Trading, merchandising, risk management, analytics

Traders operate by taking positions in physical commodities, paper, or financial markets. Their scope can range from global to regional to domestic, dealing with cash, futures, or options positions. Traders use sophisticated tools and techniques to maximize profit margins and take directional or relative value positions. Traders interact with brokers, customers, and futures exchanges as needed.

Our traders have high risk tolerance, are relentlessly determined, and excel the most when playing on strong teams. They consistently demonstrate high integrity, strong execution skills, and have a strategic mindset.

Merchandisers buy and sell cash and physical products by forecasting the fluctuation of prices and variables like weather, transportation and market psychology. They develop and manage relationships with suppliers, buyers and other customers within global, regional or local frameworks in order to reach target volumes and generate profit.

Our merchandisers are skilled at managing connections across our value chain to create value for our customers and for Cargill. They are strong negotiators, relationship builders, and are insightful about local and regional market dynamics.

Risk management professionals monitor the market, measuring the risk exposure of existing positions and help identify market risk for the company and its customers. They play a vital role in working closely with traders to identify possible but not probable losses the company could take within a period of time.

Our risk managers master the skill of anticipating risk by applying detailed and focused analysis. They are independent thinkers who coach, consult and ask hard questions.

Analytics professionals consider a broad range of inputs that optimize trading decisions and help provide insights to the traders. The market information in their scope ranges from fundamental (crop quality, weather patterns, and global commodity supply and demand) to non-fundamental (macroeconomics, correlations between markets, and technical analysis). 

Our analysts are domain experts with a unique ability to understand, assimilate, and communicate complex and ambiguous information. They are curious, detailed oriented, and conceptual thinkers.