Cotton Trading Support Analyst — Inventory & Compliance

Missouri Ag Connection; Chesterfield (MO); Remote; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness plans

Retirement contribution

Paid vacation/holidays

Job summary

Bunge is seeking a Sr Analyst Trading Support to provide commercial and operational backing for US cotton trading. You will coordinate CCC loan programs, manage loan settlements, maintain CCC loan inventories, and ensure USDA/FSA compliance while supporting trading strategies to optimize inventory value.

You will administer LSA activities, track warehouse receipts, and maintain ownership and transfer records, collaborating with cooperatives and warehouses to keep documentation audit-ready and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
• 3-7 years of experience in commodity operations, agricultural merchandising, trade execution, logistics, inventory management or trading support.
• Experience supporting cotton trading, cotton merchandising, or cotton cooperative operations is preferred.
• Experience managing inventory, documentation, settlements, and operational compliance requirements.
• Experience with USDA/FSA, CCC loan programs, redemptions, warehouse receipts or cotton certification processes is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate CCC loan program activities and cotton transactions.
• Process and monitor redemption opportunities and loan settlements.
• Maintain documentation and records for CCC loan inventories.
• Ensure compliance with USDA/FSA regulations and company requirements.
• Support traders in evaluating and executing optimal redemption strategies.
• Administer LSA activities and related documentation.
• Coordinate inventory records with Authorized Loan Service Agents and Cotton Cooperatives.
• Maintain records of cotton ownership, transfers and commitments.
• Support contract administration and settlements with cotton cooperatives.
• Coordinate certification and recertification activities with warehouses and classing agencies.
• Monitor certification status and expiration timelines.
• Maintain warehouse receipt inventories and ownership records.
• Track inventory movements, transfers and releases.
• Resolve documentation discrepancies with warehouses and external stakeholders.
• Provide operational support to Cotton Traders on inventory management and execution activities.
• Prepare inventory, redemption, certification and position reports.
• Support contract execution and commercial settlements.
• Analyze inventory economics and operational impacts on trading decisions.
• Assist with month-end and year-end reconciliation activities.
• Maintain audit-ready transaction documentation.
• Support internal and external audit requests.
• Ensure adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency, controls and operational effectiveness.
• Partner cross-functionally to improve execution processes and reduce operational risk.

Skills

Commodity operations

Cotton trading

Inventory management

Documentation & settlements

Education

Bachelor's degree in Agribusiness/Agricultural Economics/Business Administration

Job description

Bunge is seeking a Sr Analyst Trading Support to provide commercial and operational backing for US cotton trading. You will coordinate CCC loan programs, manage loan settlements, maintain CCC loan inventories, and ensure USDA/FSA compliance while supporting trading strategies to optimize inventory value.

You will administer LSA activities, track warehouse receipts, and maintain ownership and transfer records, collaborating with cooperatives and warehouses to keep documentation audit-ready and