Job Purpose The role will focus mainly on Grains & Oilseeds, especially canola meal and feed ingredients, including customer development, market analysis, pricing, trade execution, and logistics coordination.

The Trader will develop business with China, North America, Southeast Asia, and other international markets. The role will work closely with the Canada team, CIL Product Lines, China teams, global offices, suppliers, and customers.

The Trader may also support grains, oilseeds, and other agricultural products based on business needs.

Responsibilities

- Develop and manage trade flows between Canada and international markets.
- Work closely with CIL Product Lines, China teams, global offices, suppliers, and customers.
- Share market information, customer demand, pricing ideas, and trading opportunities across regions.
- Support canola meal, feed ingredients, grains, oilseeds, and other products when required.
- Coordinate with global teams to support pricing, contracts, execution, and risk management.
- Contribute to the Canada office budget, business plan, and long-term growth.

Qualifications & Experience

- Around 6 or more years of relevant experience.




- Have a global trading mindset and a valuable understanding of international agricultural trade flows.
- Be comfortable working with international teams across different time zones.
- Be willing to travel within Canada and internationally when required.
- Have strong communication, teamwork, and cross-cultural collaboration skills.
- Experience working with customers and teams in different countries is strongly preferred.
- Experience with China-related trade flows and Chinese customers is strongly preferred.
- Mandarin Chinese language skills are strongly preferred.

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📌 Trader - Grains & Oilseeds (Vancouver)
🏢 COFCO International
📍 Vancouver