Trading & Merchandising Associate

JDH; Ankeny (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

JDH is seeking a detail-oriented, organized professional to support domestic and export trading/marketing activities. You will handle transactional processing, invoicing, and contract management while balancing workload in a fast-paced environment related to ethanol plant operations.

You will learn a wide variety of tasks and contribute to accurate records, timely reports, and compliant processes as volume spikes occur. Strong MS Office and customer focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Agriculture, Business, Accounting, or related field (preferred but not required).
• Agricultural and/or logistics experience is a plus, but not required.
• Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office – Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
• Experience with AGRIS is a plus.
• Strong customer service commitment.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.

Responsibilities

• Execute all activity with assigned ethanol plant
• Process invoices to customers and purchase product from plant
• Pay the plant for product purchased and related freight bills
• Enter contracts and/or contract management
• Issue load numbers to facilitate load out at the plant
• Prepare and distribute daily and monthly reports
• Process invoices from suppliers for the product purchased into inventory or direct shipped to a customer (trucks and containers)
• Maintain ticket application, which includes contract execution and maintenance
• Process freight bills, transload fees, ocean freight and other costs
• Process A/P for payment via ACH/Wire/Check
• Efficient utilization and maintenance of Excel spreadsheets is a MUST.
• Customer Service - Communicate with domestic and/or overseas customers/partners
• Ensure both internal and external compliance requirements are followed
• Keep accurate and organized files in a common shared drive or shared email boxes
• Drive a culture of safety, accountability, opportunistic curiosity and contributes to creating an environment where people want to work.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Customer service

Education

Degree in Agriculture/Business/Accounting

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

AGRIS

Job description

JDH is seeking a detail-oriented, organized professional to support domestic and export trading/marketing activities. You will handle transactional processing, invoicing, and contract management while balancing workload in a fast-paced environment related to ethanol plant operations.

You will learn a wide variety of tasks and contribute to accurate records, timely reports, and compliant processes as volume spikes occur. Strong MS Office and customer focus are essential.