Grain Merchandiser

Job Description
Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions
Devise and execute merchandising strategies for commodities
Aggressively originate commodities by developing a rapport with local farming/commercial community
Build strategies to maintain long term relationships with customer base
Organize and execute FOB bushel ownership program and manage dispatching of trucks
Structure daily bids to be competitive with the local market and distribute to customer base
Work to achieve “last right of refusal” for bushels brought to market
Participate in daily conference calls reporting market information to regional traders
Compose market wires weekly with additional reporting as needed
Regularly report real-time market information on intercompany chat system
Lead and participate in customer visits as well as industry social events
Develop an in-depth knowledge of the customer’s business including the functionally of his/her operations, provide customers with knowledge of the markets.
Collaboratively support logistics on load schedules.
Apply, process and settle tickets daily
Accurately enter contracts, pricing and amendments daily
Additional Responsibilities
Set up new customer accounts
Support customers with split payments, account issues, and direct deposit set up
Prepare and maintain various spreadsheets relative to the business.
Gather news, statistics and information related to individual commodity supply and demand from customers and trade sources, and distribute that information to the remainder of the group to support overall strategic trading/positioning (i.E., contributes to research function)
Identify, qualify and capture new business
Understand and input data into CINCH, Compuweigh and probing / grading operations.
Participate in regular crop tours to assess conditions and potential yields to anticipate markets.
Become familiar with all physical plant operations including safety, grading, truck dumping, and barge loading procedures.
Travel and work at other facilities expected periodically on a short-term basis as needed