Description
Premier agricultural industry leader is seeking a Merchandiser with 3 to 7+ years of experience who is ready and willing to grow as the company continues to expand. This is a unique opportunity where you will learn the entire business as you work with a variety of customers and other professionals, including accounting, logistics, quality control and finance.
You will join a successful, talented and team-oriented group of merchandisers where you will have a variety of work to do on a daily basis. You will use your decisiveness, people skills, competitive nature and trading acumen to help the team win. You will see and have significant opportunities to grow, expand, and learn new roles that fit your career path.
Some agricultural background is preferred, whether from growing up on a farm, education, or experience. Your background may be in ag economics or ag business, accounting, IT, finance, or other areas, but if you have a passion for merchandising and desire to have your career-focused in the merchandising sector of agriculture, there is not a better opportunity for growth and professional fulfillment than with this company.
More importantly, than a specific background is being a self-starter and having the right attitude, personality, and motivation to work towards the common team goal.
Having a competitive nature and solid relationship-building skills along with the ability to talk to a wide range of people is key, as are excellent communication skills and the drive to push the company to the next level.
Knowing various trading roles, understanding the markets inside and out, and having experience trading, whether distillers grains, canola, eastern or western markets, corn, beans or wheat, is valuable.
This is a great opportunity for professionals in the grain merchandising world to enter a new challenge, see what an industry-leading company does, and set up your career for great things in the next 3-5 years and beyond. This company will be opening up new roles that are perhaps bigger and better than you now have the opportunity to do.
Geographically, if you want to stay in the Midwest and have a great career, this company is a good fit. They will not send you around the world, but they will allow you to move up into new roles without having to move clear across the country. With them, you will be a name, not a number, and a valued team member in a company that cares about their team members' ideas, issues and concerns.
Compensation is very competitive, along with exceptional benefits and an attractive bonus incentive program.
Looking for a fresh merchandising challenge in a "top of the industry" company with a great culture? Contact Dave Allen or Chelbi Williams Alt today.