Commodity Pricing & Risk Intern — Analytics & Hedging

Ingredion Incorporated; Westchester (IL); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Capstone Summit

Intern Mentor Program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Ingredion Incorporated in Westchester, IL, offers a Commodities Pricing & Risk Management Intern position for Summer 2026. The role supports deployment and analysis of GrainSmart and Triple Point systems across US/Canada corn supply chains, and helps identify yield losses and their financial impact.

The internship seeks candidates pursuing a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness or related field, with statistics/finance coursework, strong communication, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Progress toward a bachelor's degree in agribusiness or related field.
• Course work in statistics / database’s / software systems / finance that demonstrate analytical capabilities.
• Knowledge and interest in modern day agriculture / food systems / manufacturing.
• Strong communication skills Must be able to interact with a diverse group of individuals and communicate Ingredion’s sustainability goals in a clear and concise manner.
• Demonstrated high proficiency with Microsoft programs (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and database systems.

Responsibilities

• Support Ingredion’s deployment / testing / analysis & use of GrainSmart & Triple Point systems for risk management analysis and corn position across supply chains.
• Create a holistic project to identify sources of yield losses and financial impacts on gross corn cost or reduced agri-product revenue across US/Canada plants.
• Sales Volume Hedging: Run daily reports to capture firm sales volume; create allocation sheets for corn futures; maintain hedge tracker; reconcile contract volume changes; communicate with contract team.
• Identify opportunities to improve department processes and develop solutions; learn new systems; automate processes; liaise with IT; potentially connect BUSHEL / SELL YOUR CORN / SAP to Triple Point.

Skills

Bachelor's degree progress

Statistics coursework

Finance coursework

Agribusiness interest

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Database systems

Education

Progress toward Bachelor's degree in agribusiness or related field

Tools

GrainSmart

Triple Point

SAP interface

BUSHEL

Job description

Ingredion Incorporated in Westchester, IL, offers a Commodities Pricing & Risk Management Intern position for Summer 2026. The role supports deployment and analysis of GrainSmart and Triple Point systems across US/Canada corn supply chains, and helps identify yield losses and their financial impact.

The internship seeks candidates pursuing a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness or related field, with statistics/finance coursework, strong communication, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.