Senior Oil Sales Representative
Perdue Farms · Salisbury, MD · 1 wk ago
Business Development$101k–$151k/yrContract
Principal Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage and execute Perdue’s co-product sales portfolio, generating approximately $4M in annual sales revenue.
- Led the trading of RBD vegetable oils with a strong focus on maximizing profitability.
- Identify, develop, and secure new business opportunities.
- Maintain and strengthen existing partnerships.
- Monitor, interpret, and communicate key market drivers, including global supply and demand data.
- Collaborate closely with internal and external partners to ensure efficient, timely, and cost-effective product flow.
- Execute hedge strategies accurately and promptly to support customer requirements.
- Manage market risk effectively.
- Provide customers with timely information related to market conditions, contract positions, logistic coordination, and accounts receivable.
- Prepare and deliver ad hoc reports to support commercial decision-making.
- Evaluate the impact of logistics on refined oil margins.
- Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor.
Minimum Education And Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness, Sales/Marketing, Economics, or related field.
- Demonstrate excellence in customer service and client engagement.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of cash commodity markets and CBOT fundamentals.
- Demonstrate strong sales acumen with proven negotiation skills.
- Demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication abilities.
- Demonstrate proficient computer skills, including a solid command of Microsoft Office applications.
- Demonstrate strong commitment to timeliness, accuracy, and attention to detail.
- Demonstrate ability to quickly learn, apply, and adapt to new information and processes.
Preferred Education And Experience
- 5+ years of trading/merchandising experience.
Physical Requirements And Environmental Factors
- Work in a normal climate-controlled office environment.
- Communicate on the telephone.
- Use standard office equipment.
- Move freely through AgriBusiness facilities, including climbing vertical heights (0 - 150%).
- Exposure to extreme temperatures (0-100 Degrees Fahrenheit), humidity (0 - 100%), noise (50db to 100db), and chemicals (MSDS sheets available).
- Travel to remote AgriBusiness facilities and customer locations.