Senior Grain Trader

Responsible for trading and marketing Oilseeds & Wheat.

**REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING**
- B Com or BSC or equivalent qualification

**REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE**
- 5 years experience as a Grain Trader

**KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS**
- Identify grain marketing opportunities that incorporate supply and demand analysis and arbitration potential.
- Develop professional relationships with a portfolio of agricultural customers by providing sound and proactive grain marketing strategies, taking into account customer needs, profitability, market information and risk.
- Implement the grain marketing strategy and the facilitation of physical transactions in the pre-season grain market and spot grain market.
- Responsible for grain price management, retaining and developing new business and ensuring achievement of budgeted financial results.
- Market, sunflower, soybeans and wheat to existing customers, manage sales targets and plan marketing initiatives in line with the business needs.
- Increase in market share
- Increase awareness of AFGRI offering to relevant stakeholders to increase AFGRI's market share.
- Build and maintain sound relationships with internal and external clients and facilitate market meetings between Trading and Procurement teams.
- Monitor the agricultural market in the area of responsibility in terms of climatic conditions and competitor activity for the purpose of understanding the potential and risk profile of each client.
- Monitor the crop of customers by performing regular crop estimates and report on any customer experiences that could place the company at risk.

**TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE/ COMPETENCIES**
- Working knowledge of the Agricultural Industry
- Working knowledge of grain marketing
- Understanding SAFEX operation and risks
- Understanding of the grain supply chain
- Good working knowledge of contracts and related legal terms
- Good driving skills
- Good presentation skills
- Valid drivers license

**BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES**
- Sales and target orientated
- Selling power
- Business and customer orientation
- Building relationships
- Assertive negotiating skills
- Stress management
- Sociable
- Networking

**Closing date: 20 January 2023**
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