Forest Products Trader — Lumber Markets & Trading

AllSearch Staffing Group; Conroe (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly incentive opportunity

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Forest Products Trader role in Conroe, TX seeks a candidate with experience in commodity lumber trading to buy, sell, and trade forest products while managing supplier and customer relationships, pricing, sourcing, and margins.

This position offers a base salary up to 110k per year, quarterly incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package, with long-term growth opportunities in a high-volume lumber environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience within commodity lumber, forest products, or a closely related commodity wood products environment.
• Direct experience buying, purchasing, selling, or trading commodity forest products
• Experience managing commodity pricing, market fluctuations, supply and demand, and margins
• Experience developing and managing relationships with mills, suppliers, lumberyards, dealers, distributors, wholesalers, or other forest products customers

Responsibilities

• Buy, sell, and trade commodity lumber and forest products
• Manage relationships with customers, suppliers, mills, distributors, lumberyards, dealers, wholesalers, and other industry partners
• Develop new business opportunities while managing and growing existing accounts
• Monitor commodity lumber markets, pricing, supply and demand, product availability, and market movement
• Negotiate customer and supplier pricing and terms while managing profitable margins
• Identify lumber sourcing and purchasing opportunities based on customer demand and commodity market conditions
• Manage commercial activity involving commodity purchasing, sales, pricing, sourcing, and product categories
• Work with the Forest Products team to support sales, purchasing, and department profitability
• Track competitive conditions, commodity pricing, supplier costs, and market fluctuations

Skills

Commodity lumber trading

Relationship management

Pricing & margins

Market monitoring

Job description

Forest Products Trader role in Conroe, TX seeks a candidate with experience in commodity lumber trading to buy, sell, and trade forest products while managing supplier and customer relationships, pricing, sourcing, and margins.

This position offers a base salary up to 110k per year, quarterly incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package, with long-term growth opportunities in a high-volume lumber environment.