Regional Assistant Commercial Manager - St Louis, MO

Archer Daniels Midland•St Louis, MO

About The Position

The Assistant Commercial Manager is a leadership role responsible for executing a profitable business strategy for the assigned milling assets. The position works closely with operations, quality, and finance teams to meet business and operational metrics. Candidate will successfully manage local grain procurement and risk management, with support from the Decatur milling trade team, focusing on wheat and flour blending and related activities to minimize cost, maximize output and grow profits Areas of concentration will include scheduling of manufacturing, logistic coordination of inbound grain, outbound finished product and co-products. As well as learning underneath a Commercial Manager to strategically think on growth opportunities, projects, profit and loss analysis and go-to-market strategy. A strong candidate will be a team player who strives to be a continual learner, and leader within the Milling organization with great critical thinking, analytical and communication skills. The candidate will be responsible for all areas of supply chain and sales and operations planning at the St Louis, MO Milling Hub. The position requires extensive use of Microsoft Office Suite along with other ADM support systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, supply chain management
2-5 years of experience in milling, grain trading, grain procurement, and/or supply chain.
Good working knowledge of Excel, Word, MS Outlook
Detail-oriented with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize tasks to meet specific deadlines
Interpersonal skills with desire to be a team member
Effective oral and written communication
High performer with initiative to learn other responsibilities

Responsibilities

Assist in the responsibilities related to the Profit and Loss of the Milling business
Learn how to maximize profits and identify risk through management of grain procurement and inventories, product sales, execution, and customer service
Assist in local wheat procurement and coordinate with centralized wheat procurement, grist manager and local AS&O origination Teams.
Work closely with centralized customer service on customer orders
Schedule plant logistics and inventories for incoming wheat, outbound flour, and co-products
Be responsible for supply chain metrics related to OTIF
Coordinate the optimization and execution of bulk truck, rail and packaging lines, including identifying areas of opportunity
Be available off shifts and weekends to receive calls if needed
Be constantly aware and strive to support the safest work environment possible
Participate in daily operation reviews
Participate in monthly p/l analysis and review
Key Team Member to implement sales and operation planning
Work on key Mill initiatives to drive overall growth and strategy

Benefits

In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:
Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
Additional benefits include:
Paid time off including paid holidays.
Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
Tuition assistance.
Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.
Benefits may vary for bargained locations, confirm benefit eligibility with your recruiter.