• Grain Origination Merchant

    Cargill (Circleville, OH)


    Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

     

    Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

     

    This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.

     

    Job Purpose and Impact

     

    The Grain Origination Merchant 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.

    Key Accountabilities

    + Develop and maintain relationships with core customers and select commercial customer segments.

    + 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.

    + 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

    + Commercial and financial acumen

    + Understanding of basic production agriculture principles

    + Commercial or sales experience

    + Minimum of two years of related work experience

    Preferred Qualifications

    + Grain sales experience

    + Bachelor’s degree in a related field

    Position Information

    + This position is located in Circleville, OH

    + This posting will expire on October 19th, 2025

    + Benefit package includes: Paid time off; paid holidays; medical, vision and dental coverage; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; disability insurance; retirement savings; employee and family assistance program (EAP). Learn more at: www.cargill.com/myhealth

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.