Grain Procurement Advisor

Soufflet Malt Family of Companies•Blackfoot, ID

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Director of Grain North America, the Grain Clerk is responsible for processing and printing settlements for all grain purchased, keeping record of the freight for grain intake and transfers, preparing invoices for processing and reconciling rail freight accounts. The Grain Clerk also provides support to all US sites regarding procedural and Microsoft AX inquiries. Communicating with producers in the fields about seeding, harvesting, samples and pricing. Helping to make sure our sustainability goals are achieved and audits are completed.

Requirements

High School Diploma with 3-5 Years of administrative experience, preferably within agriculture.
Basic understanding of accounts payable is a plus.
Agricultural experience is considered an asset.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel).
Ability to work under pressure and multi-task
Organizational skills.
Good technical skills with accounting/finance platforms; familiarity with Microsoft AX is a plus.

Responsibilities

Help manage inbound shipments to Pocatello malt plant (Order in Cars).
Enter inbound shipments into system as needed.
Grade grain as needed.
Settle all shipments from suppliers to Pocatello and ensure settlements are processed in a timely manner.
Send all grain invoices to Finance with appropriate GL Coding and backup information.
Maintain and reconcile rail freight accounts- printing all freight invoices, matching grain freight invoices to BOL’s and handing over for processing once ready.
Administer all freight disputes, both barley and malt.
Complete and maintain spreadsheets for costs v. accruals for rail freight.
Understand the specifications and analysis of barely to ensure that system calculations are correct.
Contracting barley with growers
Monitor growing season for plant health and weather events
Work with Pocatello plant to manage a stable inventory level of the right varieties
Work with growers to have the right varieties grown to meet our brewing customer demands
On Farm Sustainability with growers and auditors
Work with breeders, suppliers and growers to develop new varieties
By Products marketing