Trader

A Day in the Life:

The Trader is responsible for marketing the commodity products in Central America by providing a personalized service to customers in accordance with established policies and procedures.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Help grow Bunge's commodity business in the Central America with focus in developing medium to large customers in our region.
• Monitor in the medium and large customers the credit portfolio, inventory rotation, insurance management and the financial health of the clients medium and large.
• Leverage knowledge of current and future destination customer base to maximize cash trading opportunities.
• Monitor and own all aspects of the sale, shipment, and post-sale and post-shipment follow-up, including resulting profit and loss.
• Ability to respond to market dynamicas such as spreads, futures, basis and freight changes vis a vis different origins.
• Quick reactions to the dynamics of quality complaints at origin and destination to minimize impacts to the customer and the value chain.
• Follow-up of the stocks of their own portfolio to be alignes with the MTM risk limit approvals, credit and SWH.
• Provide market intelligence to Bunge's Global research, Bunge Value Chain and origination trading desks.
• Actively communicate market data and relevant information to trading partners in Latin Region.
• Ensure compliance with Bunge's policies and procedures in the course of doing business.
• Regularly customers calls and visits.

Skills/Experience Requirements:  

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting/Finance, Agricultural Economicas, or related field.
• 7+ years of buisness experience as an associate/junior trader or similar role in the agribusiness industry.
• Understanding of commodity trading, MTM rules, PNL construction, Commodity cas 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