Sales Trainee - Commodity Trader

Trader TraineeTampa International Forest Products (TIFP) is a leading forest products trading company built for ambitious, sales-driven professionals who want to run their own business. As a Trader Trainee, you'll learn the fundamentals of commodity trading while building relationships, developing market expertise, and creating your own book of business.Our traders operate with full autonomy sourcing products, identifying opportunities, negotiating deals, and managing customer relationships. No two desks are run the same. You choose how you sell, who you sell to, and how you grow, creating a true entrepreneurial environment with uncapped earning potential.TIFP offers a fast-paced, team-oriented culture where people work hard, compete, and have fun doing it. Many of our employees have been with the company for 15+ years, a testament to the opportunity, earning potential, and culture we've built. You'll learn directly from experienced traders and be surrounded by driven, motivated teammates invested in each other's success.This is an in-office role based in Tampa, FL (not remote).Responsibilities:Learn the industry through our logistics team by expanding transportation networks and negotiating freight ratesProspect, cold call, and qualify customers to build your own book of businessIdentify market trends and generate new trading opportunitiesBuild long-term client relationships by providing market insight and valueMaintain real-time market knowledge to support pricing, risk, and margin decisionsYou'll thrive in this role if you are:High-energy with a strong entrepreneurial mindsetComfortable with cold calling and relationship-based salesCompetitive, ambitious, and motivated by resultsStrong in problem-solving, analytics, and basic mathConfident communicator with strong interpersonal skillsAble to prioritize and manage multiple moving partsInterested in running your own desk like a businessComfortable using Excel, Word, Google Docs, and similar tools