Merchant III
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 life’s 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.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Merchant III will handle a moderately complex supplier base and fulfill transactions delivering soybeans that meet production requirements and specifications in terms of timing, volume, quantity, and cost. In this role, you will buy soybeans from country elevators, producers, and feed mills into the Iowa Falls and Cedar Rapids Iowa crush plants.
Key Accountabilities
- Collaborate with transportation and logistics, quality assurance, customer managers and credit managers to ensure efficient execution.
- Plan purchases and transportation to maximize profitable use of stock and storage facilities.
- Enter routine data and run specialty reports from our contract management databases and systems.
- 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 with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum of four years of related work experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Four years or more of commodity Merchandising Experience
- Proven ability to understand grain margins, futures, and basis relationships
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
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