Merchant II
Merchant II
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Job Description
Cargills size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food ingredients agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials from eggs to edible oils salt to skincare feed to alternative fuel. Our 160000 colleagues operating in 70 countries make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargills agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain partnering with farmers and customers to source make and deliver essential products.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Merchant will contribute to handling a supplier base and fulfill transactions delivering commodities that meet production requirements and specifications in terms of timing volume quantity and this role you will be a member of the Soy Processing Commercial team that is primarily responsible for soybean meal sales game plan development recommending trading and marketing strategies and overseeing logistics execution for a soy processing plant in the region. You will focus mainly on soybean meal sales working and managing relationships with various established customers and prospecting new business. You will be part of the overall merchandising team which develops game plans on soybeans meal oil hulls and the total margin generation and P&L for the respective crush this role you will be expected to learn and grow into a leader among peers on the team. We seek a professional who will help buy and sell commodities from/to country elevators producers feed mills and processors.
Key Accountabilities
Collaborate and align functional areas including all product line merchandising origination operations logistics and finance teams to maximize asset utilization and earnings within the region via establishing game plans offers margin structure and objectives ensuring efficient execution.
Enter routine data and run specialty reports from our contract management databases and systems. Evaluate manage and communicate risk universe (Game-plans Bean/meal position bean pipeline position bean and meal quality P&L and open contract risk including but not limited to: contract exposure credit A/R past due contracts contract confirmations etc.)
Plan sales and transportation to maximize profitable use of stock and storage facilities.
Research and analyze various freight opportunities in the marketplace to maximize margin.
Work directly with customers suppliers and business counterparts to meet their needs in solving routine problems and addressing complaints and concerns.
Independently solve moderately complex issues while referring more complex problems to a higher-level staff.
Other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience
- Ability to travel overnight less than 10% to visit plants and customers.
- Drivers license in good standing.
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet.
Employment Type
Full-Time
