Grain Marketing Advisor

Description

• Help identify potential customers and handle existing customer relationships.
• Responsible for delivering an advisory service to select, paying clients, in regard to their farm's grain marketing plan and decisions, over the course of the year.
• Responsible for selling the advisory service, with support from local sales team, to prospective clients, in an effort to achieve individual and team financial goals.
• With guidance conduct market research and pricing, sales and merchandising activities.
• Monitor customer and competitor activity and industry trends.
• Protect, grow and diversify the relationship with targeted customers.
• Support business growth by disseminating favorable information about the organization and its products and services.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Highest qualification: University

• Diploma/certificate or bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Grain buying/sales experience.
• Minimum of two years of experience in the Canadian grain industry, agricultural production or farm management
• Possess a valid Canadian drivers licence in good standing authorizing you to drive independently during your employment.
• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada

Preferred Skills

• Related post-secondary education or training
• Comprehension of Cargill’s Risk Management Tools
• Consulting experience
• Specialized knowledge of grain marketing and risk management
• Good working knowledge of grain futures, options and markets