Grain Origination Merchant

Cargill•Olathe, KS

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Grain Origination Merchant represents the critical link between farmer customers and the company's customer-facing strategy. The role translates regional and local cash commodity market knowledge into timely, competitive customer service offerings. It supports the Salina territory and primarily involves wheat, soybean, corn, and milo products. The position is on site in either Olathe or Salina, Kansas.

Requirements

Minimum of two years of related work experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Commercial or sales experience.
Understanding of basic production agriculture principles.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain relationships with farmer customers.
Position commodity offers competitively in local cash markets to source commodities efficiently through company facilities while maximizing profitability for customers and the company.
Build a deep understanding of customers’ basic market-access needs and adapt quickly to changes in those needs and local cash markets.
Collaborate with internal sales, merchandising, customer service, and operations teams to meet customer needs efficiently and align with regional and local cash-market strategies.
Use company systems and digital offerings to enable an efficient and effective customer experience.
Identify and communicate customer insights to the business unit to inform standardized customer segment value propositions and overall business strategy development.
Independently resolve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision and escalate more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.