Recycled Commodity Trader - Plastic

Your Job

GP Recycling, a recycling industry leader, is looking for an entrepreneurial-minded Recycled Commodity Trader in our Plastic Division .

As part of our dynamic team dedicated to fulfilling the unmet needs in the plastics industry, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and state-of-the-art facilities, creating a superior experience for our suppliers and customers.

Here at GP Recycling, we want you to use your entrepreneurial skills to drive growth within our plastics division with a primary focus on building supply.

Your responsibilities will include identifying new supply locations as well as working with our experienced sales team to meet our ever-expanding demand.

You will have the freedom to treat your role as if it were your own business, taking calculated risks and working with a sense of urgency.

Our culture fosters creativity and innovation, allowing you to utilize our internal capabilities to create innovative structures that deliver long-term value.

Join us in our commitment to sustainability, environmental responsibility, and shaping the future of the plastics industry.

Discover more about GP Recycling and the exciting opportunities that await you at https : / / www.gapacrecycling.com / .

Location : This role is a remote role and the candidate may sit anywhere in the United States. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

What You Will Do

• Support the growth of the plastics division with a focus on supply
• Find new supply locations to feed our existing demand points while executing with urgency
• Use internal GP Recycling capabilities to create innovative structures that are long-term in nature
• Work with existing sales teams to obtain incremental plastic supply
• Embrace all avenues of pursuing new clientele, including cold-calling
• Operate as a principled entrepreneur treat your business as your own and work with urgency
• Work with our capability teams to execute transactions
• Create a superior experience for our counterparties
• Travel to existing and potential accounts across the country to grow your book of business (approximately 30% travel expected)

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 3+ years of experience procuring, selling, and / or trading plastics
• Established relationships with suppliers or customers in the plastic space

What Will Put You Ahead

• Microsoft Dynamics experience
• Post-consumer or post-industrial plastic experience

For this role, we anticipate paying $90,000-$130,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation / time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.