2026 Risk Intern

Job Description

Intern - Risk Management Commodity Trading

Ardent Mills is committed to transforming how the world is nourished. As the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, we cultivate the future of plant-based solutions to help our customers and communities thrive. Ardent Mills is looking for curious, ambitious individuals who want to grow their global and local impact, career, and leadership skills.

This position is based onsite at our Plymouth, MN facility. Relocation assistance may be offered for the right candidate.

Flourish is Ardent Mill’s summer Intern Program, structured and designed to provide team members with a foundational understanding of how to live Ardent Mills' vision and values while gaining hands-on experience in the industry and providing value to the organization through specialized projects. Interns will be immersed in the day-to-day business activity while partnering directly with leaders across the organization in a group project experience. Interns will also work on individual projects, assigned based on organizational need and intern past experiences. A variety of social and business-related activities are also available for further interaction and networking amongst peers and leaders.

Ardent Mills Commodity Trading Tenets:

Recognized as leaders in risk management and market analysis

Maximize total revenue through trading and position management

Identify and create supply chain value for our customers, parents and Ardent Mills

Leverage our skills and knowledge to deliver solutions that create mutual value

Maintain an environment that values safety, difference, personal growth, and high performance

Develop and maintain business relationships based on trust, respect and adherence to Ardent Mills core values

Your responsibilities:

As a Risk Management/Commodity Trading Intern you will gain exposure to all areas of the business within Ardent Mills and how our commodity trading team supports the business. You will work alongside traders who will offer their own unique skills and ideas, allowing you to broaden your knowledge and capabilities. You will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of commodity trading and how we apply our trading strategies to the flour milling business.

A successful candidate will have the following attributes:

Assist milling co-product traders with customer contact, logistical execution of trades, and contract maintenance.

Gain exposure to wheat basis trading, pipeline management, and cross-functional communication.

Collaborate with traders in regards to arbitrage opportunities and position game plans.

Help strategize around relative-value positioning of flat-price feed ingredients.

Most of all, adaptable and willing to step into any and all areas as need arises during the busy summer harvest season.

Trading

Interns will be immersed in the day-to-day business activity while partnering directly with leaders across the organization, to create an environment that fosters learning and development. In addition to professional guidance, a variety of social and business-related activities are also available for further interaction and networking amongst peers and mentors.

Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner.

Essential skills and experience:

Strong critical thinking skills

An entrepreneurial mindset

Courage & Conviction- ability to make critical decisions with limited information

Self-starter attitude

Ability to work with and influence profits across all functions

A willingness to take on any/all responsibilities and challenges

Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment

Demonstrated appetite for risk

Good to have:

Degree focus in Agricultural Studies, Finance, Business or Economics

Team members must be clean shaven in order to perform tasks where respiratory protection is required and the use of a respirator (including N-95 dust mask) requires a proper seal for adequate protection.

Other considerations: 

Must be authorized to work in the Unites states without sponsorship now and in the future 

Except where prohibited by law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test and pre-employment background check