Commodity Trader - Japanese Bilingual

Pacific Advisory Service • Champaign, IL

23d

About The Position

This company is the U.S. subsidiary of a large Japanese agriculture manufacturer with more than 150 years of history. It buys grain in the U.S. and ships it to Japan. Some corn is purchased through Japanese trading companies and some is purchased directly from U.S. grain merchants.

Requirements

• More than 10 years of work experience
• Not just a simple interpreter, but someone who can become the president of our company in the future.
• Knowledge of foreign exchange and CBOT futures and options trading.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in grain trading with a concentration in corn is a plus.
• Experience working at a financial institution or investment bank.

Responsibilities

• Purchase the required amount of grain at the best possible price, taking into consideration quality, grain type, and logistics
• Interpret Japanese/English during meetings between American companies and Japanese personnel
• Gather, analyze, and centrally organize information on US corn market trends from English sources, and then translate it into Japanese
• Coordinate, arrange, oversee, and record all storage and transportation of purchased corn from the point of origin to delivery in Japan
• Engage in international outside sales for new products produced by the parent company, Japan Corn Starch Co., Ltd.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed