Commercial Finance Lead

About us

Recupere Metals has developed a new wire‑forming technology that produces high‑conductivity copper wire without the need for 99.95% pure copper raw materials. No smelting. No refining. Just a smarter process using only scrap copper.

By eliminating these costly and highly polluting steps, we are considerably reducing the overall cost of copper‑wire production while putting millions of tonnes of copper scrap currently unsuitable for electrical use. Our technology paves the way for fully circular and cost‑effective copper‑wire production, an essential piece of the global energy transition.

We have raised over EUR5m in our first round of funding from leading investors, secured strong interest from large commercial offtakers, and demonstrated that we have a way of boosting the world's production of recycled copper.

We’re now building our core team, and it’s the perfect time to jump on board.

About the role:Commercial Finance Lead

We’re looking for a Commercial Finance Lead. The Commercial Finance Lead is responsible for leading the financial evaluation, structuring, and governance of commercial arrangements across Recupere’s business, working closely with the CEO. The role is critical to optimising working capital, securing feedstock supply, and structuring offtake and customer contracts that support Recupere’s growth plans. You will also be building the commercial finance team.

Contract: CDI (permanent)

• Location: Hybrid with expectation of ability to travel to one of the following talent hubs - Paris, Lyon, Geneva

• Language: English fluency required. French is a strong plus.

Your responsibilities

Working Capital & Cash Conversion

• Own Recupere’s end-to-end working capital strategy, with particular focus on:

  • Feedstock inventory build-up and processing cycles

  • Receivables, payables, and settlement timing

  • Metal price volatility and valuation effects

• Design and implement cash‑efficient commercial structures, including prepayments, consignment stock, tolling, and inventory‑backed financing.
  Partner with Treasury to manage liquidity forecasting, hedging impacts, margining exposure, and FX considerations.

• Drive improvements in cash conversion and working capital intensity as Recupere scales.

Feedstock Procurement Economics & Structuring

• Lead financial evaluation and structuring of secondary feedstock supply agreements, including scrap, residues, intermediates, and other recyclable materials.

• Assess pricing mechanisms linked to metal indices, payables, penalties, contamination thresholds, yield assumptions, and escalation clauses.

• Evaluate trade‑offs between security of supply, pricing risk, quality variability, and working capital requirements.

• Provide financial leadership and negotiation support to procurement teams on long‑term and spot feedstock contracts.

Offtake & Customer Contract Structuring

• Lead financial structuring and review of offtake and customer sales agreements for recycled and recovered metals.

• Evaluate pricing and commercial terms, including:

  • Indexation and pass‑through of metal prices and premia

  • Volume commitments, flexibility, and take‑or‑pay features

  • Credit terms, payment security, and prepayment arrangements

• Ensure alignment between offtake contracts, operational capabilities, and external financing requirements.

Commercial Deal Evaluation & Decision Support

• Own financial models for Recupere’s commercial contracts, integrating:

  • Feedstock economics and metal yields

  • Pricing formulas and timing effects

  • Logistics, processing costs, FX, and hedging

• Provide clear, decision‑oriented recommendations to senior management and investment