Commodity Trading Associate
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Job Description
About Cargill:
Cargill is a global leader in food, agriculture, industrial products, and financial services. They are committed to nourishing the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. With a family-oriented culture and 160,000 employees across 70 countries, Cargill provides essential products that touch billions of lives daily. They connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and families with essential products, from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Cargill believes in empowering their employees to reach their higher purpose by offering meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a vibrant global community.
Commodity Trading Associate Position:
This entry-level position offers an opportunity to join a fast-paced environment where you will be involved in real-world challenges within the agricultural commodities market. You will be responsible for trading a wide range of commodities, including grain, oilseeds, oilseed products, feed, and processing by-products.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain customer relationships: Build strong relationships with country elevators, producers, feed mills, and processors.
• Analyze market conditions: Conduct in-depth analysis of supply and demand, market conditions, and economic forces to optimize Cargill’s position in the market.
• Negotiate contracts: Initiate, negotiate, and agree on the terms of commodity purchase/sale contracts, including price, quality, quantity, transportation, timing, and payment.
• Coordinate logistics: Ensure smooth execution of commodity contracts by coordinating transportation and logistics.
• Communication and collaboration: Maintain effective communication with internal teams, including sales, transportation and logistics, quality assurance, plant personnel, engineers, and accountants.
• Field work: Occasionally participate in plant and crop surveys, visiting suppliers and both internal and external customers.
• Project work: Complete and collaborate on various projects and assignments as needed.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Sound judgment and decision-making abilities, even under uncertainty.
• Comfort taking and managing risks.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including strong persuasion and negotiation abilities.
• Effective interpersonal skills, including working in a team environment and coaching others.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, including integrity, conviction, and courage.
• Motivation and drive to succeed.
• Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Willingness to relocate and embrace challenging responsibilities.
• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited program, graduating between December 2024 and Summer 2025.
• Right to work in the U.S. that is not based solely on possession of a student visa or a visa sponsored by a third-party employer.
• Geographic flexibility and willingness to relocate for an associate opportunity anywhere in the U.S., if applicable.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous experience with commodity trading internships.
• Completion or enrollment in a micro or macro introductory college-level economics course.
Compensation and Benefits:
• Salary: $70,000 (the disclosed salary has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled).
• Comprehensive benefits: including medical and other benefits, dependent on the position offered and hours worked.
Benefits Include:
• Paid holidays and floating holidays.
• Paid time off.
• Comprehensive health care plans.
• Short-term and long-term incentives.
• Mental Health and Wellbeing program.
• Digital Learning Library.
• Retirement plans.
• Paid time for volunteer and community outreach opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement programs.
• Relocation benefits for those that qualify.
Job Location: Various U.S. locations, including but not limited to:
• Eddyville, IA
• Fort Dodge, IA
• Blair, NE
• Amarillo, TX
• Wayzata, MN
• Olathe/Kansas City, KS
Work Environment:
• Plant or office setting, with flexibility for hybrid work arrangements.
• Majority of the work week will be in the office.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Cargill is an equal opportunity employer, including disability/vet.
