What are the responsibilities and job description for the Merchandiser position at Bunge?
Location : Council Bluffs IA OPD
City : Council Bluffs
State : Iowa (US-IA)
Country : United States (US)
Requisition Number : 39672
Merchandiser I
At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers. Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package, generous paid time off program, and opportunity to progress. Most importantly, in all we do we live our values:
This position is responsible for conducting commercial and trading activities associated with grain origination and marketing for a soybean processing facility
Core Functions:
Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans/Disabled
City : Council Bluffs
State : Iowa (US-IA)
Country : United States (US)
Requisition Number : 39672
Merchandiser I
At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers. Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package, generous paid time off program, and opportunity to progress. Most importantly, in all we do we live our values:
- Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect
- Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative and efficient
- Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably
This position is responsible for conducting commercial and trading activities associated with grain origination and marketing for a soybean processing facility
Core Functions:
- Communicate with farmer and elevator customers to originate grain and provide customer service
- Service farmer customers in areas of 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
- Communicate plant issues affecting receiving or 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 bid, ensuring merchants are updated
- Check local competition and elevator bid structure ensuring Bunge is competitive
- Ensure compliance of contracts
- Update bid sheet daily and distribute internally and externally
- Attend all safety meetings
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Demonstrate the following culture and values which are expected of all employees at Bunge
- Act As One Team: By fostering inclusion, collaboration and respect
- Drive For Excellence: By being agile, innovative and efficient
- Do What’s Right: By acting safely, ethically and sustainably
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Agriculture Economics or a related field
- One to two years of relevant experience required. Prior experience within the agribusiness and/or food industry preferred
- Strong interest in agribusiness, specifically soybean processing/refining operations
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders with a focus on customer service
- Demonstrated problem solving, execution and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Proficient PC skills including Excel and Word
Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans/Disabled
