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Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Merchant role within Cargill’s Bioindustrial (CBI) business is pivotal in managing raw material costs and overall business margins. CBI brings new bio-based technologies to the market that compete with traditional petro-based applications, working to create a more sustainable future. This role will manage tradeable raw materials’ futures, basis, and currency risks in a quickly growing market for CBI. CBI is an entrepreneurial business with unique opportunities in which the Trade and Risk Management group can greatly impact the bottom line. The person in this role will be a leader for the region, working with a global team of traders to manage market risks and position the business for success. This role will grow in scope and diversity of tasks as the business commercializes new products and grows its existing product mix in the region.   #LI-ES2   

Key Accountabilities

• Meet plant requirements for tradeable raw materials, primarily focusing on soybean oil, but also a handful of specialty oils.

• Work with local and global partners to develop, verbalize, and execute on a soybean oil market view  

• Work on a local team with equal responsibility and accountability for success

• Ensure a process that reconciles positions, contracts, and deliveries to the plant

• Work with commercial teams as requested to provide market insight and overall margin integrity

• Generate market, position and profit and loss reports based on data and specialty reports.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Solid related work experience
• Experience working with Raw Material Costs
• Fluency in English and Portuguese
• Other minimum qualifications may apply

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