Daily activities include but are not limited to:
- Uphold a responsible pricing and execution role within the LDC trading team with a particular focus on domestic delivered markets across all approved commodities and trading regions.
- In conjunction with the trading manager and other commodity traders ensure that overall commodity strategies are priced and executed efficiently.
- Ensure execution and pricing of commodity strategies based on 'best value execution' methodology under defined contract terms and conditions.
- Ensure all trading execution policy and procedures are adhered to under company DOA and direct reporting.
- Formulate and trade identified strategies in line with divisional and company directives.
- Ensure reconciliation of delegated commodity position, risk, and pricing limits.
- Accumulate pricing and market information for Australian markets daily. Contribute to daily/weekly Australian balance sheet analysis to develop strategy.Apply problem management process on recurring incidents; perform root cause analysis and workaround fixes.
- In consultation with Marketing Team, maximise merchandising opportunities with particular focus on domestic customers.
- Build and manage working relationships with defined key strategic domestic customers acting as account manager where required.
- Support LDC regional teams to deliver added value to LDC and its customers through the provision of innovative and flexible grain marketing solutions.
- Assist with daily pricing and marketing material provided to grower and end-user customers.
- Work closely with logistics and SCO teams to identify and maximise quality and freight arbitrage opportunities to achieve synergy targets set for the integrated LDC business.
- Uphold a leadership role in maintaining clear communication between trading, marketing, logistics and SCO teams to clearly prioritise LDC pipeline methodology.
