Job Information
Cargill Grain Origination Merchant in Olathe, Kansas
Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Grain Origination Merchant will represent the critical link between customers, commercial accounts and the company's customer facing strategy. In this role, you will translate regional and local cash commodity market knowledge into timely and competitive service offerings for customers.
Key Accountabilities
Develop and maintain relationships with core customers.
Focus on competitively positioning commodity offers in local cash markets to efficiently source them through our processing facilities and grain elevators while focusing on maximizing profitability for both customers and the company.
Develop a deep understanding of the basic market access needs desired by customers in the segment and work to quickly adapt to changes in these needs with shifts in local cash markets.
Collaborate with internal sales, merchandising, customer service and operations teams to meet customer needs efficiently and in a manner which is tightly linked to regional and local cash market strategies.
Enable an efficient and effective customer experience through utilizing our systems and digital offerings.
Consistently identify and communicate customer insights back into the business unit that can be utilized to create and enhance standardized customer segment value propositions, as well as overall business strategy development.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Procure leads for our sustainability business in the carbon industry.
Other duties as assigned
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Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of two years of related work experience
Understanding of basic production agriculture principles
Preferred Qualifications
Commercial and financial acumen
Commercial or grain sales experience
Job Information
This position is hybrid and requires to be on site based on business needs.
Relocation assistance will be provided for this position.
Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.