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Cargill Merchant in Memphis, Tennessee

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business, where we seamlessly connect farming customers with food, feed and industry.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Merchant will contribute to cash trade game plans, execution, and risk management in the cash business. In this role, you will manage relationships and communications with internal and external stakeholders. In addition, you will manage and develop customer relationships, develop expertise around US cash values and differentiate between local trading rules and terms, and support the business in the managing the profit and loss results.

Key Accountabilities

  • Execute the US Cash gameplan working with gins, brokers, farmers and other suppliers in the supply chain. This is comprised of, but not limited to, recaps and forward contract business in US

  • Execute game plans for US growths and qualities; maintain accurate trading data; facilitate delivery and payment; handle physical execution risk and quality risk following the trading strategy.

  • Nurture strategic customer and supplier relationship and explore new opportunities in line with established trading strategy; continuously optimize process efficiency.

  • Support trading view by the collection of insight from key stakeholders such as mill, warehouse, traders, suppliers and customers.

  • 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

  • Minimum of two years of related work experience

Position Information

  • Location: Memphis, Tennesse.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

At Cargill, everyone matters and everyone counts. Cargill is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. As such and in alignment with our Guiding Principles, Cargill's long-standing equal employment opportunity policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, family status, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, union affiliation, or any other status protected by law.

Cargill also complies with all applicable national and local laws and regulations pertaining to non-discrimination and employment.

Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: Cargill, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Cargill”) have an internal recruiting department. Please review this notice.

US Employment Resources: Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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