Grain Risk & Merchandising Consultant

Phase2 Technology; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

GROWMARK is a North American agricultural cooperative headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois. It serves nearly 400,000 customers with agronomy, energy, facility engineering, construction, logistics, grain marketing and risk management services.

The MID-CO accounts role focuses on providing grain market information, advice, and development of merchandising strategies. It involves maintaining futures account contact, identifying hedging opportunities, and supporting education and outreach to

Qualifications

• Normally requires a college degree in agricultural economics or marketing-related area or equivalent and 3 or more years' experience in agricultural marketing and the ability to provide grain marketing and risk management program leadership to member cooperatives.
• Registered with the NFA as an AP or qualified for same within three months of assuming position.

Responsibilities

• Maintains regular contact with assigned futures accounts.
• Provides market information and analysis as well as the identification and evaluation of hedging opportunities to MID-CO patrons.
• Monitors customer's margin accounts.
• Places customer's futures and option orders and reports fills.
• Responsible for soliciting new accounts and providing excellent service to existing complex accounts.
• Shares a portion of the responsibility for the production of MID-CO informational material.
• Represents MID-CO at appropriate trade shows and maintains relationships with potential clients.

Skills

Market information

Futures trading

Hedging strategies

Client relationship

Education

Bachelor degree in agricultural economics or marketing-related area

Tools

Computer skills

Job description

GROWMARK is a North American agricultural cooperative headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois. It serves nearly 400,000 customers with agronomy, energy, facility engineering, construction, logistics, grain marketing and risk management services.

The MID-CO accounts role focuses on providing grain market information, advice, and development of merchandising strategies. It involves maintaining futures account contact, identifying hedging opportunities, and supporting education and outreach to