Louis Dreyfus Company

Western Rail Trader

Louis Dreyfus Company • $80K — $95K *
Kansas City, MO 64118In-Person
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in agribusiness merchandising/trading
  • In-depth knowledge of grain markets and rail logistics
  • 3+ years in logistics management with direct position ownership
  • Proven negotiation skills and commercial acumen
  • Strong analytical ability to filter relevant market data
  • Experienced in managing trading and logistics risks
  • Extensive familiarity with U.S. transportation systems and grain trading

Responsibilities

  • Originate grain and oilseeds from rail terminals
  • Communicate daily with the country network for information flow
  • Optimize rail and logistics coordination with the KC rail team
  • Identify arbitrage opportunities to enhance logistics value
  • Collaborate with traders to implement regional premium strategies
  • Ensure accurate P&L reflections and updates daily
  • Gather market intelligence to support trading strategies

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Exposure to various elements of agribusiness and logistics
  • Participation in customer visits and industry events
  • Engagement with a forward-thinking team within a dynamic industry
  • Strengthened relationships with transportation providers and market stakeholders
Full Job Description
Job Description

Overall Purpose and Objective of Position

This position is responsible for rail origination and logistics management of grains and oilseeds for LDC's export terminals and processing assets.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions
  • Originates grain and oilseeds from interior rail terminals
  • Communicates with country network daily to drive information flow & strengthen customer relationships
  • Optimizes rail and port/vessel logistics through coordination with balance of the KC rail team
  • Identifies and executes arbitrage opportunities to maximize logistics value
  • Works with US product line traders to develop & implement regional premium positioning strategy
  • Ensures positions are accurately reflected & ties P&L out daily
  • Stays abreast of market developments, ensuring timely group updates & interpretation of market data
  • Coordinate information flow between departments to meet internal and external customer requirements
  • Composes market wires, position updates, track lineups and vessel lineups as necessary
  • Participates in customer visits and industry social events as well as LDC acreage and yield tours
  • Uses historical information to analyze pricing trends and project forward market pricing outlook

Additional Responsibilities
  • Ensures contracts are entered day of trade and fills/settlements are completed timely
  • Learn CINCH & other internal application software
  • Gathers news, statistics and information relative to individual commodity supply and demand from customers and trade sources, and distribute the information to the remainder of the group to support overall strategic trading/positioning (i.e., contributes to research function)
  • Other duties as assigned.

Decision Making/Accountability
  • Processes a variety of information and data to devise and execute trading strategies. Negotiates with trade counterparts to maximize corporate returns. Advises and recommends trading strategies, assesses risk pertaining to buying and selling and negotiates contract terms with clients.
  • Prioritizes work schedule to meet deadlines and continuously adjusts priorities to resolve unexpected issues; works with little supervision and consults with supervisor regarding unusual problems or occurrences. Completes projects as assigned.


Qualifications

The following are required:
  • Five or more years of experience in an agribusiness firm in a merchandising or trading capacity
  • Thorough understanding of grain markets, basis trading and rail logistics
  • Three or more years of direct position ownership & experience with logistics management
  • Demonstrated strong negotiating skills and commercial understanding combined with the right commercial attitude and results orientation
  • Capability to consolidate global and domestic market drivers into a point of view and executable trading strategy
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to select relevant information from a flow of information (distinction between main and side issues)
  • Demonstrated ability to manage trading, logistics and execution risks
  • Must have an extensive knowledge of the U.S. transportation systems, relationships with all the major transportation providers and a good working knowledge of grain trading and transportation
  • Knowledge of railroad logistics specifically and vessel logistics preferably
  • Knowledge of demurrage/despatch concepts helpful
  • Familiarity with current commodity transportation issues
  • Proficiency with MS Excel, database administration and online systems/websites
  • Knowledge of fundamentals of grain accounting, basis/flat price trading and futures markets
  • Strong organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, prioritize workload, and meet tight deadlines.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills.

Education/Professional Certifications/Licenses

Basic qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree preferably in Agriculture, Economics or related discipline.


Additional Information

Equipment Used
  • Typical office equipment: PC, workstations, telephone, and fax machine.

Working Conditions
  • Typical climate-controlled office environment. Extensions of regular working hour are occasionally necessary to complete time-sensitive projects, attend training or to respond to emergencies which may include weekends.

Employee Supervision
  • None

About Louis Dreyfus Company

Louis Dreyfus Company is a global merchant firm that is involved in agriculture, food processing, international shipping, and finance. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Paris, France. It is one of the largest privately held companies in the world and has operations in more than 100 countries. The company is involved in the production and processing of various agricultural commodities, including grains, oilseeds, sugar, coffee, cotton, and rice. It also operates a fleet of vessels that transport these commodities around the world. In addition, Louis Dreyfus Company has a finance division that provides risk management and financing solutions to its customers.
Learn more about Louis Dreyfus Company
Size
18,500 employees
Industry
Food & Beverages
* Ladders Estimates

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