Kansas Ag Connection
Director, Commodity Trading - Producer Ag
Kansas Ag Connection, Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67232
Providing Global Talent Solutions in Agriculture and Food
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Job Title: Director, Commodity Trading - Producer Ag Location: Wichita , KS , Midwest United States ,USA Company: CHS Inc. Industry Sector: Agribusiness Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services Career Type: IT/Software Development Job Type: Full Time Minimum Years Experience Required: N/A Salary:
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Director, Commodity Trading - Producer Ag
Provide your information below to continue your application. Email: * Name: * Country: * State / Province: * Number of Years Experience: * Minimum Education Completed: * By creating a follow company alert, you will receive alerts once per day when this company or any other company you are following posts new jobs. Provide your information below to setup an alert. Email Address I would like to receive this alert by text. Alerts for the companies you are following will be sent once daily as new jobs are posted. CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.
Summary
Producer Ag
is a joint venture between MKC and CHS that taps into an extensive network of assets to support a global supply chain. The joint venture exists to improve market access for farmer-owners, area cooperatives, processors, and end users through participation in the southern corridor grain supply chain and creates an integrated supply chain with export access to the Gulf.
Producer Ag
has an exciting opportunity on our trading team. We are looking for a
Director of Commodity Trading
who will develop and implement an end-to-end merchandising strategy for the southern corridor. In this role, you must be able to work across the enterprise and with a diverse group of people and customers. This role requires collaborative decision making while utilizing details, facts, and data to make informed decisions. Strong communication skills, the ability to build relationships, and attention to detail are a must in this position.
This role in on site at our location in Wichita, KS.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement an end-to-end merchandising strategy to facilitate the operational efficiency, profitability, and value created for our owners. Manage the risk position, origin and destination pairs, relationship trading and arbitrage. Implement and refine the desired culture of the Producer Ag Trade Team in alignment with the company’s strategic plan. Lead, develop, coach and train product line manager and traders. Work with regional partners to align origination and supply chain positioning, trading, and logistics. Perform market analysis on and interpret trade flows and commodity supply & demand. Responsible for maximizing end to end margin for trade flow. Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to optimize logistics in the supply chain. Drive destination market access for the supply chain by maintaining competitive prices through price discovery. Support the annual business planning, budgeting, and forecasting process. Maintain existing customer base through building strong relationships and providing exceptional customer service. Identify, develop, and build new opportunities with customers. Proactively communicate opportunities and challenges to team and critical stakeholders to gain alignment and drive forward solutions. Resolve issues and disputes with accounting, transportation, shippers and buyers/end users.
Minimum Qualifications (required)
High School diploma or GED 7+ years of experience in Trading, Merchandising, and/or Commodities Prior leadership experience with progressively advancing level of leadership responsibilities
Additional Qualifications
Bachelor's degree preferred in Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Statistics, or related field Experience managing a P&L Working knowledge of GAFTA contracts and futures exchange rules Commodity markets and trading subject matter expertise Exceptional analytical and decision-making skills Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills, both written and verbal Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.
Physical Requirements
Travel up to 20%
CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.
CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.
Please note that any communication from a CHS recruiter would be sent using a chsinc.com email address. In addition, a CHS recruiter will not ask for confidential information over the phone or in an email, or request money from a candidate involved in an offer process. If you have questions regarding an employment opportunity, please reach out to chscareers@chsinc.com ; to verify that the communication is from CHS.
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Job Title: Director, Commodity Trading - Producer Ag Location: Wichita , KS , Midwest United States ,USA Company: CHS Inc. Industry Sector: Agribusiness Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services Career Type: IT/Software Development Job Type: Full Time Minimum Years Experience Required: N/A Salary:
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Career Type:
IT/Software Development Country:
USA Notify me of jobs like this I agree to receive alerts from AgCareers.com and to the Terms of Service . Your alert was created successfully. × General Alert Saved
The listings below are jobs matching the criteria you've selected for your General Alert on AgCareers.com . Criteria selected was: General alert saved for . General alert notifications will be sent weekly on Monday. Please note that you can only have one general alert active at any given time. Creating a new general alert will override an existing general alert. Visit the Email / Text Alert Manager to manage your alerts
Director, Commodity Trading - Producer Ag
Provide your information below to continue your application. Email: * Name: * Country: * State / Province: * Number of Years Experience: * Minimum Education Completed: * By creating a follow company alert, you will receive alerts once per day when this company or any other company you are following posts new jobs. Provide your information below to setup an alert. Email Address I would like to receive this alert by text. Alerts for the companies you are following will be sent once daily as new jobs are posted. CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our 10,000 employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.
Summary
Producer Ag
is a joint venture between MKC and CHS that taps into an extensive network of assets to support a global supply chain. The joint venture exists to improve market access for farmer-owners, area cooperatives, processors, and end users through participation in the southern corridor grain supply chain and creates an integrated supply chain with export access to the Gulf.
Producer Ag
has an exciting opportunity on our trading team. We are looking for a
Director of Commodity Trading
who will develop and implement an end-to-end merchandising strategy for the southern corridor. In this role, you must be able to work across the enterprise and with a diverse group of people and customers. This role requires collaborative decision making while utilizing details, facts, and data to make informed decisions. Strong communication skills, the ability to build relationships, and attention to detail are a must in this position.
This role in on site at our location in Wichita, KS.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement an end-to-end merchandising strategy to facilitate the operational efficiency, profitability, and value created for our owners. Manage the risk position, origin and destination pairs, relationship trading and arbitrage. Implement and refine the desired culture of the Producer Ag Trade Team in alignment with the company’s strategic plan. Lead, develop, coach and train product line manager and traders. Work with regional partners to align origination and supply chain positioning, trading, and logistics. Perform market analysis on and interpret trade flows and commodity supply & demand. Responsible for maximizing end to end margin for trade flow. Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to optimize logistics in the supply chain. Drive destination market access for the supply chain by maintaining competitive prices through price discovery. Support the annual business planning, budgeting, and forecasting process. Maintain existing customer base through building strong relationships and providing exceptional customer service. Identify, develop, and build new opportunities with customers. Proactively communicate opportunities and challenges to team and critical stakeholders to gain alignment and drive forward solutions. Resolve issues and disputes with accounting, transportation, shippers and buyers/end users.
Minimum Qualifications (required)
High School diploma or GED 7+ years of experience in Trading, Merchandising, and/or Commodities Prior leadership experience with progressively advancing level of leadership responsibilities
Additional Qualifications
Bachelor's degree preferred in Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Statistics, or related field Experience managing a P&L Working knowledge of GAFTA contracts and futures exchange rules Commodity markets and trading subject matter expertise Exceptional analytical and decision-making skills Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills, both written and verbal Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.
Physical Requirements
Travel up to 20%
CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.
CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.
Please note that any communication from a CHS recruiter would be sent using a chsinc.com email address. In addition, a CHS recruiter will not ask for confidential information over the phone or in an email, or request money from a candidate involved in an offer process. If you have questions regarding an employment opportunity, please reach out to chscareers@chsinc.com ; to verify that the communication is from CHS.
To apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITION Apply to this position Save this job Job Post Date: 07/31/25 Here are some other jobs you may be interested in applying for. 15 people are interested in this job. Education Partners The AgCareers Education Partners program is designed to showcase and share information about educational advancement opportunities in agriculture for our users. Questions? We′re here to help!
Call United States or Canada 1.800.929.8975 | Email Us Register for your free AgCareers.com account to receive exclusive information and features.
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