Merchandiser II (Clarks, NE)

About the role

A commercial and trading position focused on grain origination and marketing for a grain elevator or soybean processing facility.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with farmers and elevator customers to originate grain and provide customer service.
• Serve farmer customers with 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.
• Create and communicate load order numbers for 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 crop and market conditions to appropriate company personnel in a timely and accurate manner.
• Verify overnight markets to protect bids, ensuring merchants are updated.
• Check local competition and elevator bid structure to ensure Bunge remains competitive.
• Ensure compliance with contracts.
• Update bid sheet daily and distribute internally and externally.
• Attend all safety meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Agriculture Economics, or a relevant discipline.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience; prior experience within the agribusiness and/or food industry preferred.
• Strong interest in agribusiness, specifically soybean processing/refining operations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders with a focus on customer service.
• 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.

Benefits

• Health and wellness plans.
• Retirement contribution.
• Paid vacation and holidays.

Bunge (NYSE: BG) connects farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed, and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of 34,000 employees partners with farmers globally to move agricultural commodities efficiently. We are a leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing, and refining, offering plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. With 200+ years of experience and a presence in over 50 countries, we advance sustainability and help communities prosper.