Commodity Merchandiser

Join a dynamic team as a Commodity Merchandiser, where you'll play a pivotal role in the buying and selling of essential commodities, ensuring accurate contract management, and supporting market efficiency. If you're passionate about agriculture, markets, and building supplier and customer relationships, this role provides the ideal opportunity to leverage and grow your expertise.

What's in it for you

• Career Growth: Opportunity to build a career in commodity merchandising with a pathway to more senior roles.
• Engaging Environment: Work closely with a supportive leadership team and develop relationships with suppliers, producers, and customers.
• Market Impact: Gain in-depth exposure to grain markets and CBOT trading practices, directly influencing business outcomes.
• Skill Development: Enhance your problem-solving, accounting, and organizational skills in a role that demands precision and adaptability.

This role will be responsible for

• Commodity Purchasing and Sales: Buying corn and selling products like distillers grains and corn oil, both over the phone and in person.
• Market and Inventory Analysis: Monitoring market conditions to maintain optimal inventory levels and control costs.
• Contract Management: Accurately entering purchase and sales contracts into the accounting system.
• Relationship Building: Collaborating with suppliers, producers, and customers to foster strong business relationships.
• Support Operations: Assisting with corn grading, corn unloading procedures, and logistics management for inventory and transportation.

Expectations will include

• Maintaining Market Knowledge: Staying current on trade area trends and CBOT grain prices.
• Risk Management: Engaging in CBOT trades to offset risks associated with various contracts.
• Effective Communication: Informing customers about inventory levels for DDGS and corn oil, and adjusting logistics accordingly.
• Attention to Detail: Completing tasks accurately, including arbitrage trade tracking and hopper car subleasing paperwork.
• Operational Support: Overseeing outbound MWDG load scheduling and supporting the scale room's unloading procedures.

A qualified candidate will possess the following

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years in grain marketing; B.A. in Ag Business, Marketing, or a related field preferred.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, strong business and accounting knowledge.
• Personal Attributes: High integrity, detail-oriented, and excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal skills for clear and effective interactions.
• Physical Capability: Ability to meet the job's physical demands, including lifting up to 50 lbs and working in a moderate noise level environment, with safety equipment as required.

Compensation: Can be flexible depending on experience, ~$95,000

Benefits: Yes

Desired Location: In office

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