Grain Merchandiser
GPAC
- Baldwin, ND
- $60,000-90,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build and maintain long-term relationships with producers, truckers, and end users.
- Maintain customer accounts and handle all account related issues in a timely manner to ensure good customer service.
- Be able to understand grain markets, industry reports and be able to analyze any changes in market trends.
- Develop knowledge of competitors values and activities.
- Understand supply chain management including both truck and rail logistics.
- Work closely with the grain merchandising team to ensure effective trading and risk strategies are in place and executed.
- Collaborate internally with other merchandisers, hedge desk, accounting, and transportation personnel, to exchange information as needed.
- Identify new market opportunities and help build the brand to expand the business.
- Become familiar with all physical plant operations including safety, grading, and truck and rail procedures.
- Assist in planning, developing, and implementing grain merchandising strategies and goals.
- Other responsibilities as assigned.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong critical thinking and decision making skills
- Ability to organize and prioritize responsibilities
- Must be a motivated self-starter
- Familiarity with the industry
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in Ag Business, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or related field.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Excellent math skills
- Proven ability to maintain confidentiality. Demonstrate a positive “Can Do” attitude; strong work ethic, self-starter that requires little supervision and has a high level of initiative
- Willing to work additional hours beyond the normal work week during harvest, month-end, and year-end preparation
- A valid driver’s license
- Must be able to move/lift up to 25 pounds
- Specific vision abilities are required such as close and distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
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