Co-Products Merchandiser

Osage Bio Energy (OBE) was founded in January 2007 by Earle Spruill and Craig Shealy to pursue the development of the United States' first commercial scale multi-feedstock ethanol production facilities.

OBE has been funded by First Reserve Corporation, the world's leading private equity firm in the energy industry. OBE is committed to operating as a sustainable, environmentally responsible company and will differentiate itself from traditional corn-based ethanol production companies in several key ways

Position Overview:

The position of Co-products Merchandiser is responsible for monitoring supply and demand of feed markets and selling co-products. The office environment, at times, will be hectic and fast-paced as market information is shared verbally among the merchandisers.

Responsibilities:

• Initiate and develop direct relationships with consumptive end users in order to sell co-products and maximize netback valuation.
• Use phone, email or other means of daily contact to discuss daily price moves with consumptive end users.
• Use export information and export selling values to determine parity pricing for the local co-product feed pricing.
• Forge direct relationships key merchandisers and call them daily with offers seeking bids for product.
• Know the consumptive weekly, monthly, and yearly demand of feed for each feed mill within the responsibility of the merchandiser.
• Negotiate truck freight rates and work with the grain team to determine opportunities for back hauls.
• Know relative drawing arcs of feed and the truck freight associated with moves from Hopewell to each destination.
• With direction of the manager, coordinate trading positions, inventories and forward positions to minimize risk and maximize profitability.
• Make sales of co-products to consumptive end users and follow each transaction through the value chain until the sales trade is executed and the contract obligations are fulfilled.
• Coordinate logistics including entering all contracts into the inventory management system.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in agriculture, business or business related from an accredited college or university
• 2 years of experience in DDGS or other feed commodities trading
• Interest in commodity markets and trading
• Demonstrated analytical skill set
• Excellent organizational skills, including accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work independently to complete tasks and projects
• Ability to take initiative, multi-task and assume responsibility
• Utilize discretion and maintain confidentiality
• Strong interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication
• Professional and effective interaction with all internal and external constituencies
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook

Close Date: 05/17/2011

To Apply:

Please send resume to Amit Kabnurkar.  

Appomattox Bio Energy
701 South 6th Avenue
Hopewell, VA 23860