Merchant Assistant Soybean Meal
Job Location:
Olathe, CO - USA
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Job Summary
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe responsible and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain partnering with producers and customers to source make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with lifes essentials we enable businesses to grow communities to prosper and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination trading processing and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.
The Merchant Assistant II supports the soybean meal team by providing operational analytical and administrative support across merchandising and trading activities. This role is a key entry point into Cargills commercial organization offering exposure to commodity markets customer relationships freight and risk management.
You will work closely with the team to support logistics pricing position management and contract execution while building foundational merchandising skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Support day-to-day soybean meal merchandising activities including truck logistics pricing sheets margin (P&L) estimates and market reporting.
- Conducts applications and settlement activities for customer transactions.
- Maintain accurate position tracking and assist with reconciliations to ensure visibility into exposures.
- Prepare routine reporting on origination sales activity and market trends.
- Analyze inputs such as basis freight and customer demand to support pricing and commercial decisions.
- Partner with supply chain execution and logistics teams to coordinate shipments and meet contract commitments.
- Maintain and build relationships with customers suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Handle moderately complex administrative technical and customer-related tasks with general supervision.
- Identify and escalate discrepancies related to contracts positions or shipments.
- Support process improvements across merchandising and trading workflows.
- Other duties as assigned.
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- Minimum of two years of related work experience.
- Confirmed analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Experience in agriculture commodities operations or a related field.
- Basic understanding of merchandising concepts such as basis futures spreads or logistics.
- Proficiency in Excel for reporting and analysis.
- Exposure to contract management trading support or supply chain coordination. #LI-BT2 #TheMuse #FGB
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vet.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
Cargill, Incorporated is an American privately held global corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, it is the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue.
