Commodity Trader Trainee

The Commodity Trader Trainee will be mentored/trained to be responsible for commodity origination, logistics, marketing, and execution within assigned product(s) and/or location(s). In this role you will gain exposure to business operations, logistics, transportation, and supply chain to become a successful Trader. The Trader Trainee role allows the opportunity to learn and train under an experienced Merchandiser/Trader, eventually becoming an independent Commodity Trader.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in the day-to-day operation at CSC
• Maintain a working knowledge of trading rules and regulations to be followed without exception.
• Arrange cost effective and efficient transportation of commodities
• Gain understanding of and assist with accounting functions necessary for location operation
• Maintain Company’s reputation through careful and honest handling of customer/supplier relations
• Learn and apply Company credit management practices
• Develop new business development competencies
• Become well versed and knowledgeable of commodity transportation modes and their effect on commodity values
• Be able to find, gather, disseminate, and report regular data sets as well as ad hoc research reports
• Understand, locate, and report on: industry competitors, market impacting news, and general information of interest
• Understand all CSC Market regions
• Develop a strategy and business plan to trade a commodity
• May include other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Business, and/or equivalent experience required.
• High level of detail, multi-tasking, and problem solving
• Independent, self-motivated individual with organization, communication, and negotiation skills; commitment to continuous learning
• Strong customer service commitment