CHS, Inc. is looking for a Senior Commodity Trader to join their Ethanol Product Line team to manage marketing planning strategies, develop new markets, and create additional revenue through commodity trading.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in Trading, Procurement and/or Commodities
- 8 plus years of merchandising experience
- In depth understanding of commodity markets and trading
- Excellent analytical and decision making skills
- Ability to adapt to fast changing environment
- Experience managing P&L
Responsibilities
- Form and execute Marketing planning strategies for positioning, buying and selling of ethanol for CHS owned and marketed ethanol plants
- Maintain and manage a database of customer accounts and purchase patterns. Develop new markets, sales strategies and respective clients based upon self-asserted analytical market research and development
- Negotiate Long Term, as well as Spot product sales with major oil firms domestically and internationally; one individual contract value may range up to potentially $50MM. Present the dynamics of current market negotiations to plant management to establish sales strategies
- Identify, develop and build new trading opportunities via transloads and cooperatively managed facilities
- Manage supply chains in the region by participating in best-use scenarios for rail equipment and truck commitments
- Perform market analysis and formulation of corresponding commodity position strategy
- Create additional CHS revenue via the management of ethanol swaps, RIN accumulation and carbon credit trading
Other
- Provide clear direction regarding department and functional goals
- Make decisions and work independently as well as positively creating and contributing to a team environment
- Provide exceptional customer service
- Develop the staff through the sharing of knowledge & ideas and providing clear direction of goals
- Maintain and promote a strong safety culture and follow all safety policies, procedures and regulations. Identify and communicate workplace hazards and correct or seek assistance in correcting unsafe actions or conditions
