Cargills 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.
Cargill is 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.
This position is in Cargills food and bioindustrial?business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.
**Job Purpose and Impact**
The Merchant will contribute to handling a supplier base and fulfill transactions delivering commodities that meet production requirements and specifications in terms of timing, volume, quantity and cost. We seek a professional who will help buy and sell commodities from/to country elevators, producers, feed mills and processors. Will be responsible for working in a dynamic work environment that requires a strong focus on originating corn at the lowest cost to Cargill, and works in coordination with our Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers North America (CSSTNA) Merchant team and Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain North America (CASCNA) Sales Team.
**Key Accountabilities**
+ Collaborate with transportation and logistics, quality assurance, customer managers and credit manager to ensure efficient execution.
+ Plan purchases and transportation to maximize profitable use of stock and storage facilities.
+ Enter 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.
+ Work directly with customers, suppliers and business counterparts to meet their needs in solving routine problems, and addressing complaints and concerns.
+ Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal 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
+ Minimum of two years of related work experience
+ Understanding of logistics management and grain flows.
+ Flexibility to work off-hour activities and events as necessary including, but not limited to corn harvest, producer marketing meetings, etc.
+ Ability to travel a 10% of the time locally
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Commodity trading and/or risk management experience.
**Position Information**
**Relocation assistance will be provided for this position**
**Location: Paris Illinois**
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet
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