Grains and Oilseeds Marketer

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 18,000 people globally.

Main accountabilities :

• The G&O Marketer will be responsible for managing the Spain and Portugal ex-store (grains and oilseeds) trading book in coordination with the Head of Grains and Oilseeds.
• Perform the daily tasks related to cash activities, including but not limited to updating physical positions, entering trade contracts, tracking customer hedges and ensuring compliance with internal systems, following vessel line-ups, and making sure all databases are accurately updated.
• Carry out daily control/reporting of positions and hedges
• Conduct market research and balance sheet analysis
• Market intelligence: gather and feed the Grains and Oilseeds’ platforms with local market information (supply, demand, prices, competition, trends)
• Negotiate and manage trades beyond the conclusion of the business, such as following up on logistics, invoice payments, and credit risk exposure.
• Communicate on a daily basis with the customer portfolio in order to figure out the market needs and to discuss local market dynamics and how it might effect the trade flows.
• Explore potential trading opportunities by combining the global trade flow perspectives with our local dynamics. Fluent communication with global traders is necessary.
• Identify arbitrage opportunities and start taking positions on the local market.

 

Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree with specialization in agronomy, animal nutrition, engineering, finance & economics, business
• 5 years’ Commercial experience, added advantage if in the Agricultural, feed, animal nutrition, or trading sectors.
• Fluent in Spanish and English, as well as a third language, will be a plus
• Excel proficiency is a must; VBA, R, or similar modelling/programming will be a plus.

 

Technical/ Functional skills:

• Good problem-solving skills
• Able to manage a certain level of complexity
• Analytical
• Possesses a certain layer of finesse and tact in order to represent the Company in front of customers
• Negotiation skills
• Flair for logistics
• Open-minded
• Good interpersonal skills
• Teamwork, ability to work in a multi-cultural and cross-functional team
• Flexibility, able to cope with fast-paced changes within a growing company
• Pro-active attitude

 

Other skills and competencies:

• Eager to grow personally and professionally
• Open for changes, readiness to accept a different point of view
• Team player

 

Additional Information for the job

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.

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

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.

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits

• ​​​​​​Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)

• Access to Training and Development