Purchasing Agent - Japanese Bilingual Commodity Trader

Job Posted 1/16/2025

Pacific Advisory Service

Champaign, IL 61825

United States

Category Retail

Job Description

This company is the U.S. subsidiary of a large Japanese agriculture manufacturer with more than 150 years of history. It buys grain in the U.S. and ships it to Japan. Some corn is purchased through Japanese trading companies and some is purchased directly from U.S. grain merchants.

• Purchase the required amount of grain at the best possible price, taking into consideration quality, grain type and logistics.
• Interpret Japanese/English during meetings between American companies and Japanese personnel
• Gather, analyze, centrally organize, and communicate information on trends in the U.S. grain market, which come from English sources, and translate to Japanese.
• Coordinate, arrange, oversee, and record all storage and transportation of purchased grain from the point of origin to delivery in Japan.
• Engage in international outside sales for new products produced by the parent company in Japan.

• More than 3 years of work experience
• Professional Japanese/English translation and interpretation skills
• Experience/interest in grain trading is a plus.
• GPA 3.00 or higher with JLPT N1 for college graduates.
• Authorization to work in the United States.
• Willing to travel often.
• Open to all majors; interest in agribusiness is a plus.