Area Commercial Manager, G&O Origination

Overall Purpose:

This position will be responsible for executing the whole district purchase process : clients searching and price negotiations. Additionally, the position will have responsibility for identifying profitable trading opportunities in the market based on information gathered from the physical side of the business.

Main accountabilities:

• Monitoring of grain and oilseeds market development and pricing
• Conclusion of purchase transaction
• Control over the execution of the purchase transaction
• Contacts with counterparties and negotiations
• Primary work with silos regarding the re-registration of property rights and the loading of the goods
• Relevant LD price calculation
• Ensure data collection for LDCU trading and research;
• Provide commercial and support functions with the updated market information.

Knowledge and Experience:
• 3 (plus) years of commercial experience in the grain trade or other relevant commodity trading experience

Knowledge and Skills:
• Good negotiating skills and results orientation
• Good analytical skills and the ability to select relevant information from a flow of information (distinction between main and side issues)
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure
• Understanding the developments in and the application of the grain market in the country
• Detail-oriented
• Proficiency with MS Word / Excel / PowerPoint
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Education:
• Higher education/Bachelor's degree

Languages:
• Polish – native
• English – upper-interm (preferable)

Technical/ Functional skills:
• Understanding of the supply and demand relationship
• Strong grasp of the Polish Agricultural market i.e., participants in it, stakeholders
• Strong numerical skills

Other skills and competencies:
• Eager to grow personally and professionally
• Open for changes, readiness to accept a different point of view
• Team player