Commodity Manager

Summary: This position is responsible and accountable for all operations surrounding daily corn procurement and feed product sales at a Green Plains biorefinery. The position will manage and execute marketing strategies for multiple commodities while also managing day-to-day logistics. The position is also required to work with leadership to build and strengthen customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Work with management to maximize plant profitability by implementing effective risk management strategies and tools with respect to origination, sales and logistics
• Oversee the successful acquisition of daily corn grind as well as the sales of daily co-product production
• Negotiate the purchase and or sale of assigned commodities
• Identify, develop, and manage strong relationships with customers
• Negotiate contracts, pricing and ensure timely delivery and payments.
• Analyze markets, identify market trends, and optimize positions to maximize profitability
• Manage storage to ensure grain and other co-products are protected from damage and spoilage.
• Communicate grain inventory levels to the Director of Corn Procurement and manage transportation if necessary.
• Collaborate with leadership on price movements and trends, USDA reports, and future projections
• Work with leadership to understand the grain grading and weighing functions according to USDA and state specifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or formal training in agricultural commodity trading/position management
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience preferred
• Physical agricultural products trading, transportation and arbitrage experience is preferred
• Knowledge of futures and the river delivery system and how it affects the cash markets.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook and the ability and willingness to learn new software applications
• Excellent organizational skills, communication skills, the ability to multi-task, and most importantly the ability to work well in diverse teams
• Outstanding negotiation, analytical, and business skills
• Detail oriented, strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize workloads
• Independent worker, self-motivated, high sense of urgency
• Maintain positive professional relationships, both internal and external
• Demonstrated business acumen and leadership skills

Green Plains Inc. offers a generous benefit package including business casual work environment, health, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO) and a 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting and company safe harbor matching. All potential employees of Green Plains Inc. will be required to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening and background check prior to employment. 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.  

Company Description:  
Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) is a leading biorefining company focused on the development and utilization of fermentation, agricultural and biological technologies in the processing of annually renewable crops into sustainable value-added ingredients. This includes the production of cleaner low carbon biofuels and renewable feedstocks for advanced biofuels. Green Plains is an innovative producer of Sequence™ and novel ingredients for animal and aquaculture diets to help satisfy a growing global appetite for sustainable protein.