Trader Assistant

Viking Forest Products, LLC.•Eden Prairie, MN

18d

About The Position

Viking Forest Products is a premier commodity trading company and significant player in the wood products industry. We are the top operating company under the Forest City Trading Group umbrella - a $7 billion employee-owned company who has grown into the leading distributor of forest products in North America. Due to our record breaking years, we are looking to add a Trader Assistant to join our Crane Mat department. As a Trader Assistant, you’ll directly support our Traders by data entry, document creations & collection, and sales organization activities. This role will work closely with both Inventory Managers and Logistics Team VFP. If you are a detail-oriented, numbers driven individual, who thrives working in a fast-paced environment, we are looking for you! Culture is extremely important to us at VFP. We are a tight knit, work hard - play hard team who creates a pathway for motivated people to become extremely successful. Our company's work hard, play hard culture is evident in the way we celebrate our success through numerous fun-filled outings and events! This is not a pathway to the trading floor - this is providing operational support for our Crane Mat traders.

Requirements

Bachelor or Associate’s degree from a college or technical school preferred and/or previous professional experience in a highly skilled support function.
Organized, competent, reliable and dependable
Persistent, with the ability to work under tight timelines
An analytical and critical thinker who enjoys problem solving
Curious and have a strong desire to learn and ask question