Manage end-to-end shipment execution, ensuring alignment between contract terms, documentation, and operational activities
Prepare, review, and validate export documentation in accordance with contractual, banking, and regulatory requirements
Coordinate execution activities across internal partners including Traders, Global Marketers, Accounting, Legal, Credit & Risk, Compliance, and Logistics to ensure alignment between contract terms, operational requirements, and documentation
Manage coordination with external stakeholders, including Freight Forwarders, Independent Surveyors, Shipping lines, banks, USDA (FGIS/PPQ), and Contract Brokers, to ensure timely execution, documentation flow, and issue resolution
Monitor shipment progress and proactively identify and address execution challenges
Identify execution gaps or inefficiencies and recommend improvements
Communicate moderately complex execution details to internal partners and external stakeholders, ensuring clarity and alignment
Develop working knowledge of industry governing contracts such as GAFTA.
Manage customer communications related to shipment execution, documentation requirements, and issue resolution, delivering professional and timely support while ensuring alignment with contractual terms.
Develop working knowledge of payment mechanisms including letters of credit, documentary collections, bank guarantees, performance bonds, down payments, and provisional payments.
Proactively identifies and documents counterparty and execution risk indicators including performance, documentation/LC readiness, payment timing, escalating with facts and recommended next steps to leadership, commercial trading, credit, legal, compliance as needed.
Coordinates contract and shipment amendments and instruction changes, ensuring alignment across internal systems, counterparties, banks, agents, and independent labs.
Minimum Qualifications (required)
High School diploma or GED
2+ years experience in trade execution, export/import documentation, or operations
Additional Qualifications
Bachelor's/Associate's degrees in Supply Chain, Trade Execution, International Business, Business Administration, Agribusiness, or Accounting/Finance, while the posting reflects different degree fields.
Working knowledge of Incoterms, export compliance, and trade systems
Ability to manage multiple transactions with limited supervision
Experience using AI-enabled productivity tools or workflow automation
Proficient with MS Excel, Word, and Outlook
General knowledge of a diverse list of agricultural commodities, products, and their governing contracts
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to work within a fast paced, high volume enviroment
Understanding of compliance/regulation tools, contract creation process and governing trading roles
Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse.
CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending upon position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.
CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.
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