Young Professional (Commercial Graduate Program)

About the job 2023 Graduate Trainee Program – Commercial

This is a 1-year graduate program designed to equip you with foundational knowledge and professional skills in our Grains & Oilseeds platform, with rotation across various functions such as Domestic execution, Domestic logistics, Vessel execution, Research, Domestic Assets, Commercial Team. Through practical projects and mentoring from business leaders, you would gain deeper understanding of the business and competencies that are essential to furthering your career growth.

After successful program completion, a Commercial Graduate might be proposed the permanent commercial (preferably) role. 

 Main Responsibilities:

1. Domestic execution – 2 months 

• Follow up USD and UAH contracts execution and payments
• Abide by the company's risk control policy and execution procedure. 

2. Domestic Logistics – 2 months

• Understand technical skills in Ukrzaliznytsya operations.  
• Follow up grain delivery channel silo/warehouse > railcars/truck > sea/river terminals.  

3. Vessel execution – 2 months 

• Follow up sales contracts execution on different type of delivery (FOB/CIF) by different type of transport (handy size vessel, panamax size vessels, barges)  
• Calculation of demurrage / dispatch / laycan time for vessels. 

4. Research – 2 months

• Assist researcher and traders with the commercial research and trading activities
• Manage statistical data in commodities balance sheets
• Process and analyze information, develop relevant databases and synthesize research and report findings in a clear and informative structure

5. Domestic Assets – 2 months 

• Understand the silo’s technical processes and grain quality analysis.  
• Secure deals with new clients (FCA and EXW contracts)

6. Commercial team – 2 months

• Develop client relationships
• Secure deals with new clients (CPT contracts)
• Monitor daily trading environment and predict market movement
• Keep the commercial team informed of relevant information from the market
• Process with CRM 

 Knowledge and Skills:

• Good analytical skills  
• Ability to learn fast  
• Confident user with MS Word / Excel / PowerPoint 
• Good verbal and written communication skills 
• Eager to grow personally and professionally 
• With an entrepreneurial spirit 
• Capacity for change and adaptation 
• Team player 
• Availability of mobility and settlement in other regions.

Languages: 

• Ukrainian – native 
• English – advanced (preferable) 

Academics:

• Graduates or in the last year of the degree 
• Specialty: Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Agronomy, Engineering, Mathematics, Systems 

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