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Grain Leadership Trainee

Job Description Summary

Are you hungry to be a game changer in the agricultural industry with a company that is innovative and growing? At CGB, we are looking for motivated individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit to come grow with us!

This job is primarily responsible for gaining the business knowledge necessary that will enable timely and capable decision making in order to assume a management/leadership role within the assigned division. Developmental opportunities in this role will allow the incumbent to gain broad-based knowledge of our industry and organization and may last up to 36 months. Training will involve classroom sessions, on-the-job training, computer-based training and self-study projects. Training may occur in one or more market locations with the candidate accepting responsibilities across the business’ functional groups. This role will learn and practice leadership skills and assume responsibilities during training to ensure their department operates in an efficient and profitable manner while facing different and new challenges every day. Upon completion of the trainee program, candidates will have demonstrated proficiency in commercial decision making across a broad range of business functions. The job has direct input on personnel issues, financial decisions, construction projects and proposals, as well as the daily operations of the department.

Job Responsibilities

This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive nor imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent in this job. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed or may perform related duties as assigned. In all cases, incumbents will be expected to utilize assigned duties in order to gain the commercial knowledge necessary to make independent decisions and understand how those decisions impact the financial performance of the company. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Actual responsibilities being performed will vary depending on area and will include taking ownership and responsibility of functions as they are learned:

Regularly review and analyze income statements in order to understand business achievement and monitor the downstream effects of commercial decisions.
Leverage facility capabilities while maximizing efficiency and profitability; this will include directing daily work to include staffing, loading, receiving, and storage plans.
Provide recommendations and strategies for business improvement to best utilize hard and soft assets.
Issue and execute cash contracts and grower agreements with a strong understanding of risks associated.
Originate grain to drive profitability and increase sales, establish rapport with existing customers while increasing customer base.
Develop and implement a strong knowledge of risk positions and available hedging mechanisms in order to maximize profit.
Perform market research and establish opinions based upon available information that become the basis for local strategies in origination, operations, and trading.
Leverage available resources to create revenue through grain and transportation positions.
Independently negotiate price, quality specifications, and delivery details associated with cash grain and transportation contracts
Communicate market trends and information to regional staff; ensuring timely and quality market information.
Assist in preparing regular forecasts and budgets.
Adopt the company's safety culture: work with management and assumes authority to lead, direct, communicate, and enforce the company's safety program at assigned facility/facilities.
Other job duties as assigned.

Education

Required - Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent training and work experience.

Preferred - Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Technical Systems Management.

Experience

Required – None.

Preferred - Experience leading a group of people.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of grain or bulk materials handling.
Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of people within and outside the organization.
Intermediate computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Leadership and managerial skills.
Conflict management skills.
Ability to relocate once training is finalized and ready to promote into new role.

Physical Demands & Requirements

Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Confined Spaces. Ability to work in confined and space restricted areas.

Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

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 both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Frequently required to use personal protective equipment.

Exposure to such conditions such as fumes, noxious odors, dusts, mists, gases, and/or poor ventilation that affect the respiratory system, eyes, or skin.

Travel, approximately 25%.

This description reflects the assignment of essential functions and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job. Nothing in this job description restricts the organization’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation and training.

Additional Job Description

CGB believes strongly in developing well rounded leaders in order to drive successful business results. The central responsibility of this role is to gain the business knowledge necessary that will enable timely and capable decision making in order to assume a management/leadership role within the Grain division. Developmental opportunities in this role will allow the incumbent to gain broad-based knowledge of our industry and organization and may last up to 36 months. Training will involve classroom sessions, on-the-job training, computer-based training and self-study projects. Training may occur in one or more market locations with the candidate accepting responsibilities across the business’ functional groups. This role will learn and practice leadership skills and assume responsibilities during training to ensure their department operates in an efficient and profitable manner while facing different and new challenges every day. Upon completion of the trainee program, candidates will have demonstrated proficiency in commercial decision making across a broad range of business functions. The job has direct input on personnel issues, financial decisions, construction projects and proposals, as well as the daily operations of the department.

In this job, you will:

Regularly review and analyze income statements in order to understand business achievement and monitor the downstream effects of commercial decisions.
Leverage facility capabilities while maximizing efficiency and profitability; this will include directing daily work to include staffing, loading, receiving, and storage plans.
Provide recommendations and strategies for business improvement to best utilize hard and soft assets.
Issue and execute cash contracts and grower agreements with a strong understanding of risks associated.
Originate grain to drive profitability and increase sales, establish rapport with existing customers while increasing customer base.
Develop and implement a strong knowledge of risk positions and available hedging mechanisms in order to maximize profit.
Perform market research and establish opinions based upon available information that become the basis for local strategies in origination, operations, and trading.
Leverage available resources to create revenue through grain and transportation positions.
Independently negotiate price, quality specifications, and delivery details associated with cash grain and transportation contracts
Communicate market trends and information to regional staff; ensuring timely and quality market information.
Assist in preparing regular forecasts and budgets.
Adopt the company's safety culture: work with management and assumes authority to lead, direct, communicate, and enforce the company's safety program at assigned facility/facilities.
Other job duties as assigned.

Here’s what you’ll need to be considered: