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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Leads a high performing team of Merchants to achieve budgeted financial results with customer orientated approach• Manages and creates commodity trading strategies and programs for Wheat, Durum, Barley, Peas, Oats and Feed Grains• Represents Cargill on multiple boards and travels internationally as a representative of Canadian trade• Leads group of merchants on futures. options, and spread trading.• Supports CASCNA Canada strategic goals, continuous improvement, budgets, capital improvements, etc• Leads and coaches the development of the Merchandising intern and associate program• Business Process Owner on SAP implementation project, representing Canadian Merchandising team

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Leads a high performing team of Merchants to achieve budgeted financial results with customer orientated approach• Represents Cargill on Malt Barley and Oat product boards such as CMBTC, POGA• Trades, Hedges, and Analyzes futures and forex for Oats and Malt Barley• Supports CASCNA Canada strategic goals, continuous improvement, budgets, capital improvements, etc• Leads and coaches the development of the Merchandising intern and associate program• Business Process Owner on SAP implementation project, representing Canadian Merchandising team• Continuous communication with CASCNA Canada and Cargill World Trading team to ensure alignment

Winnipeg, Canada Area

• Manages hedging for all wheat books, including eastern wheat, across Cargill CASCNA Canada • Completes market analysis for trading strategies and provides market intelligence to Cargill World Trading Group• Develops sales programs based on customer needs with strategic geographic trade flows • Commercial representative for Canadian Exporters on the New Crop Missions hosted by Cereals Canada • Taken a leadership role within the Cargill merchandising team, mentoring other merchants and providing daily guidance • Held responsible for profit and volume targets for all west coast wheat for Cargill CASCNA Canada • Represented Cargill in high leverage situations, creating beneficial connections and exhibiting a drive for continuous knowledge

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Manages the accounting, logistics, pipeline capacity, vessel freight, customer requirements and restrictions, position management and forex exposure for durum wheat • Establishes country bid and FOB export prices as well as determines all premiums/discounts and pricing specials• Successfully builds relationships among internal Cargill contacts and possesses tactful people skills when working outside the organization• Represented Cargill in high leverage situations, creating beneficial connections and exhibiting a drive for continuous knowledge • Reviews MTM exposure, customer credit risk and position limits• Acts as support for western and eastern wheat export programs as well as slate trading account

Winnipeg, Canada Area

Setting country bids to purchase oats and malt barley for all Western Canadian Cargill facilitiesOverseeing grain quality, shipments, and organizing logistics for specific contractsTrading Oat futures and hedging CAD/USD forexCommunicating purchasing strategies with Cargill country staff as well as end users, both domestic and international sales

Provide information and recommendations towards hedging, risk management and fund selection, assist in developing trading targets and strategies in the pork and grain sectors, create and present financial and investment reports among other duties.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics

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