Merchant II

Cargill • Olathe, KS

2d

About The Position

The Merchant II generates value by executing and monitoring merchandising strategies for a specific commodity or market, originating, buying and selling commodities to support target volumes, margins and business performance. The position is part of the Soy Processing Commercial team, which is primarily responsible for soybean purchases, game plan development, recommendations for trading and marketing strategies, and logistics execution for a soy processing plant in Wichita, Kansas. With limited supervision, the role 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.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of relevant work experience; the posting states this typically reflects 3 or more years of relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience understanding grain margins, futures and basis relationships.
• Basic knowledge of production agriculture and/or livestock feeding.
• Experience discovering and identifying customer needs and building customer relationships.

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 to support merchandising decisions and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, brokers and market participants to support transactions, understand needs, identify opportunities and bring value to the Wichita soy processing plant.
• Implement and monitor short-term merchandising plans for a specific commodity or market, providing ideas and insights to support broader 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 and risk expectations.
• Collaborate with logistics, supply chain, plant operations, finance, pricing, technical, trading, commercial, analytics and operational teams to support execution of physical flows, contracts and merchandising activities.
• Engage with market participants and industry networks to gather customer, supplier and market insights that support market intelligence and business opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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