Grain Trader

Assist with all merchandising functions for Producer Ag, including logistics, originating, trading, hedging, reporting, and other related activities.

• Coordinate the logistical movement of grain in trucks and railcars.
• Set freight rates for movement of Producer Ag originated grain.
• Work with the trading team to establish and strengthen relationships to add value for Producer Ag.
• Continually investigate best practices for grain logistics operations.
• Originate bushels from producer and commercial accounts.
• Communicate goals and objectives to all involved internal stakeholders.
• Create relationships with key end-user accounts.
• Search out new markets for originated grain.
• Involved in billing and settlement of railcars.
• Manage grain position risk with hedging activities.
• Work to meet or exceed budgeted financial return objectives.
• Set bids for the producer grain that we originate.
• Help plan and execute company merchandising goals.
• Coordinate all daily merchandising functions.

• A Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, or one to two years related experience in the grain industry and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
• Ability to respond to inquiries and complaints from customers.
• Ability to write speeches and articles for internal and external publications.
• Computer and data entry skills.
• Ability to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference; fundamentals of plane and solid geometry; and trigonometry.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Qualify for and be able to retain a series 3 license.
• Vision abilities required are close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Job involves work inside a climate-controlled office atmosphere and work outside with exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high places, fumes and airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat.

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked to perform other instructions or duties. Management has the right to revise this job description at any time. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.