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Job Type
Full-time
Description
At JDH and each of our subsidiaries, we know that agriculture is about more than moving commodities—it’s about connecting people and building relationships that matter. Founded in 1886, we’ve been proudly family-owned for five generations, and our roots in the industry run deep. From our mills and storage facilities to our corporate offices, our jobs provide a safe and supportive place to grow and reach your potential.
Our experienced commodity traders manage grains, co-products, manufactured animal feed and animal feed ingredients. We work closely with a wide variety of origin markets to move commodities to destinations with demand. Using our extensive transportation network—including rail, truck and barge—we connect supply and demand across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Asia.
But we don’t just trade commodities, we deliver reliability, value and the promise of doing what’s right. Whether it’s ensuring quality standards or finding innovative solutions, we’re here to challenge the status quo and keep the industry evolving.
With a wide variety of career opportunities, you can find your fit, whether it’s working at one of our feed mills, managing logistics, trucking items to their destination or balancing the books at one of our office locations.
At JDH, we value hard work and the drive to seek out what’s next. Together, with our team of dedicated professionals, we believe we’re building a better future for agriculture.
Summary
At Hawkeye Gold, you will be part of the team that works directly with our customers to prepare required export documentation for shipment of commodities via container. The successful candidate is a team focused and detail oriented person with advanced organizational skills who enjoys making sure documents are accurate and transactions are processed properly.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include a subset of the following:
Job Type
Full-time
Description
At JDH and each of our subsidiaries, we know that agriculture is about more than moving commodities—it’s about connecting people and building relationships that matter. Founded in 1886, we’ve been proudly family-owned for five generations, and our roots in the industry run deep. From our mills and storage facilities to our corporate offices, our jobs provide a safe and supportive place to grow and reach your potential.
Our experienced commodity traders manage grains, co-products, manufactured animal feed and animal feed ingredients. We work closely with a wide variety of origin markets to move commodities to destinations with demand. Using our extensive transportation network—including rail, truck and barge—we connect supply and demand across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Asia.
But we don’t just trade commodities, we deliver reliability, value and the promise of doing what’s right. Whether it’s ensuring quality standards or finding innovative solutions, we’re here to challenge the status quo and keep the industry evolving.
With a wide variety of career opportunities, you can find your fit, whether it’s working at one of our feed mills, managing logistics, trucking items to their destination or balancing the books at one of our office locations.
At JDH, we value hard work and the drive to seek out what’s next. Together, with our team of dedicated professionals, we believe we’re building a better future for agriculture.
Summary
At Hawkeye Gold, you will be part of the team that works directly with our customers to prepare required export documentation for shipment of commodities via container. The successful candidate is a team focused and detail oriented person with advanced organizational skills who enjoys making sure documents are accurate and transactions are processed properly.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include a subset of the following:
- Prepare invoices and all required export documentation for each booking and send via email/FedEx to customer
- Communicate with customers via email to obtain approval of draft documents and answer any questions
- Communicate with steamship lines (SSL’s) to resolve issues with OBL’s/bookings/SI and invoices via email and phone
- Work with trader and other team members to create shipping plans and contract applications
- Process invoices from suppliers for the product purchased into inventory or direct shipped to a customer
- Process A/P for payment via ACH/Wire/Check
- Keep accurate and organized files in a common shared drive or shared email boxes
- Ensure both internal and external compliance requirements are followed
- Be curious and provide ideas for continuous process improvement
- Other duties as assigned
- Associates/Bachelor’s degree desired; agriculture and/or business background preferred
- Agricultural and/or container experience is a plus
- High level of detail, multi-tasking, and problem solving
- Positive, self-motivated individual with organization, communication, and negotiation skills; commitment to continuous learning
- Strong customer service commitment
- Ability to analyze and interpret technical procedures
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications
