Commercial Trading Trainee

Who are we?
Cargill helps the world thrive by bringing food, agricultural, financial and industrial products to people who need them all around the world. We connect farmers with markets so you can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients to make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from the foods you eat to the floors you walk on. We serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries, for more than 155 years and through our 160.000 employees.

For more than 25 years, Cargill Romania currently is active in cereal trading and animal nutrition production. Our office in Bucharest handles the cereal trading process from contract management to transportation and trade execution.

What’s in it for you as a Trainee?
If you are looking to start a career in commodity trading and international markets and to learn all about it, this is the place for you! Joining Cargill, you will enroll in a 24-month learning experience as part of an accelerated professional program and you will:

• Learn commercial business from a team of professionals and develop soft & technical skills through a broad and deep 2 years paid professional training in a dynamic and constantly evolving business.
• Acquire industry knowledge and experience, understand drivers of profit and loss and take commercial decisions to generate revenue and after passing the turning points in the development plan, you will become a Merchant within Cargill.
• Enjoy being part of a diverse, inclusive and friendly working environment in Cargill’s Agricultural Supply Chain, a highly diversified Business Unit which will give you direct access and exposure to an array of markets, commodities and regions.
• Understand the agricultural commodities trading industry, the markets for commodity merchandising and the logistic execution of the commodity contract.
• Understand the local supply and demand factors that impact markets and develop collaborative relationships with external customers and suppliers in a customer facing role.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. economics, business administration, international relations, trading).
• Fresh graduate or maximum 3 years of prior internship/work experience
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills in local language and English
• Computer literate, Microsoft Office advanced
• Strong analytical skills and commercial attitude
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle risks and ambiguity.