Trader Trainee (Cordova) Job at Confidential, California

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  • Confidential
  • California

Job Description

Company Description

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Job Description

We teach our entry-level trainees the skills necessary to become knowledgeable in agricultural commodity market fundamentals including:

  • understanding the physical flow of commodities in both domestic and export markets,
  • negotiating and mitigating risk,
  • identifying market trends and positions,
  • providing value added market and positioning insights,
  • ensuring optimization of product quality, and
  • how to leverage analytics tools and processes while staying on top of

market research and movements.

Knowledge & Skills Needed

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to act decisively, think critically, and have the ability to see the long-game.
  • Resourceful, creative, versatile, and able to work autonomously as well as in a team environment.
  • Detailed-oriented, strong organizational skills, and have a genuine interest in learning about trading physical commodities.
  • Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret large volumes of data.
  • Open to relocation both domestically and internationally. Language skills are a plus.
  • A Bachelor's degree in agricultural economics, economics, finance, or mathematics preferred but not required.

Must be open to being placed in Memphis, Tennessee or Wilton, Connecticut.

Additional Information

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

  • Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental and vision care coverage, flexible spending]]>

Job Tags

Part time, Traineeship, Relocation, Flexible hours,

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