Feed Ingredient Merchandiser - Rolla, KS

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

• We have an exciting Feed Ingredient Merchandiser opportunity in our Rolla, KS office. The Feed Ingredient Merchandiser will purchase feed ingredients for Seaboard Foods feed mills along with monitoring inventories, logistics, and customer contact. Responsibilities also include but are not limited to selling rendered by products from Seaboard Foods, Guymon, OK and Triumph Foods, St. Joseph, MO, and Seaboard Triumph Foods, Sioux City, IA.

ABOUT US

At Seaboard Foods, we create the most sought-after pork. A top U.S. pork producer/processor and leading exporter to 30+ countries, we are committed to bringing excellence to the table, seeking a better way to produce wholesome pork and connect every step between our farms and family tables. More than 5,400 employees in five states work on our farms, feed mills, and processing plant to produce Prairie Fresh pork, ensuring the well-being of our animals, the environment, our employees, and the communities we call home. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in our renewable gas projects on our farms creating renewable energy. Owned by Seaboard Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, and nominated as one of the "Best Places to Work" by Kansas City's Business Journal, we have a dynamic culture where our employees can contribute and understand why they matter.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Purchase a wide array of feed ingredients for all Seaboard Foods feed mills.
• Monitor daily ingredient inventories at all feed mills.
• Coordinate and monitor truck and rail logistics for inbound ingredients.
• Sell rendered products from the Seaboard Foods Guymon, OK and Triumph Foods, St. Joseph, Mo, and Seaboard Triumph Foods, Sioux City, IA.
• Enter purchase and sales contracts in Agris and AS400.
• Understand and monitor grain accounting activities.
• Present and evaluate new ingredient opportunities and arrangements.
• Maintain and manage futures and cash positions on ingredients.
• Establish and maintain contact with grain producing customers and other ingredient salespeople.

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS IN ALL ROLES: instills trust, communicates effectively, action-oriented, ensures accountability, and drives results, and decision making skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• High School or GED.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret in the English language general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports and business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Preferred:

• S. degree Agricultural Business, Ag Economics or Business.
• Two or more year's related experience.
• Bilingual skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical and work demands listed here represent those an employee should possess to successfully perform the job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• The employee must regularly lift and move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
• The hours and days of work are established by operations and at the discretion of management.

WHY SEABOARD FOODS?

• Medical, vision & dental benefits upon hire
• 401K with company match
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays
• Wellness Program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee pork purchase program

For a complete list of our benefits please visit our career site: https://www.seaboardfoods.com/careers/why-sbf/

Seaboard Foods is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans' status, status as a disabled individual, or any other status protected by law.