Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity.

With 5,400+ employees and over 80,000 institutional, commercial, and payments clients, we operate from more than 80 offices spread across six continents. As a Fortune 100, Nasdaq-listed provider, we connect clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

Whether you want to forge a career connecting our retail clients to potential trading opportunities, or ingrain yourself in the world of institutional investing, StoneX Group is made up of four business segments that offer endless potential for progression and growth.

Business Segment Overview:

Commercial: With boots on the ground authenticity at the heart of everything we do, our comprehensive array of commercial products and services enable you to work directly with our clients, across hedging, risk management, execution and clearing, OTC products, commodity finance and more.

Position Purpose: The Trade Execution Associate – Meats & Proteins supports the front office sales and trading team in the execution and management of physical protein trades, including beef, poultry, pork, and seafood. This role is responsible for end-to-end operational support, including trade booking, logistics coordination, inventory management, and oversight of food safety and quality assurance programs. The ideal candidate brings strong operational discipline, attention to detail, and a working knowledge of physical protein supply chains and regulatory requirements.

This position plays a critical role in ensuring trades are executed accurately, shipments are delivered as planned, inventory is properly reconciled, and food safety standards are met across the portfolio.

Primary Accountabilities/Responsibilities: 

• Trade Execution & Booking
  • Accurately capture and book physical protein trades in internal trading and ERP system
  • Review and validate trade terms including product specifications, quantities, pricing, delivery locations, and timing
  • Prepare documentation for transactions such as purchase orders and sale acknowledgements
    • Build and maintain a close relationship with our partners such as suppliers, customers, brokers, and service providers
  • Coordinate closely with the front office trading and sales teams to resolve trade discrepancies and booking issues

• Logistics & Order Management
  • Manage logistics from order confirmation through final delivery, including coordination with carriers, third-party logistics providers, and cold storage facilities
  • Track shipments, delivery schedules, and documentation to ensure timely and accurate fulfillment
  • Resolve logistics issues such as shortages, delays, temperature deviations, or delivery exceptions

• Inventory Management & Reconciliation
  • Monitor inventory positions across plants, warehouses, and third-party storage locations
  • Perform regular inventory reconciliations between physical inventory, systems, and trading positions
  • Investigate and resolve inventory variances, working with operations, logistics, and finance teams as needed

• Food Safety & Quality Assurance
  • Support and administer the company’s food safety and QA programs, including compliance with USDA, FDA, and customer-specific requirements
  • Maintain documentation related to product specifications, lot tracking, certifications, and audits
  • Coordinate product holds, releases, and recalls if required, ensuring full traceability and compliance

• Cross Functional Coordination
  • Serve as a key liaison between trading, logistics, QA, finance, and accounting teams and ensure inventory, freight, shipment, and payment information gets entered into the system of record accurately and efficiently
  • Monitor trade limits, accounts receivable limits, and aged AR. Follow up with customers on past due invoices and payment plans.
  • Support month end close activities related to inventory, accruals, trade, and PnL reconciliation
  • Assist with continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and risk controls
  • This list of responsibilities may not be all-inclusive and can be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as needed 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Supply Chain, Business, Agriculture, Finance, or a related field
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in trading operations, commodity operations, supply chain, or logistics, preferably within proteins or perishable goods
• Working knowledge of physical protein markets (beef, poultry, pork, seafood) and cold chain logistics
• Familiarity with food safety, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance in the protein or food industry
• Experience using ERP, trading, or inventory management systems (e.g., SAP, Agri based systems, Quickbooks, Quickbase, or similar platforms)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working directly with front office trading teams and external brokers
• Detail oriented, analytical, and organized with excellent documentation skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, deadline driven trading environment 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior experience supporting a front office trading or sales desk
• Exposure to USDA/FDA regulatory frameworks and audit processes
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, ownership-oriented mindset 

Physical requirements/Working conditions: 

• Onsite 4 days per week, 1 day per week remote
• Occasional visits to other offices, client meetings and industry events 
• Dynamic, time-sensitive environment
• Some travel required