Grain Marketing Advisor

at  Cargill

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill’s global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business, where we seamlessly connect farming customers with food, feed and industry.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Grain Marketing Advisor will represent the critical link between customers, commercial accounts and the company’s customer facing strategy. In this role, you will translate regional and local cash commodity market knowledge into timely and competitive service offerings for customers, covering Calgary North Region. Key Accountabilities
Develop and maintain relationships with farm clients and providing personalized marketing advise.
Focus on competitively positioning commodity offers in local cash markets to efficiently source them through our processing facilities while focusing on maximizing profitability for both customers and the company.
Deliver grain marketing services program directly to farm clients helping them make better grain marketing decisions
Create and execute risk management strategies quickly and efficiently
Develop a deep understanding of the basic market access needs desired by customers in the segment and work to quickly adapt to changes in these needs with shifts in local cash markets.
Collaborate with internal sales, merchandising, customer service and operations teams to meet customer needs efficiently and in a manner which is tightly linked to regional and local cash market strategies.
Enable an efficient and effective customer experience through utilizing our systems and digital offerings.
Consistently identify and communicate customer insights back into the business unit that can be utilized to create and enhance standardized customer segment value propositions, as well as overall business strategy development.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned. Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Diploma/certificate or bachelor’s degree (Agriculture, Agribusiness, Economic, Finance, or Business) in a related field or equivalent experience
Understanding of basic production agriculture principles
Minimum of two years of related work experience
General knowledge of grain marketing
Sales or consulting experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Possess a valid Canadian driver’s licence in good standing authorizing you to drive independently during your employment.
Able to travel and be on farm on a day-to-day basis
Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada
Preferred Qualifications
Minimum 5 years of related work experience
Experience working with farmers
Specialized knowledge of grain marketing and risk management
Grain buying experience

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