Trading Graduate Programme

We are Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy nutrition companies.

At Fonterra, you'll be inspired by purpose and guided by principles. Whether you're based in New Zealand or anywhere else around the world, you'll be part of a team that creates goodness for generations and delivers global impact through local action. Our brands are trusted by families and individuals alike, delivering high-quality dairy nutrition to millions of people globally.

As a Co-operative created and owned by New Zealand dairy farmers, our collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved in New Zealand and around the world.

As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.

When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.

About the role

We are establishing a Commodity Trading talent pipeline and are recruiting up to two graduates to join a specialised one-year Trading Graduate Programme based in Singapore, with the first cohort planned to commence in September 2026.

This programme represents an early and deliberate investment in building long term trading capability for the business. It is designed to develop a strong foundation in trading fundamentals, market analysis, and commercial decision making, while creating a sustainable future talent bench to support the growth of our integrated physical and financial trading operating model.

Graduates will gain hands on exposure to how value is created across the trading value chain, developing the technical skills, commercial acumen, and building the software systems and behaviours required to succeed in a trading environment

• This is a 12-month structured development programme within a trading environment, combining on the job learning with guided development
• Exposure across the trading ecosystem, including trade research and analytics, trade execution systems and software, risk management and physical flow execution, to build a holistic understanding of trading activities
• International placement in New Zealand for a defined period, providing broader business exposure and insight into global trading operations
• Clear pathway into the wider trading team upon successful completion of the programme.

You'll learn by doingworking alongside experienced trading professionals and partnering with teams across the trading cycle. Through rotations, project work, and daytoday exposure, you will progressively build capability and confidence in a fastpaced commercial environment.

Depending on business needs and rotations, you may:

• Build market knowledge through data analysis, market insights, and stakeholder engagement to support trading activity
• Support commercial decisions by translating complex information into clear, practical insights for trading and risk decisions
• Collaborate closely with crossfunctional teams to understand how trading decisions link to broader business outcomes

About You

You have a keen interest in trading, enjoy problemsolving, and bring a collaborative mindset. We'd love to see:

• A degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Finance, Economics, Maths, Financial Engineering, Data / Analytics)
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with numbers and ambiguity.
• Clear communication, learning agility, and a one team approach.
• This programme is open to undergraduates currently studying at a local university in Singapore only.

Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements

At Fonterra, we are committed to building a diverse workplace and, therefore, open to looking at applicants with excellent transferable skills. If that's you, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities.

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The benefits of life at Fonterra

Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location.

Fonterra is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.

Sound good to you Come and join us, and let's solve for better, together. You, me, us together.

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