Senior Merchant - VizMin

**Job Purpose and Impact**

The **Senior Merchant** will lead and direct complex merchandising work. In this role, you will handle a supplier base and fulfill transactions, delivering commodities that meet production requirements and specifications in terms of timing, volume, quantity and cost. You will lead and develop a team that buys and sells commodities from and to country elevators, producers, feed mills and processors.

**Key Accountabilities**

+ Participate in selection of direct reports and provide input on plans for future workforce needs.

+ Communicate and interact with transportation and logistics, quality assurance, customer managers and credit manager to ensure efficient execution.

+ Work with the accounting and finance departments to determine monthly contract and inventory valuations for a short term strategy.

+ Research and analyze various freight opportunities in the marketplace to maximize margin.

+ Work directly with customers, suppliers and business counterparts to develop business solutions to meet their needs for a specific product.

+ Lead and develop a team, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.

+ Other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

+ Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience.

+ Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience.

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Two years of supervisory experience