Merchandiser

Location : Decatur IN OPD 

City : Decatur 

State : Indiana (US-IN) 

Country : United States (US) 

Requisition Number : 37723 

 

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers.  Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package but most importantly, in all we do we live our values: 
•    Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect
•    Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative and efficient
•    Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably
 

A Day in the Life:
This position is responsible for conducting commercial and trading activities associated with grain origination, product sales and marketing for a soybean processing facility

 

What You'll Be Doing:
•    Communicate with farmer 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
•    Communicate with feed mills, livestock producers, brokers, and other buyers in marketing soybean meal and soyhull pellets
•    Build relationships with new and existing customers to grow origination and sales for the facility
•    Coordinate and assist in managing all logistics around inbound and outbound product flows
•    Create and communicate load order numbers for product loading to customers
•    Communicate plant issues affecting receiving or 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
•    Evaluate and report changing crops and market conditions to appropriate company personnel in a timely and accurate manner
•    Organize farmer meetings
•    Work with hedging, spreads, and crush projections making sure daily position is accurate
•    Ensure accurate hedging to maintain plant margins and minimize risks
•    Assist in and gain knowledge on weekly margin projections
•    Check local competition and elevator bid structure ensuring Bunge is competitive
•    Ensure compliance of contracts
•    Review accounts receivable issues and assist in collecting as needed
•    Update bid sheet daily and distribute internally and externally
•    Help train and educate new merchants as needed
•    Attend all safety meetings
•    Perform other duties as assigned
•    Demonstrate the following culture and values which are expected of all employees at Bunge
o    Act As One Team: By fostering inclusion, collaboration and respect
o    Drive For Excellence: By being agile, innovative and efficient
o    Do What’s Right: By acting safely, ethically and sustainably

 

Skills/Experience Requirements:
•    Bachelor's degree in Business, Agriculture Economics, or a related field
•    3-5 years of experience in commodity merchandising or relevant experience. Prior experience within the agribusiness and/or food industry preferred
•    Strong interest in agribusiness, specifically soybean processing/refining operations
•    Working knowledge of cash commodity trading and CBOT
•    Sales knowledge and negotiations skills
•    Excellent verbal and written communications skills
•    Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders with a focus on customer service
•    Ability to learn, prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced changing environment
•    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
•    Proficient PC skills including Excel and Word

 

Benefits:
•    Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision to meet your individual needs
•    401(k) – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
•    Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
•    Tuition Reimbursement – Contributing t