Trader Assistant

Bunge has an exciting opportunity available for Associate Trader. In this role you will be part of a global team working on challenging, meaningful projects impacting core business activities.  Since 1818, Bunge has been connecting farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed, and fuel to the world.  Looking to the future, our ambition is to continuously reinvent ourselves, leveraging data to be at the forefront of analytics, technology and talent to accomplish our purpose in a better, faster and simpler way.  Bunge is committed to operating and thriving in the digital world – creating world class agile teams where teammates are empowered and encouraged to collaborate and test and learn to succeed. 
  
At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers. Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package, generous paid time off program, flexible work arrangements, and opportunity to progress.  Our hybrid work environment provides a balance of in-office and remote work. Most importantly, in all we do we live our values: 

•    Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect 
•    Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative and efficient 
•    Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably 

A Day in the Life:
The dry-bulks associate trader is responsible for assisting the traders in the commodity trading in the specific program and general commercial activities in Colombia & Ecuador region. Support the traders in the Dry-Bulk trading desk with administrative tasks, such as Freight operations, contract administration, logistic grids, P&L reports, commercial reports, etc.

What You'll Be Doing:
Help grow Bunge's commodity business in Colombia & Ecuador with focus in developing smaller customers in our region.
Conduct marketing, logistical space utilization and subsequent sale to customers.
Monitor and own all aspects of the sale, logistics, chartering of vessels/containers and shipment, and post-sale and post-shipment follow-up, including resulting profit and loss.
Preparation of the daily P&L and reviewing and analyzing the Company’s results and assisting with commodities trend analysis as required.
Provide market intelligence to Bunge's Global research and origination trading desks.
Ability to respond to market dynamics such as spreads, futures, basis and freight changes vis a vis different origins.
Ensure compliance with Bunge's policies and procedures in the course of doing business.
Leverage knowledge of current and future destination customer base to maximize cash trading opportunities.
Actively communicate market data and relevant information to trading partners in Latin Region.
Manage cash and futures positions including spreads.
Cultivates relationships with colleagues and stakeholders by fostering win-win situations and working to remove barriers to collaboration.
Develop a strong and profitable relationship with the assigned clients and external accounts and support the commercial teams in achieving the results
Maintain mutually beneficial and cooperative relationships with Bunge origins
Establish trustful and value-adding relations with BG Product Lines and Global Research.
Partner and work closely with the commercial teams fostering a results driven organization
Effectively direct and influence the activities or actions of others (peers and team)
Incorporates Bunge Core Values and serve as a role model within the organization for each one of them: Integrity, Teamwork, Openness and Trust, 
Create an effective learning environment by focusing on areas of development.
Leads and supports Operational Excellence efforts under the scope of the role
Continuous improvement mindset in efficiency and productivity aiming at reaching higher results for the program and geographies that is under the scope of the role
Constantly applies the available tools or look for new ones towards the sustainable improvement of established KPIs
Provide oversight of office operations and occasional administrative duties, as assigned
Ensure compliance with Bunge’s policies and procedures in the course of doing business
Perform other such duties as may be deemed necessary as the foregoing represents the general duties necessary to describe the principle functions of the job and shall not be deemed to be all of the work requirements which may be required of this position
 

Skills/Experience 
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting/Finance, Agricultural Economics or related field.
Commercial skills
2 years of business experience
Excellent customer management abilities and interest in understanding customers' business models and needs
Demonstrated analytical aptitude
Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to communicate trading strategies both internally and to customers
Leadership skills, willingness to learn and grow as a people’ manager
Strong attention to detail, quality and integrity.
Excellent organization and planning capabilities
Ability to lead across reporting lines/functions
Understanding of commodity trading, MTM rules, commodity cash and futures settlements practices and industry terms and exchanges (CBOT).
Understanding of ocean freight market.
Fluency in English and Spanish

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~37,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

•    We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
•    We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
•    We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us!  We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge