Feed Ingredients Merchant: Trading & Market Analytics

Scoular; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans from day one

401k match

12 paid holidays

Vacation and wellbeing time

Annual incentive opportunities

Job summary

Scoular, based in Omaha, NE, is seeking a Merchant to develop and utilize trade skills in origination, sales and execution within Feed Ingredients. You will learn market analytics, build strong customer rapport, and manage logistics, contracts, and receivables.

You will cultivate relationships with origin and end-user customers, learn CTRM systems, and contribute to market insights while supporting execution and credit controls.

Qualifications

• College degree in business related field or equivalent experience.
• At least 2 years of commodity merchandising experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of ingredient markets, hedging and commodity flows.
• Knowledge of the agricultural industry’s trading standards and procedures.
• Demonstrated aptitude in accounting and financial practices and procedures.
• Exceptional customer service skills and relationship building capability.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly skilled in problem solving techniques.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to travel, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain extensive and varied business relationships in the market place.
• Provide customers with accurate market information and answers to questions about their business transactions, such as settlements.
• With direction of Manager, add sales customers to contract list as market familiarity increases.
• Build trading rapport with origin and destination customers.
• Contract management including reconciling balances with customers.
• Assist and/or lead execution logistics planning and strategy.

Skills

Commodity merchandising

Market analytics

Customer service

Problem solving

Organized

Willing to travel

Education

College degree in business related field

Tools

CTRM

Job description

Scoular, based in Omaha, NE, is seeking a Merchant to develop and utilize trade skills in origination, sales and execution within Feed Ingredients. You will learn market analytics, build strong customer rapport, and manage logistics, contracts, and receivables.

You will cultivate relationships with origin and end-user customers, learn CTRM systems, and contribute to market insights while supporting execution and credit controls.