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ADM is offering the opportunity for a merchandiser to become an integral part of the ADM Milling & Baking Solutions business. This position will assist in the management of all commercial related activities at the Carthage, MO, flour mill.
Candidate will successfully assist in managing local grain procurement and risk management, with support from the Decatur milling trade team, focusing on wheat and flour blending and related activities to minimize cost, maximize output and grow profits. Areas of concentration will include the scheduling of manufacturing, logistic coordination, and relationship management with customers and suppliers. You will be responsible for scheduling plant production, along with coordinating warehouse inventory, bulk truck and rail loading schedules. Daily involvement and interaction with operations and quality staff is important for success. In addition, the candidate will learn to review strategic plans for growth opportunities, projects, profit and loss analysis and go-to-market strategy. A strong candidate will be a team player who strives to be a continual learner, and leader within in the Milling organization with great critical thinking, analytical and communication skills.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in the responsibilities related to the Profit and Loss of the Milling business
- Learn how to maximize profits and identify risk through management of grain procurement and inventories, product sales, margin reviews, execution, and customer service
- Assist with local wheat procurement and origination and coordinate with centralized wheat procurement team
- Coordinate grist management and wheat position for the mill
- Work with team to execute bulk truck deliveries, rail shipments, and packaging line scheduling and orders
- Manage and trade truck freight and arbitrage positions
- Work closely with centralized customer service, local operations, sales and quality to meet customer expectations
- Learn how to develop Go To Market Strategy for Mill and Free to Sell
- Report and monitor inventories of flour, wheat, ingredients, and by-products and make timely and coordinated decisions
- Participate in month end reconciliation
- PR/PO processing as needed
- Understand operations, quality and sales to roles
- Be available off shifts and weekends to receive calls if needed
- Strive to maintain the safest work environment possible
- Work on special projects to enhance learning and training
- Participate in daily operation reviews
Additional Qualifications/ResponsibilitiesQualifications: - Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, supply chain management
- 1 or more years of experience in rail, trucking, supply chain, product management, but grain merchandising experience is preferred
- Good working knowledge of Excel, Word, MS Outlook
- Detail-oriented with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize tasks to meet specific deadlines
- Interpersonal skills with desire to be a team member
- Effective oral and written communication
- High performer with initiative to learn other responsibilities