Commodity Trader
Role Overview
Full-time, permanent Commodity Trader opportunity at Taiga Building Products’ Edmonton branch.
The role is directly responsible for margin performance, inventory risk management, and supplier positioning within assigned commodity categories.
Contribute to market strategy, pricing decisions, and national procurement alignment.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Full-time, permanent Commodity Trader opportunity at Taiga Building Products’ Edmonton branch.
The role is directly responsible for margin performance, inventory risk management, and supplier positioning within assigned commodity categories.
Contribute to market strategy, pricing decisions, and national procurement alignment.
Key responsibilities
- Grow relationships with key customers and suppliers, penetrate markets, and develop new contacts.
- Identify product alternatives that meet customer needs more economically or efficiently.
- Coordinate with branches and procurement to improve synergies.
- Provide product information and after-sales service, including shipping information, tally revisions, and claim processing.
- Contribute to pricing strategy, market positioning, and inventory exposure decisions.
- Prepare internal paperwork and reports, and attend meetings and trade shows as required.
Requirements
- Three to five years of lumber trading and/or buying experience is preferred.
- Demonstrate superior customer service, relationship-building ability, and ability to meet performance targets.
- Manage inventory turnover and aged inventory and take full-cycle sales accountability, including claims and inventory management.
- Have experience making profit-based decisions, Microsoft Office proficiency, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Compensation and benefits
- Pay is listed as $55,000–$75,000 per year.
- Benefits include dental, extended health, life insurance, RRSP matching, vision care, and a wellness program.
Workplace
- Work location is in person in Edmonton, Alberta.
- Candidates must reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work.
Hiring process
- Candidates may be required to undergo a third-party background check.
About Taiga
Taiga describes itself as a wholesale distributor of building products in North America.
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