Western Rail Trader

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.