Southern Mississippi Trading · 4 months ago
Lumber Trader Trainee
Waynesboro, MS
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelSouthern Mississippi Trading is a premier commodity trading company in the wood products industry, seeking a self-driven individual for their Trader Trainee program. The role involves gaining a comprehensive understanding of the industry, collaborating with traders, and developing customer relationships while monitoring market trends.
Building MaterialLogisticsWholesale
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Benefits
Paid training program
Bonus opportunities
Employer stock options
Company
Southern Mississippi Trading
Southern Mississippi Trading is a wholesale trading company that supplies lumber and building panels for industrial applications.
Founded in 1978
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase