Merchant Assistant

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.

The Merchant Assistant will provide administrative support to the trading desks. In this role, you will prepare routine reporting, commodity pricing, profit and loss estimates and other supporting duties.

• Maintain and cultivate established relationships with small accounts, customers, clients, suppliers and other business partners.
• Collaborate closely with various business partners, including supply chain and field team to achieve origination objectives.
• Prepare reports and conduct competitive analysis, such as, pricing sheets, regular origination reporting, reconciliation for positions, as well as profit and loss estimates.
• Handle moderately complex clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under general supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

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• High school diploma, secondary education level or equivalent
• Confirmed analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Minimum of two years of related work experience

• Fresh university graduates or third year university students.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.