Metals Trader - Georgia-Pacific

GP Recycling is seeking an experienced Metals Sourcing Trader to identify and secure profitable business opportunities for long-term growth. In this role, you will build and maintain relationships with suppliers and clients, particularly on the West Coast, to expand our trading portfolio. You will analyze market trends, execute trades, and ensure seamless logistical coordination, all while upholding the highest standards of integrity. If you have a strategic mindset and principled entrepreneurial attitude, we encourage you to apply!

Location: This is a home-based role with frequent travel. We are seeking candidates based on the West Coast. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

What You Will Do

• Identify and secure profitable new business opportunities that can be scaled for long-term growth.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with suppliers to foster and expand growth opportunities within the metals industry.
• Continuously adapt and enhance understanding of the competitive landscape to stay ahead in the market.
• Work with and through various cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives and ensure successful trade execution.
• Apply economic principles and critical thinking skills to achieve sustainable long-term success in trading activities.
• Provide excellent customer service to ensure client satisfaction and foster repeat business.
• Conduct all business activities lawfully and with the highest level of integrity.
• Develop and maintain strong business relationships specifically on the West Coast, a key element in the role.
• Target specific grades such as steel, aluminum, stainless steel, and copper-bearing metals for sourcing and trading activities.
• Leverage competitive advantages such as export operations, financial strength, and strategic relationships to differentiate from other brokers and succeed in the market.
• Proactively explore new business opportunities along the West Coast to expand the trading portfolio.
• Build and maintain a book of business through activities like cold calling and prospecting to nurture and grow client relationships.
• Work closely with team members and other departments to execute trades, ensuring all logistical elements like material readiness and ocean space availability are managed effectively.
• Utilize internal capabilities such as Export Operations, Customer Account Managers (CAMs), and order management processes to streamline trading activities.
• Manage all sourcing aspects of the trade

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in a sales, procurement, or physical commodity trading role
• Must be based in the U.S. and able to work without sponsorship
• Ability to travel domestically (mainly across the West Coast; approx. 20%)

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience procuring and trading ferrous and/or non-ferrous scrap metal
• Experience trading metal grades to domestic consumers
• Experience working with export capabilities
• Current book of business on the West Coast in metals

For this role, we anticipate paying $90,000-$125,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.

#LI-LRT