Commercial Merchandising Trainee
Cargill · Schiphol, Noord Holland, Netherlands ·
- Seniority
- Intern
- Employment
- Internship
- Category
- Retail
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.
Job Purpose and Impact
What we offer
Our commercial merchandising trainee program offers a unique opportunity to unlock your full potential and develop yourself as a future leader in our commodity merchandising team. Learn about our agricultural commodities merchandising industry and how we operate in a rapidly changing economic environment. You will also broaden your understanding of local supply and demand factors that impact markets, and commercial decisions to generate revenue. As well as initiate and negotiate on terms of commodity purchase and collaborate with our supply chain and plant operations teams to timely fulfill commodity contracts for our customers.
As part of this traineeship, you will be able to collaborate with a diverse group of trainees across EMEA, enriching each other while addressing business challenges. Together you will build first-class skills and a network that will benefit you throughout your career.
Key Accountabilities
- Purchase, sell and deliver commodities to meet production needs. Provide market analysis and pricing support, particularly for oilseeds processing in Europe.
- Monitor and review daily cash, futures and Forex positions.
- Collaborate with transportation and logistics, quality assurance and finance departments to ensure seamless execution of operations.
- Generate market, position and profit and loss reports based on data and specialty reports gathered by junior team members.
- Work directly with customers, suppliers and business counterparts to develop business solutions to meet their needs.
- Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Required qualifications
- Bachelor or Master's degree, preferably in Business, Economics or Agricultural studies
- Fluent in English and Dutch
- No more than two years of professional experience (including internship experience)
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Preferred qualifications
- General understanding and strong interest in geo-political dynamics and trends
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- High integrity and ethical standards
- Natural leadership ability, motivation, initiative, risk appetite and resilience
- Ability to work in multi-cultural and multi-functional teams
- Curiosity to learn and create new ways of building and improving systems and processes
- Strong data and analytical skills and ability to proactively identify and resolve problems
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.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.
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