Job Description: Full time Grain Merchandiser at Fredericksburg

Job Description: Full time Grain Merchandiser at Fredericksburg, Iowa location.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements: Accurate and timely completion of various

grain merchandising functions required at Farmers Win Coop. Provide sincere and

exceptional customer service. Be a team player with excellent organizational and

interpersonal skills, with an ability to capitalize on win/win opportunities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 Merchandising functions including purchasing elevator delivered

and direct-to-terminal grain from customers and marketing grain

to end users.

 Be able to hedge grain and reconcile the hedged grain position.

 Actively research and study grain futures, basis, and spreads in

order to make informed grain decisions and to inform customers

and grain personnel on risk management.

 Listen to and resolve customer concerns. Respond to questions

and provide appropriate information to customers and co-

workers. Develop knowledge of local customer’s wants and needs.

Visit with customers on a regular basis to build relationships.

 Maintain and update the daily grain bid worksheet. Prepare a daily

market commentary and distribute this along with the daily grain

bids to customers and employees.

 Develop sales and marketing techniques to enhance service to

current customers and prospective customers.

 Ability to obtain and actively manage grain offers from customers.

 Respond to customer inquiries regarding such things as grain sales,

grain bids, grain contracting, grain offers and historical account

activity, etc.

 Originate bushels while continually seeking opportunities to

expand our origination draw area and market presence.

 Become familiar with available trucking operations and manage

freight payments to hired semi haulers.

 Abide with state and federal grain rules and regulations.

 Gain ability to actively and efficiently utilize our grain accounting

software and be proficient in Microsoft Excel.

 Utilize good customer skills at all times, when servicing and

greeting customers and when working with co-workers and other

departments within the company.

 Effectively communicate daily with grain personnel to manage

accounting and logistics to maintain efficiency from an operational

standpoint.

 Demonstrate work habits that develop, build, and support the

team concept within the organization.

 Maintain close working relationship with the Grain Department

Manager, Grain Accounting Department, and grain location

personnel.

 Work with the Grain Accounting Department with contract

mailings and verification of signatures.

 When needed, weigh incoming and outgoing loads at the scale,

inspect and record grades, and be able to load or unload grain

trucks.

 Portray a professional image in personal appearance, company

facilities and equipment.

 Prepare customer and end user grain contracts.

 On occasion, especially at Harvest, be able to work extra hours.

 Perform other duties as deemed necessary by management.

 Opportunity for career advancement.

Position available: Immediately

Location: Farmers Win Coop Main Office in Fredericksburg.

Qualifications, education and/or experience: Associates Degree; or one to two

years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education

and experience.

Hours/Shift: Daytime, seasonal.

Salary/Wage: Negotiable, depending on experience.

Benefits: Health insurance, 401K, Pension plan, PTO, plus others.

Application process: If interested, please submit resume to

aboreman@farmerswin.com or mail/deliver to Farmers Win Coop

Attn: Angie Boreman, HRM 110 N. Jefferson Ave. PO Box 261

Fredericksburg, IA 50630.

For questions or concerns contact Angie at 563.237.5324

Farmers Win Coop is an Equal Opportunity Employer