JOB PURPOSE
The feed ingredient merchandising trainee program is designed to prepare the candidate for a future role on the feed ingredient merchandising team. The program will spend time in all areas of trainee development. The merchandiser trainee will work with ingredient inventory, ingredient ordering, ingredient purchasing, logistics, accounting, and customer service. The trainee will learn how to execute grain purchases, contracts, and settlements. Along with these areas, the trainee will also learn basics of documentation such as: contract balances, storage balances, and pricing information. The individual will be introduced to consumer risk management strategies for both cash grain (basis) trading, as well as futures/options trading.
RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS
- Purchase feed ingredients for Seaboard Foods feed mills.
- Sell rendered by-products from Seaboard Foods processing plants.
- Track feed mill ingredient inventories.
- Organize and schedule truck feed ingredient schedules.
- Learn accounting procedures.