Analysing financial and economic data

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Communicating
  • Supporting others
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Business and administration associate professionals

Sales and purchasing agents and brokers

Trade brokers

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Trade brokers

35

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

85,37%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

20,69% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

48,57%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

,00%

Part-time contracts

1,94% Turnover index

9

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-18%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Business and administration associate professionals

61%

39%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Business and administration associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Sales and purchasing agents and brokers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Trade brokers

No experience
12%
Less than 1 year
28%
Between 1 and 2 years
12%
Between 2 and 4 years
27%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
16%
Activitats administratives i serveis auxiliars
22%
Comerç a l'engròs i al detall; reparació de vehicles de motor i motocicletes
18%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
16%
Indústries manufactureres
11%
Informació i comunicacions
7%
Altres
26%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.