Merchandiser II (Clarks, NE)

Bunge Iberica SA; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness plans

Retirement contributions

Paid vacation/holidays

Job summary

Bunge is seeking a Grain Origination and Marketing professional to conduct commercial and trading activities for a grain elevator or soybean processing facility in Kentucky. You will originate grain from farmers and provide exceptional customer service while monitoring market information and bids.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Agriculture Economics or a related field and 3–5 years of agribusiness experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Agriculture Economics or relevant discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant agribusiness experience; prior experience in agribusiness/food industry preferred.
• Strong interest in agribusiness, specifically soybean processing/refining operations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders focusing on customer service.
• Intermediate knowledge of accounting principles, market values, pricing and margin factors preferred.
• Demonstrated problem solving, execution and organizational skills in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Originate grain from farmers and provide customer service.
• Serve farmer customers in market information, e-business, bids, hours, grade reporting and accounting issues.
• Communicate with feed mills, livestock producers, brokers, and other buyers in marketing soybeans, meal and hulls.
• Create and communicate load order numbers for product loading to customers and internal groups.
• Facilitate timely exchange of business information and market conditions between local and corporate management.
• Evaluate and report changing crop and market conditions to company personnel in a timely manner.
• Verify overnight markets to protect bids and keep merchants updated.
• Check local competition and bid structure to ensure competitiveness.
• Ensure contract compliance and update bid sheets daily.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Accounting basics

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Agriculture Economics

Job description

A Day in the Life

This position is responsible for conducting commercial and trading activities associated with grain origination and marketing for a grain elevator or soybean processing facility.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Communication with farmers and elevator customers to originate grain and provide customer service
• Service farmer customers in areas of market information, e-business, bids, hours, grade reporting and accounting issues in a proactive manner that exceeds expectations and builds strong relationships
• Communication with feed mills, livestock producers, brokers, and other buyers in marketing soybeans meal and soyhull pellets
• Create and communication load order numbers for product loading to customers and internal groups
• Facilitate and assist in the communication and exchange of business information and market conditions between local and corporate management in a timely and accurate manner
• Evaluation and report changing crop and market conditions to appropriate company personnel in a timely and accurate manner
• Verify overnight markets to protect bid, ensuring merchants are updated
• Check local competition and elevator bid structure ensuring Bunge is competitive
• Ensure compliance with contracts
• Update bid sheet daily and distribute internally and externally
• Attend all safety meetings

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Agriculture Economics or relevant discipline
• 3-5 years of relevant experience. Prior experience within the agribusiness and/or food industry preferred.
• Strong interest in agribusiness, specifically soybean processing / refining operations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders with a focus on customer service
• Intermediate knowledge and understanding of accounting principles, market values, pricing and margin factors highly preferred
• Demonstrated problem solving, execution and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced, changing environment

Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays.

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

• We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
• We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
• We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge