Overall, Purpose and Objective of PositionThis position is responsible for developing and executing rail freight trading strategies focused on maximizing the return to the Company. Responsibilities include developing a trade book and functional P&L for various rail freight activities, collaborating with grain desks to ensure timely execution of physical grain movements, and optimizing rail positions across all desks.Manages the BNSF, UPRR, and CPKCS freight position for the Grains & Oilseeds platformGuides regions freight positioning suit export flows & freight hedge positionsEnsures secondary freight positions are accurately reflected and distributed to regional tradersStays abreast of market developments, ensuring timely group updates & interpretation of market dataKey member of the Grains and Oilseeds origination team, actively engaging customers for the procurement of grains and oilseeds for domestic and export markets.Coordinate information flow between departments to meet internal and external customer requirementsAssist in the development and implementation of transportation strategies for NAM G&O teamReceives rail freight applications from third parties and matches trains to the freight needs of the internal team.Responsible for timely billing of trains, or assigning coverage, including nights and weekends.Markets secondary UP, CPKCS & BNSF freight to country elevators to grow grain origination baseMaintains a live rail freight balance sheet forecasting rail freight S&D basis G&O export forecastsUses historical information to analyze pricing trends and project forward market pricing outlookProvide consultation to accounting personnel regarding settlements of rail freight pricingCollaborates with the Transportation desk in collecting refunds on contracts; assists with managing and analysis of payments for freight bills and demurrage   Rate Strategies/Negotiations /Quotations/ and Data MaintenanceCoordinates with transportation desk the accurate rail rate database management for all applicable BN, UP, KCS and CP origins to target destinations.  Provide rail rate quotations for grain shipments and other commodities to regional traders.Distributes monthly updates with rail fuel surcharges along with company’s exposure. Additional ResponsibilitiesOther duties as assigned.
