Merchant Trainee

This position will be responsible for merchandising grains and oilseeds with specific emphasis on origination into the Burns Harbor, IN lake terminal. This position starts summer 2026. Primary Responsibilities/Essential Functions Train to aggressively originate commodities by developing a rapport with local farming/commercial community through direct communication. Report real-time market information on the Louis Dreyfus intercompany chat system. Gain understanding to organize and execute FOB bushel ownership program and dispatching trucks. Begin foundational understanding of the capabilities of the facility for logistics scheduling. Gain foundational knowledge to organize rail schedules for grain/product transload to barge/vessel at facility. Help to devise and execute origination strategies for commodities. Learn to track daily positions, inventory and assist in hedging and composing sales to the export desk. Learn to assist and resolve customer discrepancies in a timely manner. Participate in daily conference calls reporting market information to regional traders. Help to compose market wires and distribute facility updates. Participate in customer visits and industry social events.  Additional Responsibilities Gather news, statistics and information related to individual commodity supply and demand from customers and trade sources and distribute that information to the remainder of the group to support overall strategic trading/positioning (i.e., contributes to research function). Train to identify, qualify and capture new business. Learn to operate the CINCH program, Compuweigh and probing / grading operations.   Participate in regular crop tours to assess conditions and potential yields to anticipate markets.