Trader, Energy Trading

As a North American leader in agribusiness and renewable fuels, The Andersons operates in a unique space, bringing together agriculture, energy, and global markets. From the farm to customers around the world, we help move food, feed, and fuel where it’s needed most.

Our business spans the full value chain, which means the work we do directly supports farmers, customers, and communities every day. Whether it’s helping producers succeed, delivering essential products, or advancing more sustainable energy solutions, our impact is both local and global.

We are a performance-driven, people-powered organization where employees are owners, sharing in our success and helping shape our future.

We invest in our team through development opportunities, meaningful career paths, and a culture that encourages growth, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

We are committed to providing extraordinary service to our customers, helping our employees improve, supporting our communities, and increasing the value of the company for our shareholders.

The Grains Trader is responsible for managing and growing a hard red winter wheat (HRW) trading portfolio, with a focus on merchandising, market analysis, and trade execution. This role develops and executes trading strategies across cash and futures markets, manages grain procurement and sales activity, and optimizes rail and truck logistics to maximize value. Success in this position requires strong commercial instincts, a deep understanding of grain market fundamentals, and the ability to identify opportunities across domestic and export channels, including the Port of Houston.

Manage the merchandising and trading of HRW, with additional involvement in sorghum, soybeans, and other grain commodities as needed

Develop and execute trading strategies by leveraging futures positions against cash markets and managing spread exposure

Analyze supply and demand fundamentals, market trends, basis movements, and macroeconomic factors to identify trading opportunities

Originate, negotiate, and execute grain purchase and sales contracts, including pricing, quality, volume, freight, and delivery terms

Coordinate commodity movement through rail (primarily Union Pacific and BNSF) and truck logistics to ensure efficient execution

Support domestic and export trading activities, including grain marketed through the Port of Houston

Build and maintain strong relationships with producers, customers, freight providers, and other market participants

Monitor positions, exposures, and market risk while delivering profitable trading performance

Collaborates - Builds partnerships and works cooperatively with others to achieve shared objectives

Customer Focus - Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer centric solutions

Bachelor's degree required (or equivalent experience), preferably in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field

3-5 years of commodity merchandising, grain trading, or origination experience required; Experience trading grain commodities, particularly HRW wheat, strongly preferred

Demonstrated experience managing futures positions against a cash grain book and utilizing hedging strategies

Rail merchandising and logistics experience required; export and FOB trading experience preferred

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and commodity trading systems

Prolonged period of sitting at a desk and working at a computer

Employment with The Andersons, Inc. is at will , which means both you and the Company can end the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice, consistent with applicable law, nothing in this description should be viewed as a contract.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and consider candidates without regard to any status protected by law, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

The Company maintains a drug‑free work environment and may require drug, alcohol, and/or medical testing depending on the role.

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