Senior Grain Merchant
LocationGladstone, IL
Work modeon-site
SenioritySenior
Company size1,001–5,000 people
PostedOct 5, 2026 · 1w ago
Verified live1d ago
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Skills
CRM
Thank you for your interest in joining our team! At CGB, you can contribute to meaningful work, grow professionally and personally, and belong in a place where everyone has a voice.
Founded in 1969, CGB Enterprises, Inc. is known as an innovative and progressive leader in the grain and transportation industries. Today, CGB operates an enterprise with over 100 locations and nearly 2,000 U.S. employees overseeing a diverse family of businesses that provide an array of services for producers and logistics services for an international base of customers. The combination of our assets provides a growing organization that is celebrating over 50 years of strength and stability!
About the role
Ready to make an impact in grain merchandising? Join our Gladstone team and play a key role in grain origination, commodity trading, customer development, and regional logistics while helping producers maximize value in today’s market.
Responsibilities
This job is primarily responsible for supporting all day to day needs of customer service and regional and facility origination. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, establishing, maintaining and growing customer relationships, developing a base knowledge of the customer’s business, identifying potential customers, mentoring and assisting in the training of staff; managing and maintaining customer contracts and agreements; and leading day to day facility operations, logistics fob trucking, communications, and customer accounting services.
In this job, you will:
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Originate grain purchases from growers; work with origination staff to maximize commercial and producer origination thru team communication and execution.
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Conduct annual farm/business visits for all major accounts.
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Add new business accounts to manage/service.
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Document new accounts and track success.
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Work with manager and others to analyze three year handle information on all producer/commercial accounts assigned to evaluate customer market share and growth/retention.
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Identify accounts that are underperforming and develop a marketing strategy to correct.
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Execute and manage contract including signing and execution of terms, conditions and delivery.
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Review facility and region profit and loss statements; discuss findings and ideas/issues with Facility Manager and Commercial Manager.
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Attend and participate in all producer meetings organized by the organization within assigned facility draw territory.
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Input customer information into the CRM product.
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Other duties as assigned.
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