Expert Trader - Durum Wheat
CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.
Summary
CHS Inc. has an exciting opportunity to join our Commodity Trading team as a Durum Wheat Trade Desk Lead. A successful candidate will have the ability to work with a diverse group of people and build effective long-lasting relationships. In addition, must be able to make decisions, work independently, and be detail oriented with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and have proven leadership capability.
This position is located at our Inver Grove Heights, MN office and will work a hybrid schedule.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the North American and global Durum wheat trading strategy for CHS including annual business plan, budget, and forecast.
- Leverage our CHS Durum Wheat franchise to the marketplace
- Develop and implement a growth strategy for Durum wheat, in both export markets and domestic that will:
- Grow the participation of our affiliated cooperatives in our overall origination.
- Maximize our assets capacity utilization. Keep expanding the origination activity beyond the traditional channels and areas.
- Keep expanding our destination and customers outlets.
- Maintain existing customer base and identify, develop and build new opportunities domestically and as well as globally.
- Build and implement processes that will:
- Maximize the capacity utilization of our export and country assets for all the wheats classes in combination with our corn and soybean product leads.
- Maximize end to end margin for Durum Wheat, including maximizing the structural margin of CHS export and country assets.
- Identify strategic partnership and commercial alliances opportunities, both domestically and internationally
- Provide leadership to JV’s and affiliates regarding cash grain positions, business opportunities and grain trade.
- Provide leadership in freight positioning and packages for the CHS Inc enterprise and outside affiliate customers.
- Point person to railroads specific to Durum wheat opportunities for the enterprise.
- Perform other responsibilities as needed or assigned.
Minimum Qualifications (required)
- High School diploma or GED
- 7+ years of experience in trading/merchandising - preferably in global sector
Additional Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Ag Business, Ag Economics, or other business-related program
- Experience in leading individuals
- Working knowledge of NGFA contracts and futures exchange rules
- Experience working with international teams
- P&L Management experience
- Previous global trade experience Commodity markets and trading subject matter expertise
- Exceptional analytical and decision making skills
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills, both written and verbal
- 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 FMSCA Clearinghouse.
Physical Requirements
CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.
CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.
Please note that any communication from a CHS recruiter would be sent using a chsinc.com email address. In addition, a CHS recruiter will not ask for confidential information over the phone or in an email, or request money from a candidate involved in an offer process. If you have questions regarding an employment opportunity, please reach out to chscareers@chsinc.com; to verify that the communication is from CHS.
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