Merchandising Intern (Rock Port, MO)

Bunge; Missouri; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Bunge is offering a Merchandising Internship designed to introduce you to the value chains across our company. You’ll learn to create sales and growth in the marketplace, developing arbitrage and risk management skills to reach profitability goals in the grain industry.

Location to be determined and candidate must be willing to relocate for the internship. This role emphasizes data-driven decisions, collaboration, and hands-on experience across sales, logistics, and merchandising functions.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree or MBA in Agribusiness, Economics, Business or related field
• Junior status preferred
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Professionally aggressive self-motivated individual
• Able to function in a fast-paced environment
• Deliver customer excellence to our Bunge customers

Responsibilities

• Develop and cover existing sales and supplier accounts
• Obtain market knowledge through communication with suppliers, customers, and transportation vendors
• Facilitate logistics for timely product delivery using barge, rail and truck transportation modes
• Obtain and develop merchandising skills for future roles
• Improve Bunge’s outcomes by data-driven decisions, keeping the customer at the forefront
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with others
• Pursue opportunities to solve problems and manage workload

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Self-motivated

Fast-paced environment

Customer excellence

Education

Bachelor’s degree or MBA in Agribusiness, Economics, Business or related field

Junior status preferred

Job description

A Day in the Life

This Merchandising Internship program is designed to introduce you to the various value chains across Bunge. During the program, you will learn to create sales and growth in the marketplace. This will help you develop arbitrage and risk management skills to reach and exceed profitability goals in the grain industry.

Location to be determined and candidate must be willing to relocate for the internship.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Proactive development and coverage of existing sales and supplier accounts. Development of prospective accounts
• Obtaining market knowledge and insight through continuous communication with product suppliers, customers, and transportation vendors
• Facilitating and scheduling logistics for timely product delivery using barge, rail and truck transportation modes
• Obtain and develop merchandising skills to provide a base for future
• Improve Bunge’s outcomes by making data-driven decisions, keeping the customer at the forefront for all they do, and proactively gaining insight into the global strategy.
• Collaborate, effectively communicate with others
• Pursue opportunities to solve problems and take action while maintaining the ability to manage work

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Currently enrolled pursuing a Bachelor’s degree/MBA in Agribusiness, Economics, Business or related discipline
• Preference is Junior status in the university
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Must be professionally aggressive self-motivated individual
• Able to function in fast paced environment
• Deliver customer excellence to our Bunge customers

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

Nearest Major Market: Kansas City

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