Grain Marketing Specialist
CGB Enterprises Inc
158 reviews
Owensboro, KY
Full-time
CGB Enterprises Inc
158 reviews
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Job Type
Full-time
Benefits
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401(k)
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
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Full Job Description
Thank you for your interest in joining our team! At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice.
Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability!
This job is primarily responsible for originating and servicing a group of medium to large farming operations and high margin accounts within regional draw territories. Job responsibilities are quantitatively measured and evaluated.
In this job, you will:
• Originate and service a group of medium to large farming operations and high margin accounts within company's regional draw territories.
• Establish, maintain and grow customer relationships by developing knowledge of customer's business, including the functionality of operations, provide customers knowledge of the market and bring value to the customer by determining the best fit of company products and services into their market plan.
• Identify accounts that are underperforming and develop, document, and implement a marketing strategy to correct.
• Support daily customer service needs and coordinate with staff and other departments to understand products and how they can support customer needs.
• Assist Merchant staff on program contracts, farm programs, and crop insurance.
• Assist in product development and feedback to fit the needs of the marketplace in conjunction with support network.
• Gather and contribute commodity market analysis and information in support of location/regional position.
• Complete bi annual review of customers and supplies report to management.
• Other duties as assigned.
Here’s what you’ll need to be considered:
Education
Required - Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience and training.
Experience
Required - 4 years' experience in grain merchandising.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Professional knowledge of farm economics, grain marketing and risk management tools (futures, options, crop insurance).
• Strong computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
• Strong decision making, negotiation, and conflict management skills.
• Strong coaching and teaching skills.
• Strong time management and prioritization skills, with ability to remain flexible to changing priorities.
• Ability to quickly learn and promote company products and services; includes how to implement products and services sold with customer.
• Ability to work effectively both autonomously and within a team environment.
• Ability to develop new skills, learn new techniques and software while ensuring assigned customer base receives excellent service.
Here’s additional information you need to know:
Physical Demands & Requirements
Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work.
Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.
Environmental Conditions
The work environment described here are meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
The physical environment requires the employee to work inside where there are limited extremes to heat and/or cold; moderate noise; a normal office environment.
Travel required; infrequent for meetings, training, and customer visits.
Are you ready to make a meaningful career move & an impact at CGB? Apply today!
Known in our industry for stability and high ethics, CGB Enterprises, Inc. offers a stellar benefits package including: an outstanding 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions, medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, & disability benefits, flexible spending accounts, paid leave (holidays, vacation, sick), wellness programs, recognition programs, community involvement opportunities, and much more!
CGB Enterprises, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO is the Law links in English or Spanish .
The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this position. It should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.
All Third Party Agencies, Headhunters, and Recruiters
CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries only forms contracts with recruiters with whom we have an established relationship and with whom we have in place a signed contract. All contact from third parties must go through our Human Resources Department. Any contact made outside of our Human Resources Department by a third party will cancel any future business relationships between the third party and CGB Enterprises, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.
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