Cargill Jobs

Job Purpose and Impact

Purpose of this 24 months program is to fast-track a fresh trading/merchandising talent who is commercially inclined for our Cargill Food & Bio trading business. The program entails rotation and mentorship focused on building relevant skills, knowledge and cultural awareness to be successful in the role.

Key Accountabilities

• Developing short-term and long-term trading strategies, as well as identifying potential opportunities in both derivatives, cash paper and physical markets.

• Identify and connect physical arbitrage opportunities between geographies, product and tenure via forward view of macro, flow change between markets and positioning.

• Negotiate for buy and sell physical cargo during arbitrage opening/closing by adopting a holistic view of factors driving the spot and forward market and prices.

• Support building of physical liquidity and market share in assigned markets via business development efforts and participation in trade flows within measured risk vs reward assessment.

• Develop market knowledge through constant dialogue and close communication with industry players, and customers at multiple levels so as to enhance the overall customer experience.

• Collaborate with transportation and logistics, quality assurance, customer managers and credit manager to ensure efficient execution and resolve routine problems.

• Help plan purchases and transportation to maximize profitable use of stock and storage facilities.

• Enter most 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.

• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• Other minimum qualifications may apply

Preferred Quali fi ca ti ons:

• Early career professionals with no more than 2 years’ work experience in commodities/financial markets, private equity, hedge funds are welcome to apply.

• Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.

• Excellent analytical facility with commercial acumen to provide solutions to business challenges.

• Demonstrates strong interest in commodity/financial markets.

• Commercially-minded, strong system thinker and ability to connect the dots.

• Self-starter, entrepreneurial, innovative inclinations.

• Able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.