Senior Rail Trader

Louis Dreyfus Company • Kansas City, MO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Requirements

• 12 - 15 years of work experience

Responsibilities

• Communicate with country rail terminals on a daily basis with a goal of buying grain and picking up valuable market information
• Works with balance of LDC’s rail team in order to optimize rail logistics
• Report real-time market information on the Louis Dreyfus intercompany chat system
• Work to achieve “last right of refusal” for bushels brought to market
• Devise and execute origination strategies for commodities
• Participate in daily conference calls reporting market information to regional traders
• Compose market wires, position updates & track lineups as requested
• Build and maintain long term relationships with customer base
• Participate in customer visits and industry social events
• Gather news, statistics and information related to individual commodity supply and demand from customers and trade sources, and distribute that information to the remainder of the group to support overall strategic trading/positioning (i.e., contributes to research function)
• Identify, qualify and capture new business
• Learn CINCH, Compuweigh and probing / grading operations.
• Ensure contracts are entered timely and fills/settlements are completed timely
• Participate in regular crop tours to assess conditions and potential yields to anticipate markets.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage
• flexible spending account plans
• employee assistance program
• life insurance and disability coverage
• 401k with Company Match
• Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave
• fertility and family building benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays

What This Job Offers

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