Merchant II

cargill • Olathe, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Merchant II will handle a moderately complex supplier base and fulfill transactions delivering commodities that meet production requirements and specifications in terms of timing, volume, quantity and cost. In this role, you will buy and sell commodities from and to country elevators, producers, feed mills and processors. This role will be focused in the Indiana, Illinois and Michigan markets with primary responsibilities across corn, soybeans, and soft red winter wheat for the respective assets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with transportation and logistics, quality assurance, customer managers and credit manager 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.
• Develop, own and articulate a strong understanding of the immediate market for relevant commodities, translating into clear bias and gameplan that is further articulated across cross functional teams for execution.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level