Advisor, Trading and Merchandising

Cargill•Shorewood, MN

3d•$150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

Cargill's Bioindustrial business (CBI) brings new bio-based technologies to the market that compete with traditional petroleum-based applications, working to create a more sustainable future. CBI is an entrepreneurial business with unique opportunities in which Trade and Risk Management is a key contributor. The Advisor, Trading and Merchandising job develops and executes short- and long-term merchandising strategies across assigned commodities, customers, suppliers and supply chains to generate commercial value, optimize margins and support profitable growth. As a recognized subject matter authority in this field, this job analyzes highly complex supply and demand dynamics, handles high risk cash and hedge exposures, identifies strategic supplier opportunities and influences merchandising decisions across regional and global markets. This is a pivotal role within CBI, managing over 150 million dollars per year of tradeable raw material futures and basis exposure in a rapidly growing product line for CBI. This role will also play a Team Leader role in relaying our US futures positioning bias to other geographies that price off the US futures market (an additional 150 million dollars of exposure). This job cooperates with cross functional and cross business teams to align merchandising strategies with business priorities, strengthen market intelligence, improve portfolio performance and support disciplined risk management.

Requirements

Minimum requirement of 6 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 10 years or more of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience merchandising and managing risks in a complex, progressive environment
Experience in trading vegetable oils and entrepreneurial commercialization of new technologies
Ability to lead in a flat organizational structure through expertise and by understanding other functions’ needs

Responsibilities

Develops and executes merchandising strategies by originating, buying and selling commodities to optimize margins, achieve target volumes and generate profitable growth across assigned product lines.
Monitors and runs high risk cash positions, futures hedges, physical positions, transactions and contract exposures to ensure disciplined management of price, volume, margin, quality, timing, cost and operational execution.
Conducts highly complex analysis of supply and demand trends, pricing dynamics, logistics constraints, customer requirements, product specifications, sustainability considerations and market movements to inform merchandising decisions and identify opportunities.
Builds strategic partnership with customer, supplier, broker and market participant, and develops customer centric solutions that create value for the business.
Influences the development of short- and long-term merchandising strategies for assigned commodities or markets, ensuring a holistic gameplan that aligns customer demand, supply availability, operational capabilities and broader business strategy.
Monitors market, operational, pricing, volume, futures hedge and geopolitical risks associated with merchandising activities and advises on mitigation actions to keep exposures aligned with business guidelines and risk expectations.
Cooperates with logistics, supply chain, plant operations, finance, pricing, technical, trading, commercial, analytics and operational teams across businesses to coordinate physical flows, execute contracts and align merchandising decisions with business priorities.
Shares merchandising insights, risk management knowledge and best practices with merchants and cross functional partners to strengthen decision quality, market understanding and merchandising capability.