Grain merchandiser vs grain origination specialist

Differences between grain merchandiser and grain origination specialist duties and responsibilities

Grain merchandiser example responsibilities.

• Manage employees during harvest season.
• File UCC documents for compliance with state regulations to secure lien position.
• Buy & sell multiple commodities including but not limit to wheat, feed wheat and durum.
• Assist in compiling monthly CFTC cash position report.
• Merchandise and trade feed grains, wheat, and soybeans for both the domestic and international markets.
• Trade agriculture futures and options with the CME for worldwide offices to hedge commodity purchases and sales.
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Grain origination specialist example responsibilities.

• Manage margins for purchase commodities base on export market and barge freight.
• Analyze and support development and execution of underwriting, automation and operational strategies to efficiently and effectively manage the portfolio.
• Prioritize and expedite timely shipment estimates, including working with the advance dollar process; finalize commodities as appropriate.
• Collaborate with team members to fully understand financial conditions and to provide financial solutions to expedite loan origination and funding.
• Establish overall infrastructure for off-shore development including communication plan, QA, testing and packaging, functional and detail design standards
• Review documentation to determine if RESPA disclosure triggers are enabled.