Commodity Buyer - Underwood, United States - Spherion

Description

Spherion Staffing is interviewing for a Commodity Merchandiser/Buyer position who will be responsible for performing commodity trading, risk management and customer development activities necessary for success.

This energy sector industry provides challenges and opportunities. Interested candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree in Business or Agriculture plus 3 years of experience in commodity buying.

Salary $69-98k/year DOE


Responsibilities:

• Perform commodity trading, risk management and customer development activities necessary for the success of the client
• Merchandise the physical commodities including corn, DDGs and ethanol
• Execute futures/options trades to manage margins
• Analyze local and global market conditions and building strong relationships with customers and suppliers

Working hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM


Skills:

• Prior experience trading and managing risk in a grain processing setting
• Prior leadership experience including directing or scheduling work
• Proven skills understanding and executing futures, options and other derivative trades to hedge margins and manage risk
• Experience managing inventory of high volume commodity production with limited on site storage
• Ability to quickly build strong relationships with a large number of customers and suppliers
• Knowledge of the ethanol industry and the local trade area for HLCP facilities
• Experience with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel

Education:
Bachelors

Experience:

1-4 years


Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Ag Economics, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and direct work experience

-3 years of progressive experience in grain merchandising, grain purchasing, and commodity risk management or similar applicable experience.

• Work schedule will primarily be normal daytime business hours, Monday through Friday, with additional hours required as needed
• This position will require weekly travel between ND ethanol facilities along with travel to off site events and/or meetings
• Most travel will occur during the day

To be considered, please apply online at or email your resume to

Spherion has helped thousands of people just like you find work happiness Our experienced staff will listen carefully to your employment needs and then work diligently to match your skills and qualifications to the right job and company.

Whether you're looking for temporary, temp-to-perm or direct hire opportunities, no one works harder for you than Spherion.


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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

In addition, Spherion offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, and an incentive and recognition program (all benefits are based on eligibility).

key responsibilities

• Perform commodity trading, risk management and customer development activities necessary for the success of the client
• Merchandise the physical commodities including corn, DDGs and ethanol
• Execute futures/options trades to manage margins
• Analyze local and global market conditions and building strong relationships with customers and suppliers

experience

1-4 years

skills

• Prior experience trading and managing risk in a grain processing setting
• Prior leadership experience including directing or scheduling work
• Proven skills understanding and executing futures, options and other derivative trades to hedge margins and manage risk
• Experience managing inventory of high volume commodity production with limited on site storage
• Ability to quickly build strong relationships with a large number of customers and suppliers
• Knowledge of the ethanol industry and the local trade area for HLCP facilities
• Experience with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel

qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Ag Economics, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and direct work experience 3 years of progressive experience in grain merchandising, grain purchasing, and commodity risk management or similar applicable experience.

-Work schedule will primarily be normal daytime business hours, Monday through Friday, with additional hours required as needed-This position will require weekly travel between ND ethanol facilities along with travel to off-site events and/or meetings

• Most travel will occur during the day

education

Bachelors