Commodity Trader
Location: Evansville, Indiana
This is a full-time, exempt position.
Position Summary:
As a Commodity Trader at ADM, you help secure supply chains that are critical to sustainably feed the worlds growing population. In this dynamic role, you will have responsibility for the procurement of grain and oilseeds, and/or the marketing of finished goods to achieve optimum financial results for building and maintaining relationships with customers as well as colleagues from other ADM facilities, the handling of logistics, accounting, execution and other customer related issues. As a core member of the trading team, you that is tasked with the strategy for margin generation of a facility, or region, and is responsible for recommending trading and marketing strategies and overseeing logistics execution for the region of responsibility.
Key Skills & Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• Impact & Influence
• Achievement Orientation
• Information Seeking
• Strong Interpersonal Skills

Description of Work Performed:

• You will develop an understanding of local, national and global market trends, calculate business margins and their effect on commodity pricing, manage local bids/offers. Additionally, in their roles, Merchandisers balance risk management, customer relationships, transportation and logistics
• Builds & maintains positive relationships with accounts that bring defined value
• Seeks out new business that would profitably enhance ADM company assets
• Understands customer requirements and strives to meet them to differentiate ourselves from competition
• Maintains a clear customer account list and provides detailed background information in files
• Handles all accounting related issues in a timely manner to ensure good customer service
• Works to make quick decisions in a fast market while accepting the responsibility to defend them logically
• Develops a keen understanding of local, national, & world markets & trends
• Purposefully makes outbound phone calls to deliver and receive timely market information
• Price discovery and bid/offer maintenance to improve risk management and pricing
• Understanding of margin calculations & their effect on commodity pricing; Ensures the most cost-efficient transportation and logistics
• Understands the value of ADM owned transportation (i.e. barges, trucks and railcars)
• Develops a good working knowledge of freight spreads and competitor activities
• Develops a keen understanding and working knowledge of ADM information technology systems
• Ensures that individual goals are aligned with company goals
• Constantly works on individual personal development within the company
• Develops good understanding of local plant operations
• Works to attain positive, collaborative relationships with internal colleagues across divisions & responsibilities
• Portrays a positive image of the company and self when interacting with customers & colleagues
• Prepares and submits daily & ad hoc reports

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree; business or agriculture focus is preferred