Trainee - Zinc

Department : Zinc Marketing

Duration : 12 months

Start date : February / March ‘26 (upon agreement)

The qualified candidate will support the Zinc Marketing Department’s operations teams in an array of different tasks conducive to the successful performance of the trade lifecycle, while gaining exposure to different internal and external stakeholders and areas within the organization.

Glencore, as a leader in the commodities and mining sector, offers candidates an opportunity to tackle a diverse range of challenges that require innovative problem-solving skills. In addition, this role offers the chance to thrive in a flat organizational structure, where collaboration and open communication are encouraged. Our dynamic and entrepreneurial environment fosters innovation and empowers individuals to take initiative, making it an ideal setting for those who seek growth and impact.

We are looking for a candidate who…

has recently completed undergraduate education (BSc) in Engineering, Economics, Business, or similar

has a strong interest in the commodity business

has an open, flexible and team-oriented personality with an interdisciplinary thinking and solution-oriented working attitude

has good know-how in using IT applications; MS office proficiency is a must

prior experience in international commerce, logistics, or supply chain is a plus

is fluent in English and has a good understanding of additional language(s)

has current Swiss B / C permit or is Swiss / EU passport holder

The ideal candidate is

self-driven with a positive attitude

willing to embrace a diversity of tasks and responsibilities

aims to improve processes and procedures to maximize efficiency

highly detail-focused and process-oriented

able to display good time management and organizational skills

resilient and thrives in fast-paced environments

able to work and communicate with people from various multi-cultural backgrounds inside and outside the Company

Who we are

Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers and suppliers that spans the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market and distribute the commodities that support decarbonisation while meeting the energy needs of today.

With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.

Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.

Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

We will support the global effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through our efforts to decarbonise our own operational footprint. We believe that we should take a holistic approach and have considered our commitment through the lens of our global industrial emissions. Against a restatedbaseline, we are targeting to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and 3 industrial emissions by 15% by the end of 2026, 25% by the end of 2030, 50% by the end ofand we have an ambition to achieve net zero industrial emissions by the end of 2050, subject to a supportive policy environment. For more information see ourClimate Action Transition Plan and the About our emissions calculation and reporting section in ourAnnual Report, available on our website at

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