INDUSTRIES
Metals Recruiter
HW Anderson has built a stellar reputation as a metals recruiter of choice across the Americas and EMEA. We are one of the few executive search firms with a tangible recent track record of placement across base, ferrous and precious metals derivatives as well as physical trading. We have had particular success identifying individuals who can build “battery metals” physical trading businesses for our clients.
The rapid growth of the electric vehicle sector along with the increasing demands from both the transportation as well as the power generation sector for battery materials has attracted a host of new participants to the metals sector. Whether these are new industrial supply chain players, funds from the investment world who see renewed opportunity, energy players who see new commodity correlation, miners who are seeking new offtakers or indeed traditional commodity merchants who provide a traditional link within the supply chain, HW Anderson are uniquely placed to help as a metals recruiter.
Metals Trading Functional Coverage
Market Scope
We have experience in running metals trading recruitment searches to identify individuals in (both physical and financial) Trading, Origination, Analysis, Business Development and Logistics. Our networks are global with primary activity hubs in the US, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Functions
- Financial Trading: We are a global leading metals recruiter within the speculative proprietary metals trading space and have a track record across precious and base metals in particular as well as ferrous.
- Physical Trading: We identify traders who are experienced revenue generators with the ability to be at the front end of the metals markets changing liquidity. These individuals are predominantly physically orientated and relationship driven.
- Fundamental Analysis: As the dynamics of the metals markets continue to shift we are frequently retained as a metals recruiter to identify individuals who can build out predictive supply and demand models to support both trading and investment decisions.
- Business Development/Origination: The commercial individuals who can leverage global networks to identify counterparties in trading, production and offtake.
- Logistics: Individuals with skills in market analytics, chartering, and distribution are essential to growing trading businesses.
Global Strategic Relationships
Our Clients
We have excellent access to all the major trading hubs for metals. Whilst we have a track record placing physical and financial traders in the USA the bulk of our retained search work has taken place across EMEA.
CLIENT TYPES
Diverse Relationships
We have experience delivering for a variety of clients as their metals recruiter but we are most commonly engaged by the following firms:
HEDGE FUNDS
HEDGE FUNDS
As the dynamics of the metals markets continue to shift our hedge fund and investment management clients seek to gain exposure across these assets for their investors which has driven up the demand for our services as a metals recruiter.
COMMODITIES MERCHANT
COMMODITIES MERCHANT
We count among our core clients a number of the worlds largest and most successful privately held trading houses. These firms ensure supply chains run smoothly and typically require talented physical trading and marketing individuals with a combination of product and logistical knowledge along with relationships with key industry players across the globe.
MINERS
MINERS
Mining companies are responsible for the extraction and refinement of metals used in batteries. They are often in charge of the entire production cycle from sourcing raw material to producing refined metal products. As a metals recruiter, it is our role to find and secure qualified professionals to work in this field.
CONSUMERS
CONSUMERS
Metals trading businesses involve the purchase and sale of battery metals, such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel, for use in electric vehicles and other applications. As a metals recruiter, HW Anderson finds the individuals that scout for potential suppliers of raw materials and brokers deals for the acquisition of these materials, while also managing and monitoring their inventory and quality. They may also provide services such as consulting, analysis, and logistics management. Metals traders are essential for the development of electric vehicle and other battery-dependent industries.
END USERS
END USERS
These businesses include battery manufacturers, auto manufacturers, and energy storage companies. They use battery metals such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel to create batteries for a variety of applications. These end user businesses also need to purchase metals such as copper and aluminum, which are used in the production of batteries and electric vehicles. They also need to source recycled metals, which have a variety of uses including in the production of batteries and other energy storage products.
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Team
Our People
Within the hyper-competitive and tight-knit trading and investment community our growth as a firm since inception has been exponential and truly organic. Every specialist HW Anderson consultant has been trained in-house and from-scratch. This ensures our methodology is original and consistent and that our culture is unique. Thanks to this growth we are positioned as a leader in Trans-Atlantic front office search. With three established offices, in the USA, UK and EU, our talented team is uniquely positioned to deliver meaningful Metals trading recruitment value for our clients into the future.
