Regional Facility Trade Leader—Profit & Growth

The Scoular Company; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health plans

Annual incentive opportunities

401k match

Paid holidays

Volunteer time off

Job summary

The Scoular Company seeks a Facility Trade Manager to lead regional trade strategy across multiple facilities in the United States. You will partner with Trade, Origination, and Operations to optimize profitability, space utilization, and contract execution while managing local relationships and forecasting.

As a player-coach, you’ll staff and develop teams, establish disciplined trade practices, and drive growth in a dynamic agricultural marketplace with enterprise-wide support and competitive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Transportation, or a related field; equivalent industry experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in agricultural commodity trading, grain merchandising, freight trading, or a closely related commercial role.
• Strong understanding of rail freight markets, railroad operations, freight contracts, rail logistics, and agricultural commodity flows.
• Demonstrated record of profitable commercial decision-making and risk management.
• Demonstrate a collaborative, enterprise-first mindset to drive Company results.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate a regional facility trade strategy aligned with regional and enterprise objectives, including profitability, space utilization, contract execution, and other KPIs.
• Partner with Facility Merchants and divisional Trade teams to develop merchandising and commodity trading strategies, including hedging and futures spread management.
• Collaborate with Origination, Trade, and Operations teams to improve trade-unit efficiency and profitability, optimize space and supply, expand markets, and develop opportunities.
• Identify, analyze and execute profitable trading opportunities and facility sales in partnership with Facility Merchants and Trade teams.
• Develop forecasts and budgets, explain variances, and assess freight spreads, basis movements, and demand to identify opportunities.
• Build strategic relationships with customers, suppliers, brokers, and transportation partners; negotiate profitable commercial and transportation agreements.
• Lead, coach, and develop trade and origination teams; foster collaboration and market education; build succession plans.

Skills

Strategic planning

Leadership

Negotiation

Analytics

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics, Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Transportation, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Market intelligence tools

Job description

The Scoular Company seeks a Facility Trade Manager to lead regional trade strategy across multiple facilities in the United States. You will partner with Trade, Origination, and Operations to optimize profitability, space utilization, and contract execution while managing local relationships and forecasting.

As a player-coach, you’ll staff and develop teams, establish disciplined trade practices, and drive growth in a dynamic agricultural marketplace with enterprise-wide support and competitive