Job Description
Job Description
Grain Originator
This is an opportunity to step into a high-impact grain origination role where relationships, market insight, and independence truly matter. If you thrive on reading markets, winning bushels, and becoming a trusted partner to producers, this role puts you directly in the driver's seat.
What's in it for you
- Competitive base salary with strong cooperative benefits
- Company vehicle, laptop, and phone with company number
- Autonomy to manage your territory and build long-term producer relationships
- A stable, locally focused role with real decision-making authority
- Hybrid flexibility while remaining connected to a strong merchandising team
This role will be responsible for
- Originating grain bushels at harvest and post-harvest across a defined territory
- Developing and maintaining strong producer relationships
- Initiating pricing conversations and creating solutions when bids fall short
- Supporting producers with market insights, tax planning, and deferral strategies
- Re-engaging inactive or under-served producers and growing share of wallet
- Collaborating closely with merchandising and operations teams
Expectations will include
- Operating independently with minimal oversight
- Actively reading markets and understanding supply and demand dynamics
- Taking confident positions and making informed origination decisions
- Being highly visible and engaged within the local ag community
- Proactive communication with internal teams using modern collaboration tools
- Owning results and continuously seeking opportunities to grow volume
A qualified candidate will possess the following
- 3–5+ years of proven grain origination or merchandising experience
- Strong understanding of basis, spreads, and internal demand drivers
- A self-directed, entrepreneurial mindset
- Comfort working independently in a rural territory
- Established local roots or a strong desire to embed in the community
- Experience originating multiple commodities in high-volume environments
*Candidates must be eligible to work in the US as well as meet the qualifications listed above in order to be considered for the Grain Originator job.