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 food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products. 

Job Purpose and Impact

This is a high-profile role with significant opportunity to integrate with the leadership of both Cargill and customers. The role allows for hands on experience in growing a total business including futures/options trading, risk
management, product development, sales, marketing, strategic pricing and PnL responsibility. Success in the role would meet the requirements of a significant risk management experience. 

Key Accountabilities

The position has three core responsibilities focused predominantly on Food customers of Cargill’s Food & Bio business (CFB) whilst also supporting the broader Cargill PRS team:

Trading - Executing risk management strategies to hedge pricing agreements with selected customers including market insights and trading of futures, options and customized OTC derivativesSales - Direct contact with customer by prospecting and selling to CFB Food customers from our current Price Risk Solutions portfolioCommercial - Business development of Price Risk Solutions focused on strengthening partnerships with customers and growing long term sales and revenues while positioning Cargill as a leader and trusted partner in the industryQualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum of five years of related work experienceBachelor degree in a relevant subject area or relevant work experience in place of a degreeRisk management or trading or cash commodity managementFutures, options and advanced derivatives knownFluency in English - other European languages advantageous

Preferred Qualifications

Customer focus and conceptual grasp of the different risk profiles our customers may experienceAbility to manage complexity and deal with ambiguityDemonstrated ability of working within a multi-cultural and diverse team over distance as well as leading change and creating collaborative work environmentsSelf-starting, entrepreneurial skills set and related proven track recordStrong sense of teamwork and ability to train/ coach and develop othersConsultative selling, negotiation and influencing skillsProduct knowledge of the various components of possible customer solutions for food manufacturers, industrial customers, and producersThere will be travel of up to 20% in the position.

Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

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