Senior Commodity Trader - Wheat

Summary

CHS, Inc. has an exciting opportunity in our Global Grain Marketing team! CHS is looking for a Senior Commodity Trader to join our Hard Red Winter Wheat team. In this role, the ideal candidate will work across the enterprise and with a diverse group of people and customers to make collaborative and informed decisions while utilizing details, facts and data. Strong communication skills, the ability to build relationships, and attention to detail are a must in this position.

This is an onsite position at our global corporate headquarters in Inver Grove Heights, MN. 

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a Hard Red Winter Wheat merchandising strategy to facilitate the operational efficiency, profitability and value created for our owners across both domestic and export corridors. 
• Build strong relationships and optimize logistics in our supply chain.
• Perform market analysis on and interpret trade flows and commodity supply & demand. 
• Provide timely and transparent information such as trades, coverage, buying interest, competitive offers, and open demand. 
• Responsible for maximizing end to end margin for Hard Red Winter Wheat.
• Proactively communicate opportunities and challenges. 
• Work with operations, transportation, and S&OE to develop a sales plan to optimize logistics for processing facilities and the export corridor.
• Manage the position, origin and destination pairs, relationship trading and arbitrage of CHS rail deck to all tributary Hard Red Winter Wheat destinations.
• Drive destination market access for the CHS supply chain by maintaining competitive prices through global and domestic price discovery.
• Maintain existing customer base and identify, develop and build new opportunities.
• Resolve issues and disputes with accounting, transportation, shippers and buyers/end users.
• Provide exceptional customer service by being the first point of contact with the consumer, user, and marketer and in some cases utilizing divisional marketing resources.
• Support the annual business planning, budgeting, and forecasting process.
• Travel to relevant origins and destinations.
• Champion 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.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• High School diploma or GED 
• 4+ years of experience in Trading, Procurement and/or Commodities

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Statistics, or related field
• In depth understanding of commodity markets and trading
• Excellent analytical and decision making skills 
• Ability to adapt in a fast changing environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Working knowledge of GAFTA contracts, NOPA trade rules, and futures exchange rules
• Experience working with international teams
• Previous leadership experience, preferably global leadership
• Experience managing a P&L
• Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMCSA Clearinghouse.

Physical Requirements

•  Travel up to 20%, including domestic and international