Community Trading Manager at Proten

Reports To: Executive Director, Corporate Services.

Job Responsibilities

• Capture commodity price information and produce price assessments
• Develop and expand coverage of aligned commodities
• Develop, expand and maintain sources and contacts relevant to the market area of coverage
• Establish, maintain, and grow customer relationships by engaging customers and learning about their businesses, including their marketing strategy, hedging needs, and the value we can bring to their operations by way of market knowledge and products that best fit their business.

Job Requirements

• Experience in Commodity Trading
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Agric Economics, Marketing or other related fields; Masters degree preferred
• Broad knowledge in a financial or agricultural field
• Experience: 3 plus years’ experience preferred in a grain merchandising role or 5 years in a similar type of role in purchasing or trading.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written skills; ability to present in a large group setting
• Knowledge of merchandising practices and flexible contract pricing methods
• Analytical; problem-solving; prioritizing; and multi-tasking abilities
• Ability to relate to the needs of the farmers’ work with a wide variety of teams and suppliers; work with numbers.
• Implementing and Scaling Innovative Program
• Leadership experience, preferably in managing large network of partners
• Start Up Environment
• Project Management Skills for Financial Projections
• Experienced with craft, research, data collection, data analysis and financially efficient means of growing the company’s business and profits
• Thrives in a fast paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.
• Detailed Orientation and Managing Complexity
• Extensive experience leading a complex organization and passion for getting into details to identify the root cause of issues and create innovative solutions