Commercial Manager – Ethanol Plant

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 15,000 people globally.

This position leads the commercial team of a dry mill ethanol plant responsible for the origination of corn and sales of finished products/byproducts.

*This position is hybrid and required to be in the facility 3 days a week*

Responsibilities:

• Manages the corn origination strategy from the local farm & commercial supply base
• Oversees sales effort and logistics management of distillers corn oil & DDGS (truck & rail)
• Develops & maintains local supply/demand balance sheets for use in shaping corn procurement effort
• Leads local commercial & administrative team and drives team’s professional development
• Distributes daily/weekly market wires to regional group recapping relevant trade highlights
• Actively participates in regularly scheduled market calls, internal market chats and balance sheet discussions
• Develops and maintains commercial relationship with customers, peers, others to expand information flow
• Ensures timely entry of trades into position management system and validates daily positions
• Tuned into all CBOT, NGFA, etc., corn & ethanol trade rule developments
• Assists in business analysis for internal and external implementation
• Participates in strategic planning discussions

 

Additional Responsibilities

• Merchant lead on KPIs, daily production report and other internally produced industrial reports
  • Gathers news, statistics and information related to individual commodity supply and demand from customers and trade sources and distributes that information to the remainder of the group to support overall strategic trading/positioning (i.e., contributes to research function).

• Assists other team members when needed
• Customer visits.
• Other duties as assigned

 

Basic qualification: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Finance, Business Administration or other business discipline.

Experience

Basic qualifications:

• 7/10+ years in the Grains and Oilseeds industry
• Asset management & people management experience in the G&O industry
• Solid understanding of balance sheet analysis, position management & P&L reporting

 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including any physical demands)

Basic qualifications:

• Working knowledge of futures markets, hedging and arbitrage
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong quantitative skills, including basic knowledge of statistics
• Ability to organize multiple responsibilities, prioritize workload and perform multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Must have valid driver’s license

Employee Supervision

• Oversees local commercial and administrative staff (5/7 people total)

#LI - Hybrid

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

- Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage, flexible spending account plans, employee assistance program, life insurance and disability coverage
- 401k with Company Match
- Family Friendly Benefits including childbirth and parental leave, fertility and family building benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
- Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Equal employment opportunity (EEO)

Louis Dreyfus Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.”

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us