ABOUT PROVIDENCE GRAIN:

Providence Grain Solutions is one of the few producer-owned agricultural commodity businesses in Canada. We offer grain drying, storage, off-farm pickups, specialized marketing services, hedging, futures, and options.
Working at Providence Grain Solutions opens the door to vast opportunities: being involved in decision-making, being inspired by your team to do your best work, learning, developing and growing as an individual, feeling proud of your personal accomplishments, coming up with new ideas and being valued by the company.
We are an agricultural company who hears the voice and ideas of each employee, and we are proud to do so.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A degree/diploma in Agriculture and/or Agri-Business and a minimum 2 years of grain merchandising and /or sales experience working in the Canadian grain industry.
• Good understanding of grain business in Western Canada.
• Able to work flexible hours and accommodate some domestic business travel.
• Solid understanding of the commodities market, futures, foreign exchange and hedging.
• Knowledge of commodity mark to market accounting.
• Solid organization and time management skills.
• Solid software skills.
• Strong knowledge of logistics, including freight arbitrage opportunities
  This position will be based in SK and the Candidate is expected to a spend min of 25% of their time at the Elevator in Marengo SK.
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
  Pay: $75,000.00-$95,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

• How many years of grain industry experience do you have?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Marengo, S

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• The Cross Country Grain Trader will be responsible for planning and executing grain merchandising activities within a specific region. This position will capitalize on grain market opportunities, sourcing and merchandising grain for truck deliveries into domestic markets, developing regional grain merchandising strategies, directing logistical activities, and managing sales, credit and collections. The Trader will be accountable for fulfilling a commodity volume and margin budget.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Position and arbitrage and trade multiple commodities to achieve a budget.
• Expand merchandising potential to accommodate opportunities with an emphasis on increasing market share and margin retention.
• Work closely with internal and external logistics to book truck freight at the lowest cost option as required to execute your contracts.
• Determine the most cost-effective suppliers and remain vigilant of local conditions that negatively or positively impact global supply and demand.
• Secure and purchase a reliable supply of the high quality grains at the lowest price.
• Build relationships in the agricultural community with producers, procressors and other end use buyers.
• Be the key sales and purchase contact for all commodities within the assigned territory.
• Be deeply involved in the company’s customer relevance.
• Keep abreast of transportation rates and make the most effective decisions involving procurement and execution of logistics.
• Accountable to ensure that the CSR system is used to track all trading related communication with customers and producers.
• Ensure that all contract management, credit, execution and risk policies are followed for all contracts.
• Accountable for their own budget volume and margin achievement.