Grain Marketing Advisor
Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business, where we seamlessly connect farming customers with food, feed and industry.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Grain Marketing Advisor represents the critical link between customers, and the company's customer facing strategy. In this role you will provide risk management to create comprehensive grain marketing plans for customers executed with high efficiency.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop and maintain relationships with farm customers to create comprehensive grain marketing plans.
- Develop a deep understanding of the basic market access needs desired by customers in the segment and work to quickly adapt to changes in these needs with shifts in local cash markets.
- Collaborate with internal sales, merchandising, customer service, and operations teams to meet customer needs efficiently.
- Enable an efficient and effective customer experience through utilizing our systems and digital offerings.
- Consistently identify and communicate customer insights back into the business unit that can be utilized to create and enhance standardized customer segment value propositions, as well as overall business strategy development.
- Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Diploma/certificate or bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- Business and financial acumen.
- Strong sales experience.
- Minimum of two years of related work experience.
- Possess a valid Canadian drivers licence in good standing authorizing you to drive independently during your employment.
- Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada.
Preferred Qualifications
- Comprehension of Risk Management Tools.
- Strong understanding of farm business practices.
- Consulting experience.
- Specialized knowledge of grain marketing and risk management.
- Good working knowledge of advanced grain marketing contracts.
Position Information
Relocation assistance will be provided for this position within Canada.
Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.
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