Physical Dairy Trader

Imperium Commodity Search; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A family run dairy trading business in Chicago is seeking an experienced Physical Dairy Trader to build a back-to-back brokerage business. This role offers a transparent direct commission structure and requires 3+ years of experience in dairy trading or brokerage. The ideal candidate will possess strong industry knowledge, integrity, and excellent interpersonal skills, fostering long-term relationships. Opportunities for career progression are significant within this reputed firm.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in a physical dairy trading, brokerage or sales position.
• Thorough knowledge of dairy products such as whey, powders, and cheese.
• Strong integrity and excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Build/port a profitable book of back-to-back/physical brokerage business.
• Develop client relationships and promote trading business.
• Stay updated with dairy industry analysis and macro data.
• Build sourcing and procurement partnerships.
• Attend client meets and industry events.
• Work with finance and operations teams for smooth product flow.

Skills

Physical dairy trading

Client development

Market analysis

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Job Title: Physical Dairy Trader (Back-to-Back)

Salary: Commensurate with experience + direct PnL Commissions

Imperium Commodity Search is confidentially retained by a family run dairy trading business in Chicago seeking to grow their trading desk through the thoughtful addition of an experienced Dairy Trader covering physical products in the domestic US market on a back-to-back basis.

With an incredibly strong culture and low attrition rates, this is a rare opportunity to join an experienced team of dairy professionals with the utmost integrity and focus on long term, client-centric relationships. Unusually for a dairy trading house, our client pays a direct PnL commission rather than a discretionary bonus, meaning traders are generously rewarded for the efforts with a transparent structure.

If you are presently working on a dairy trading desk and want to work in a set up where your input is rewarded, visible and with long term career progression opportunities where you really make a difference, we would love to speak.

What you will be doing:

• Build/port a profitable book of back-to-back/physical brokerage business on dairy products in your specialist area (whey, powders, butter, cheese, WMP, SMP etc.)
• Work with the trading team/owners on client development, promotion and expansion of the trading business across the United States
• Keep up to date with dairy industry analysis, economics and macro data to ensure profitable trading decisions and value-add to suppliers and customers that the business serves
• Build a variety of sourcing and procurement partners in the physical dairy space, actively driving margins whilst delivering long term relationships
• Attend client meets, industry events and conferences to build business, coverage and market knowledge of the business
• Work with internal and third party finance and logistics/operations teams to facilitate smooth flow of physical dairy products

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• 3+ years experience in a physical dairy trading, brokerage or sales position with a trading house or brokerage
• An thorough knowledge of a product class within the dairy complex (whey, powders, butter, cheese etc.)
• Strong integrity and a desire to do the right thing for customers and the business
• A desire to build a book/desk within a small trading house
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Rest assured we understand the sensitivities of communication amongst members of the dairy community meaning confidentiality is important and thus guaranteed. If you have a resumé/CV, great, please apply below.

If you don’t have one put together but feel this could be an exciting opportunity for you, that’s no problem. Reach out to Zuzana Zvolenska on this project by LinkedIn message or by email at [e-mail]

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