Senior Merchant

Role Summary

Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Merchant will lead and direct complex merchandising work. In this role, you will handle a supplier base and fulfill transactions, delivering commodities that meet production requirements and specifications in terms of timing, volume, quantity and cost. You will lead and develop a team that buys and sells commodities from and to country elevators, producers, feed mills and processors.

Responsibilities

• Participate in selection of direct reports and provide input on plans for future workforce needs.
• Communicate and interact with transportation and logistics, quality assurance, customer managers and credit manager to ensure efficient execution.
• Work with the accounting and finance departments to determine monthly contract and inventory valuations for a short term strategy.
• Research and analyze various freight opportunities in the marketplace to maximize margin.
• Work directly with customers, suppliers and business counterparts to develop business solutions to meet their needs for a specific product.
• Lead and develop a team, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience.
• Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of supervisory experience

About the Company

At Cargill our team of 160,000 professionals in 70 countries draws together the worlds of food, agriculture, nutrition and risk management. For more than 150 years, we have helped farmers grow more, connecting them to broader markets. We are continuously developing products that give consumers just what they're seeking, advancing nutrition, food safety and sustainability. And we help our partners innovate and manage risk, so they can nourish the world again tomorrow.

We combine 156 years of experience with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries. Side-by-side, we build a stronger, sustainable future for agriculture and help the world thrive.

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