Lumber Trader Trainee
Southern Mississippi Trading, LLC.Waynesboro, MS
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Overview
Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Senior-level
Benefits
Flexible/Unlimited PTO
Career Development
Job Description
About the jobSouthern Mississippi Trading is a premier commodity trading company and significant player in the wood products industry. We offer lifelong careers for talented and motivated individuals through the buying and selling of wood products and are looking for a self-driven, highly competitive individual to join our team! Starting out, you will actively participate in our trader trainee development program to gain a comprehensive understanding of our industry, while also becoming equipped with the tools that lead to success on the commodities trading floor.What's life like as a trader? Challenging, always changing, and fun. At SMT, we are the definition of a work hard - play hard team, who gives motivated people a pathway to become extremely successful. The culture of work/life balance is reflected in the tenure of our traders, averaging around 15 years. We are a company with a thriving social environment, filled with good friends & lots of company events!Responsibilities in the Trader Trainee role:
- Work within the logistics department to help grow our transportation network and negotiate freight rates with carriers
- Communicate and collaborate with SMT Traders to resolve challenges or issues that arise in logistics
- Work closely and network with SMT Traders to learn about our company’s business model
- Monitor and analyze market trends within the forest product trading industry
- Start to develop a customer relationships by prospecting, cold calling and networking
- High energy with an entrepreneur spirit
- Excellent problem solving, analytical and mathematical skills
- Ability to create and embrace long term relationships
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate and interact with all levels of an organization
- Ability to multitask to an exceptional degree
- A strong desire to manage your own business and excel beyond ordinary
- Must be comfortable with Excel, Word, Google Docs---etc
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Southern Mississippi Trading, LLC. lists this role as a Full-time position.
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Southern Mississippi Trading, LLC. is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.
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