Farm Marketing Advisor

Farmers Business Network, Inc.

Nationwide

5d ago

THE COMPANY

What do you get when you cross the best of Silicon Valley innovation with farming and rural values? Farmer’s Business Network, Inc.(FBN)!

We are proudly Farmers First . FBN is an independent and unbiased network of thousands of American farms. By enabling thousands of farmers to work together, anonymously and securely to democratize information, the FBN network is helping our members level the playing field and putting power back into farmers’ hands.

Commodity Grain - Farm Marketing Advisor

Location : Sioux Falls, SD. Field positions may be considered.

This person will join our rapidly growing crop marketing business as part of the effort to expand the Farm Marketing Advisory program and related service offerings of FBN BR LLC, which includes marketing intelligence, advisory, brokerage, origination and cross country trading.

This is a unique opportunity to become a critical part of a high-value business line at one of the fastest growing companies in the Ag industry.

Responsibilities include :

RESPONSIBILITIES

Own the farmer relationship providing personalized marketing advice and support using our centralized market intelligence, recommendations, contracts and services

Proactively work to uncover the clients marketing challenges and goals, and develop a marketing plan that aligns to these criteria as well as identified marketing best practices

Stay current on the latest market information in order to provide clients with market context to aid in their decision making

Communicate all centrally created marketing recommendations to the clients, ensuring those recommendations are personalized to specific farm operations

Provide information on the broad set of marketing tools available to the client through FBN and recommend strategies to employ during different market conditions and times of the year

Work effectively in a team environment among traders, settlement, logistics and other support staff and help enable effective communication across the entire team

Build and maintain reports that track positions, show performance and communicate results

Review and prepare operational documentation including various reports for internal and external use

QUALIFICATIONS

Required characteristics / qualifications include :

BS / BA required

Possess or able to obtain Series 3 / 30 licenses

Specialized knowledge of grain marketing and risk management practices

Solid grasp of grain futures and options markets as well as associated OTC derivative products like hedge-to-arrive contracts

Knowledge of industry regulations and guidelines

Knowledge of company products and services

Passionate about agriculture and farming; a desire to put the farmer first

Highly independent, goal-oriented and creative

Comfortable using technology products / services

A willingness to work in a fast-paced start-up environment, this is not a 9-5 job

Willingness to travel 20%+ of time

Preferred characteristics / qualifications include :

3+ years working in a similar grain consulting or advisory role

On-farm sales experience

Experience in cash grain markets or grain merchandizing

Existing relationships with end-buyers

Familiarity with analyst groups and hedge funds within the commodities sector

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

We offer a base salary, company equity, plus an incentive bonus compensation plan. Full details will be shared with candidates during the interview process.

Furthermore, we also offer an attractive benefits package that includes health, vision, and dental insurance.

Relocation reimbursement to Sioux Falls, SD

Farmer’s Business Network, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and participates in U.S. Citizenship and Immigration’s E-Verify program.

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