The Merchant will contribute to handling a supplier base and fulfilling transactions delivering commodities (feed ingredients such as Soybean Meal, Wheat, Yellow Corn, Rice by-products, etc.) that meet production requirements and specifications in terms of timing, volume, quantity, and cost.

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We seek a professional who will primarily buy commodities (and sell positions when necessary) from producers, millers, processors, and other sources.

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• Generate market outlook specific to the category handled and execute bull/bear game plans.
• Collaborate with suppliers, transportation and logistics, quality assurance, supply planners, and formulators.
• Plan purchases to maximize profitable use of stock and storage facilities.
• Research and analyze various opportunities in the marketplace to maximize margin.
• Work directly with customers, suppliers, and business counterparts to meet their needs in solving routine problems and generating and implementing projects.
• Be involved in Cost of Goods Projection using various cost sets and be accountable for movements and variance reporting.
• Navigate and act as a super user on Cargill Nutrition System and related ERP tools.
• Enter routine data and run specialty reports from contract management databases and systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

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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.