Join Our Impact-Driven Team at Cargill
Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions, and industrial products that are essential for everyday living. We connect farmers with markets to help them prosper, customers with ingredients to create meals people love, and families with daily essentials—from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, and feed to alternative fuel. With a workforce of 160,000 colleagues operating in 70 countries, our essential products touch billions of lives each day. Join us and fulfill your higher purpose at Cargill.
About the Position
This position is within Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business. We are at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, produce, and deliver essential products.
Job Purpose and Impact
Ocean Transportation is evolving to meet the demands of a fast-changing global trade environment. Our administrative processes span multiple regions and systems, creating exciting opportunities for greater efficiency and modernization.
The Trade Support Lead will be pivotal in transforming global trading operations, integrating digitalization, automation, and AI into our core shipping and trade support processes. This role will connect teams across Trade Execution specialists, Contracts, Laytime and Finalization, building a more streamlined, technology-enabled, and collaborative operation that enhances performance and supports commercial growth.
Key Accountabilities
- Leadership & Operational Excellence:
- Lead and engage a large, global team of approximately 60 individuals across Europe and Asia.
- Build capabilities, foster collaboration, and develop talent.
- Dive deep into operational challenges, proactively resolving issues and unlocking value.
- Commercial & Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with trading and commercial teams to align Trade Support services with business priorities and needs.
- Standardize and harmonize processes across regions and functions to operate as one cohesive team.
- Digital Transformation Leadership:
- Collaborate with the digital team to design and implement digital tools that streamline trade support processes.
- Champion the adoption of automation technologies to reduce manual workload and improve efficiency.
- Identify and prioritize opportunities for process reengineering and digital enablement.
- AI Integration:
- Work with digital teams to identify, pilot, and scale AI-driven solutions.
- Drive the integration of AI into daily workflows, such as document processing, contract management, laytime analysis, and trade finalization.
- Change Leadership:
- Foster a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement.
- Upskill teams to work effectively in a digital-first environment.
Qualifications
- 10 years of extensive experience in dry bulk, maritime logistics, commodity trading, or similarly complex and dynamic supply chain environments and operations, with a strong understanding of operational and commercial interdependencies.
- Commercial acumen and understanding of freight markets and trading dynamics as well as commercial operational interfaces in trading environments.
- Proven experience in leading digital transformation and automation initiatives in complex operational settings.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI and digital tools into operational workflows.
- Strategic thinker with strong change leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience managing large, geographically dispersed teams.
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