Louis Dreyfus Company is hiring a Cash Trader to join our team. In this role, you will perform physical trade operations with a focus on the origination of grains and oilseeds for domestic and export flows. You will be responsible for identifying and executing trading opportunities, ensuring robust trade-to-cash processes, and conducting insightful market analysis.
What You'll Do
- Perform physical trade operations with a focus on origination of grains (yellow and white corn) and oilseeds (focus on soybeans) for both domestic and export flows.
- Identify, execute and optimize PnL on cash trading opportunities locally, regionally and globally.
- Ensure trade to cash process is implemented (validation of contracts, exchanges of futures, FX hedge for sales, collection of funds, collection of cargo in case of prepayment).
- Follow execution of the program, assist in solving daily issues (interface with execution, freight team, and destination teams).
- Conduct market analysis in coordination with research team to develop and operate intelligence/trading tools (Price arb / competitiveness analysis, price analyses…).
- Support prices analysis and S&D modeling, send out key market information, analysis and updates to the platform (import and export line-ups for key origins, ad-hoc analyses and reports).
- Participate, under Senior Trader’s supervision, in all the in-house and external commercial interactions.
- Build personal relationship with key stakeholders (internal and external).
- Identify trends and market developments, ensuring the exchange of information and the production of market and other reports.
What We're Looking For
- 3 or 5 years of experience in a commercial / trading position, in South African Agricultural sector ideally with a local co-operative.
- Ability to manage a certain level of complexity and good problem-solving skills.
- Analytical mindset, at ease with numbers and proven negotiation skills.
- Possesses a certain layer of finesse and tact in order to represent the Company in front of customers.
- Good interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-cultural and cross-functional team.
- Flexibility, ability to cope with fast-paced changes within a growing company.
- University degree in a relevant field, such as Agricultural economics.
- Fluent in Afrikaans and English.
- Advanced user of Excel and PowerBI.
Nice to Have
- Any other language would be a plus.
- Any programming knowledge would be useful.
Technical Stack
- Excel
- PowerBI
Team & Environment
You will report to a Senior Trader and work within a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms.
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)
- Pension contributions
- Access to Training and Development
- Access to Concierge Partnerships
Work Mode
This role operates on a hybrid work model and is based in South Africa.
LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.
