Commodity Meat Trader - USA (REMOTE POSITION)

About Andes.  Founded in 2011, Andes Global Trading is an international meat trading company, and one of the fastest growing exporter to butcher shops, retailers, food distributors and meat packers across Mexico, Latin America and Canada.

Widely respected in the industry, ANDES has been named among the top 50 fastest growing companies and among the top 50 private  companies by the South Florida Business Journal.  We believe in passionately building an extraordinary company, with a happy and respectful environment, living with an entrepreneurial spirit, where our people can contribute and grow.   Position Summary.

We are on the lookout for a driven individual with a passion for the meat industry.

This position will be  responsible for  trading commodity meat products (fresh or frozen pork,  beef , chicken or turkey); while building and maintaining solid long-term relationships with counter  parties in the meat industry across North America and potential foreign suppliers . The position clientele will include other traders, meat processors, foodservice and retail accounts.

At Andes we are proud to be a hands-on, fast-moving, and entrepreneurial company.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-moving environment, has an entrepreneurial mindset, is a great cultural fit, and brings the appropriate structure  to ambiguous, often rapidly changing environments.    Key Accountabilities :

• Responsible for managing portfolio of customers in within the US & Canadian market.  Responsible to execute on buy & selling (trade) to assigned accounts.
• Work closely with procurement team and other sales teams in order to gain incremental business opportunities across all trade channels.
• Work closely w / logistics and operations in order to satisfy customers’ needs and timelines.
• Ensure daily analysis of market trends and data.
• Develop and execute sales budgets as per company’s standards & requirements.
• Serve as an advisor to both customers and our procurement team in order to capitalize on market opportunities and trends.

Work closely with accounting and collections in order to comply with all requirements, and to make sure aging is up to date and in within parameters.   Required Experience and Skills :