Commodity Trading Associate

Job Purpose and Impact

The Commodity Trading Associate will participate in developing and executing strategies to manage a commodity supply chain, corn, that meets the requirements and specifications in terms of timing, quality, quantity and cost for our corn processing assets and businesses. This role will work with a supplier base and execute transactions, oversee logistics and deploy marketing solutions to optimize the effectiveness of the supplier relationship.

Key Accountabilities

• Collaborate with transportation and logistics, quality assurance, customer managers and credit manager to ensure efficient execution and resolve routine problems.
• Help plan purchases and transportation to maximize profitable use of stock and storage facilities.
• Enter most routine data and run specialty reports from our contract management databases and systems.
• Research, learn and understand factors of local, regional and global supply and demand models and the impact on markets.
• Research and analyze various freight opportunities in the marketplace to maximize margin.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet