Community Trading Manager at Proten International

Proten International – Our client is an award-winning, high impact, financially sustainable and highly scalable social enterprise, part-owned by the farmers they serve.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community Trading Manager

Location: Kaduna
Reports To: Executive Director, Corporate Services.

Job Responsibilities

Capture commodity price information and produce price assessments
Develop and expand coverage of aligned commodities
Develop, expand and maintain sources and contacts relevant to the market area of coverage
Establish, maintain, and grow customer relationships by engaging customers and learning about their businesses, including their marketing strategy, hedging needs, and the value we can bring to their operations by way of market knowledge and products that best fit their business.

Job Requirements

Experience in Commodity Trading
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Agric Economics, Marketing or other related fields; Masters degree preferred
Broad knowledge in a financial or agricultural field
Experience: 3 plus years’ experience preferred in a grain merchandising role or 5 years in a similar type of role in purchasing or trading.
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written skills; ability to present in a large group setting
Knowledge of merchandising practices and flexible contract pricing methods
Analytical; problem-solving; prioritizing; and multi-tasking abilities
Ability to relate to the needs of the farmers’ work with a wide variety of teams and suppliers; work with numbers.
Implementing and Scaling Innovative Program
Leadership experience, preferably in managing large network of partners
Start Up Environment
Project Management Skills for Financial Projections
Experienced with craft, research, data collection, data analysis and financially efficient means of growing the company’s business and profits
Thrives in a fast paced, start-up environment with dynamic business priorities.
Detailed Orientation and Managing Complexity
Extensive experience leading a complex organization and passion for getting into details to identify the root cause of issues and create innovative solutions