Intern: Procurement Merchandiser Davenport
Posted on: 23 Sep 2021
Davenport, IA
Job Description
CHS has an exciting opportunity in our Country Operations Division. We are looking for a Procurement Merchandiser Intern to work with producers and Country Operations elevator staff. You must be detail oriented with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
You will:
Make contact with farmers updating them on market trends, current grain quotes, and grain programs.
Work closely with Merchandiser personnel (i.e., grain merchants, grain buyers, the hedge desk and accountants) in exchange of information.
Report and type all purchasing contracts quickly and accurately.
Work with the elevator and office staff in the exchange of information to enhance the flow of grain.
Gain knowledge and understanding of business.
Basic Qualifications: (required)
Currently enrolled in a 4-year Agriculture degree program
Preferred Qualifications: (desired)
Previous Internship with Grain Procurement
CHS Inc.
Inver Grove Heights, MN
CHS Inc., an integrated agricultural company, provides grains, foods, and energy resources to businesses and consumers worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Energy, Ag, and Nitrogen Production. It engages in the operation of petroleum refineries and pipelines; supply, marketing, and distribution of refined fuels, including gasoline, diesel fuel, and other energy products; blending, sale, and distribution of lubricants; and the supply of propane and other natural gas liquids.
The company also processes and sells crude oil into refined petroleum products under the Cenex brand name to member cooperatives and other independent retailers through a network of approximately 1,500 sites; and provides transportation services. In addition, it is involved in the purchase or resale of grains and oilseeds; and provision of seeds, crop nutrients, crop protection products, animal feed, animal health products, refined and renewable fuels, and propane, as well as refined oils, meal, soy flour, and processed sunflower products.
Further, the company produces and sells nitrogen-based products, including methanol, UAN and urea, and related products; and manufactures, packages, and distributes vegetable oil-based products, such as packaged frying oils, margarine, mayonnaise, salad dressings, sauces, and other food products. Additionally, it offers open account financing services; cooperative associations with various loans that meet commercial agriculture needs; loans to individual producers; commodity risk management services to agricultural producers and commercial agribusinesses; and property and casualty insurance products, surety bonds, safety resources, employment services, and group benefits to agribusiness, construction, energy, and processing industries. The company also engages in the wheat milling activities. CHS Inc. is headquartered in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
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IndustryAgricbusiness/Forestation
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No. of Employees10,495
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