Grain Merchandising Administrative Assistant

_**Great Lakes Grain**_ _is looking for a contract _**Grain Merchandising Administrative Assistant**_to join our Team._

Work under the direction of the Controller as _the _**Grain Merchandising Administrative Assistant**_**,**_ _you will work closely with the Great Lakes Grain and AGRIS Team, effectively supporting implementation of grain marketing programs to provide profitable solutions, managing off farm and farm direct contracts with growers. You will support growers, carriers, and working closely with Grain Originators, as well as working with our branches on grain contracts and elevator grain movement to guide the achievement of volume growth and contribute to grain division profitability to create long term value for the Organization and Farmer Owners._

**What will you be responsible for**:

- Deliver an exceptional customer experience at every interaction.
- Providing administration assistance to the existing team including processing grain freight payables: accounts receivable and accounts payables, as well as preparation of grain settlements
- Provide administration assistance Trading, merchandising, and hedging such that can assist in grain merchandising and serve as a key resource to Origination and merchandising staff
- Drive the process and management of financial risk associated with trading grain and commodities.
- Provides ongoing information and feedback to General Manager, Area Managers, Branch Managers, Grain Originators and Grain Representatives for the purpose of originating grain and developing effective marketing plans.
- Maintains and updates accounts, payables, customer information and records on a daily basis.
- Supports the marketing and sales efforts of the company through information on prospects, problems, and opportunities.
- Support the branches and originators in logistics, documentation, and accounts.
- Performs various administrative functions, relating to daily, monthly, and year-end Checklists and assist in balancing monthly inventories
- Understands and follows the Company’s health & safety and environmental policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

**Requirements for this position**:

- Proven financial and analytical skills
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Experience with agriculture, grain marketing, sales, and origination an asset.
- Experience with hedging strategies considered an asset.
- Demonstrated organizational and logic capabilities
- Demonstrated passion for delivering exceptional customer service experiences.
- Ability to build professional relationships and partnerships, assess business opportunities, and negotiate appropriate agreements.
- Proven professional communication, interpersonal, persuasion, and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated planning, organization, and problem-solving skills

We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive training program along with the opportunity to join one of Ontario’s most progressive co-operative crop and technology leaders. If you are interested in furthering a Career in Agriculture as part of an industry leader, developing innovative solutions and enhancing the profitability of our members, we want to meet with you

**About Great Lakes Grain**

**Great Lakes Grain**. is a grain marketing partnership between AGRIS Co-operative Ltd. and GROWMARK, INC (including FS PARTNERS, a division of GROWMARK, Inc.)

Great Lakes Grain is one of the largest operators of Ontario country elevators. It represents close to 460,000 MT (18 Million bushels) of storage capacity with total marketing in excess of 40 million bushels serving farmers at more than 30 AGRIS Co-operative and FS PARTNERS branded locations from Windsor through to Toronto and north to Georgian Bay.

We offer competitive marketing options for fall-delivered and on-farm stored grain and provide a complete array of grain services with combined resources and expertise through our owner-partnerships.

**Great Lakes Grain** is a co-operatively run federally regulated business which gives it an advantage because it has access to a broader reach into the market through the co-operative network. It operates under co-operative principles, values and its management team report to a board of directors made up of representatives from its owner-partners.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- RRSP match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care

Work Location: In person