Job description

Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.
Job Purpose and Impact

The Commodity Logistics Specialist will handle moderately complex supply chain activities required to bring commodity ingredients into contracted warehouses, vendors, plants or direct to customers. In this role, you will execute the commodity merchant supply strategy, collaborate with all other internal functional and department personnel, be responsible for administration of documentation and systems entry and ensure a timely and cost-effective flow of commodities. Key Accountabilities

Provide transportation and logistics solutions on inbound movement of raw commodity ingredients and finished goods from origin to destination.
Execute logistics activities that support the execution of the supply chain, such as transportation capacity plans, management of third party warehouses and vendors, container administration and import shipments.
Responsible for routine scheduling, transportation arrangement, stock inventory management and reporting of shipments in accordance with purchase and sales contracts.
Execute against the logistics and supply chain strategy, resolve complex issues and provide recommendations to support improved and cost beneficial freight movements.
Manage shipments against purchase and sales contracts, create internal and external purchase orders and invoices and perform data entry updates using enterprise resource planning systems, spreadsheets and databases.
Conduct specialized transportation and logistics activities, such as participation with the material resource plans for the facilities, claims and incidents, customer service and customer orders contracts.
Develop and foster relationships to obtain services at preferential pricing and service levels.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned Position Information

The position is open to work in Amarillo, TX; Minneapolis, MN or Shippensburg, PA.
Relocation assistance is not provided for this role Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of two years of related work experience
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Proficient in working with enterprise resource planning systems
Working knowledge of international commercial terms
Preferred Qualifications

Background in the supply chain, logistics, or business administration.
Background in Agriculture
Background in SAP, TM
Strong mathematical and analytical ability

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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