Merchant II

Cargill • Blair, NE

10d

About The Position

The Merchant II generates value by executing and monitoring merchandising strategies for a specific commodity or market. The role originates, buys and sells commodities to support target volumes, margins and business performance. With limited supervision, the Merchant II monitors physical positions, contract exposures and lower-risk cash positions; gathers and analyzes market, customer and supplier information; and coordinates with cross-functional and cross-business teams to support efficient execution of physical flows and contracts within defined risk parameters. The role also manages a targeted list of producer customers to help achieve 70% overall producer origination at the facility.

The position is part of Cargill’s Food Enterprise, which serves food manufacturers, food service customers and retailers with ingredients and branded products.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of relevant work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Commodity merchandising experience.
• Agriculture industry experience.
• Customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement short-term merchandising strategies by originating, buying and selling commodities to optimize margins, achieve target volumes and support business performance.
• Monitor physical positions, contract exposures and lower-risk cash positions, including futures hedges, and ensure transactions meet timing, volume, quality, specification and cost requirements.
• Gather and analyze supply-and-demand trends, pricing dynamics, logistics constraints, customer requirements, product specifications, sustainability considerations and market movements.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, brokers and other market participants to support transactions, understand needs and identify opportunities.
• Implement and monitor short-term merchandising plans for a specific commodity or market, contributing ideas and insights to broader merchandising strategies.
• Monitor market, credit, price, volume and operational risks associated with cash positions, futures hedges, contracts and physical flows; escalate or recommend mitigation actions in line with business guidelines.
• Collaborate with logistics, supply chain, plant operations, finance, pricing, technical, trading, commercial, analytics and operational teams to execute physical flows, contracts and merchandising activities efficiently.
• Engage with market participants and industry networks to gather insights and support market intelligence and business opportunities.
• Manage a targeted list of producer customers to help achieve 70% overall producer origination at the facility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed