Job Title: Analyst, Trade Operations (Temporary)

Location: Richardson, Texas

Department: Trade Operations

FLSA Status: Temporary Full-Time, Non-Exempt

We are Olam Agri - a market-leading agri-business, focused on high-growth markets, with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities, and deep understanding of market needs built over 30 years. Our food, feed, fiber, agri-industrials, and ag-services capabilities span 30+ countries. We are at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows, working with farmers and customers to connect local origins and global destinations. We unlock value for customers, enable farming communities to prosper sustainably, and strive for a food-secure future.

We are the largest private ginner worldwide with extensive operations in Australia and USA. We use world-class ginning systems to produce superior and consistent quality cotton. Our integrated ginning and contract farming operations in Africa means we are on the ground to help farmers improve their practices and get a fair price. 

Our customers benefit from our broad operations, with a traceable, sustainable source of quality cotton. Because of this, we are chosen by textile mills in all major markets.

In the US, we’re a leading supplier of all cotton varieties. Our business is diversified across the major growing regions of Texas, Memphis, Georgia, California, and Arizona, with ginning and warehousing infrastructure in several locations.

Learn more at www.olamagri.com.

Position Summary

Trade Operations is an integral part of the business interfacing with the procurement, sales, finance, warehousing, and logistics teams. Its mission is to preserve and enhance the trading margins by optimizing sales allocations, planning logistics routings, as well as pushing excess inventory to market. The team adds to the trading discussion by providing relevant information derived from the physical inventory, as well as maintaining an inventory by region/quality position.

As an Analyst within the team, you will be responsible for a region pulling cotton from interior warehouses, managing transit warehouse flows, optimizing warehouse capacity utilization, as well as moving cotton onto export sales. The workload is seasonal and heaviest during the cotton harvest which spans September through February. Between crops time is spent on continuous improvement of systems and processes.

Position Responsibilities

• Planning and assigning cotton to sale contracts; tying to ocean freight bookings.
• Confirming that assigned cotton meets sales contract specifications.
• In close collaboration with the logistics and warehouse teams providing subject matter expertise on sales allocations and planning.
• Subject matter expert on EWR (Electronic warehouse receipts) ensuring that titles documents are properly maintained internally and distributed to the relevant parties for shipment, as well as troubleshooting as needed.
• Responsible for timely redemption of equity cotton from the US government loan (PCCA and COPS).
• Responsible for tracking truck lane capacity, as well as longer terms capacity utilization forecast for trucking and ocean freight requirements.
• Point person for both internal and external warehouse relationships. Responsible for requesting and following up on load-out dates from interior warehouses.
• Participate in continuous learning about system capabilities, supply chain processes, and perform process improvements as deemed necessary by the business.
• Responsible for the management of cut/damaged bales and the insurance claim process. Ensure all claims are reported accurately and timely.
• Reconcile the daily sales activity and input into relevant information systems
• Maintain the Master Warehouse Tariff file in inventory system.
• Update Due Sheet daily with sales allocations.
• Produce and distribute cotton classing data to internal and external parties as needed.
• Report cotton sales and shipment to the USDA on a weekly basis / quarterly basis as required.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis based on requests from internal stakeholders.

 Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Must be able to problem solve and handle multiple tasks effectively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including but not limited to Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and effectively manage workload to meet deadlines, while ensuring a high standard of quality.

Note: this job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. 

Olam provides equality of opportunity for all persons with respect to hiring without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status or sexual orientation. We will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant. All employment will be decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

At Olam, we celebrate our diversity. Olam Agri Americas, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. 

•  Bachelor’s Degree is required, concentration in Supply Chain Management or a related field is preferred.
•  Strong commercial acumen and the ability to comprehend the drivers of the underlying business.
•  One (1) year of work experience in a corporate environment, preferably in a supply chain role.