Trader/Junior Trader

The Openfield Partnership: More Than Just Grain; North Witham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grain marketing cooperative seeks a motivated Trader to join their team. Ideal candidates should have agricultural experience and a strong interest in trading within global grain markets. They should excel in sales, adaptability, and teamwork. In return, the company offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits including holiday and Life Assurance, and the opportunity to work in a supportive environment. This is a full-time role based in North Witham, UK.

Benefits

Competitive salary

33 Days holiday

Life Assurance six times salary

Contributory pension plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Free secure onsite car park

Friendly and appreciative team

Responsibilities

• Join a trading team at Openfield in a new Trader role.
• Demonstrate an intuitive approach towards sales and trading.
• Form and develop strong commercial relationships.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

IT literacy including MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Office, Teams and Excel

Self-managing and resilient

Good level of commercial understanding

Confidence and self-assurance

Problem-solving skills

Flexibility

Education

Educated at least to A level standard

Job description

We have a great opportunity to join Openfield in a brand-new Trader role within an established and commercial trading team based in Colsterworth, starting immediately.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate an intuitive approach towards sales and trading, with an interest in global grain markets, food supply chains and food production such bread, beer, cereals, biscuits and animal feed.

Who We're Looking For

An individual with prior experience of the agricultural industry and or supply chain who is looking for either the next step in their career or to move into a trading role from elsewhere in the industry.

Previous trading and/or sales experience is desirable.

Someone who can demonstrate adaptability and a positive attitude. You must be hungry to succeed, highly self-motivated and excel working in a team environment.

A creative thinker with research and analytical skills

Ability to focus in a faced paced and dynamic environment and also to self-regulate and navigate the peaks and troughs of trading.

You will be able to quickly form and develop strong commercial relationships internally and externally to create opportunities that best meet the businesses commercial challenges.

More importantly, we want people who will fit and contribute to Openfields values and behaviours.

Required Skills And Experience

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• IT literacy including MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Office, Teams and Excel
• Self-managing and resilient with a strong work ethic
• Able to demonstrate a good level of commercial understanding
• Ability to integrate into the wider team and work with others
• Demonstrate a good level of confidence and self-assurance
• Demonstrate ability to make and build relationships
• A quick learner with excellent problem-solving skills
• A flexible approach
• Educated at least to A level standard
• Someone comfortable working Monday to Friday on 37.5 hours per week

In Return We Offer

We recognise that without the commitment and motivation of engaged colleagues, it is not possible to achieve the levels of customer service, productivity and innovation necessary to maintain our market-leading position and we believe that Openfield is a great place to work

• Competitive salary
• 33 Days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, holiday accruing with service
• Benefits that support you and your family such as Life Assurance six times salary
• Helping you plan and save for the future with a contributory pension plan offering you levels of up 5% matched by Openfield
• Employee Assistance Programme: Guidance and support when you need it most
• Free secure onsite car park
• The chance to work with a friendly and appreciative team.

Openfield is proud to be Britains only national grain marketing and arable inputs co-operative. We are owned by around 4,000 British farmers who work to supply British grain to some of the biggest and most well-known British food and drink brands in the UK. Openfield proudly supports British grain for British food and drink.