What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commodity Lumber Trader position at Interfor?
When you join our team as a Commodity Lumber Trader, you will be responsible for managing sales for a defined set of customer accounts associated with Interfor’s Southern Yellow Pine and/or Canadian Eastern Spruce suite of products. You will be working in a team environment to sell commodity lumber to key accounts, managing relationships, and drive strategic company objectives. Day to day activities involve sales negotiations, contract management, and team communication to maximize mill margins.
What You’ll Do
Interfor is a growth-oriented forest products company, operating in all major forest products markets across North America. We offer one of the most diverse lines of wood products to customers around the globe, produced in safety-focused, world-class facilities. We strengthen and contribute to the local economies, build value for our employees and customers, and operate with world-leading sustainable forest management practices. We are proud to produce sustainable building materials that contribute to a healthy and sustainable future. Check out www.interfor.com to learn more about our approach to sustainability.
Interfor is one of the largest forest products companies in the world and we’re growing in exciting directions. Come be a part of our success! #StartHereGoFar
What We Offer
Interfor builds value for our employees by providing a career where they can contribute, grow, and prosper. We offer a competitive salary, based both on what you bring to the role and benchmarked to market conditions. You’ll also get a competitive benefits package including:
We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete a pre-employment drug test and background check. Interfor is an Equal Opportunity Employer building a capable, committed, diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
What You’ll Do
- Achieve sales targets and minimize inventory.
- Develop and implement sales strategies that maximize mill margins.
- Achieve an understanding of customer market segment and or customer distribution targets.
- Work to understand customer and operational needs and develop programs or products accordingly.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with all members of the Sales and Marketing team and provide insight on current market trends and competitor activities.
- Identify and analyze market trends and develop new accounts.
- Ensure corporate credit standards are maintained.
- Maintain and develop relationships with existing customers and generate new accounts.
- Learn sales administration and sales processes by completing rotation in sales office.
- Extract and evaluate sales and logistics data to ensure delivery performance and quality metrics are met.
- Represent sales at appropriate logistics and negotiation meetings.
- Identify challenges and opportunities in the sales process to maximize margins.
- More than 5 years of related sales experience
- Post-secondary education required
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Ability to travel within the state of Georgia with the exception of some customer visit or trade shows that may be in other states
- Detailed knowledge of North American lumber market
- Bring a high degree of honesty and integrity in all situations
- Self-motivated and accountable in achieving quality and timely results.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills to succeed in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work effectively in a highly interactive team environment
Interfor is a growth-oriented forest products company, operating in all major forest products markets across North America. We offer one of the most diverse lines of wood products to customers around the globe, produced in safety-focused, world-class facilities. We strengthen and contribute to the local economies, build value for our employees and customers, and operate with world-leading sustainable forest management practices. We are proud to produce sustainable building materials that contribute to a healthy and sustainable future. Check out www.interfor.com to learn more about our approach to sustainability.
Interfor is one of the largest forest products companies in the world and we’re growing in exciting directions. Come be a part of our success! #StartHereGoFar
What We Offer
Interfor builds value for our employees by providing a career where they can contribute, grow, and prosper. We offer a competitive salary, based both on what you bring to the role and benchmarked to market conditions. You’ll also get a competitive benefits package including:
- Group Benefit Programs (Employee Medical, Dental, Vision Plans)
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Additional (Employee Paid) Life Insurance
- HSA Medical Plan with Employer Match
- Supplemental Insurance (Accident, Hospital & Critical Illness)
- 401(k) Matching Plan
- Participation in our Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Paid Vacation
- Employee Assistance Program
We appreciate the interest of all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants offered a position must successfully complete a pre-employment drug test and background check. Interfor is an Equal Opportunity Employer building a capable, committed, diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
