Account Manager - Food Processor - BUNGE - St. Louis, MO

•Bachelor’s in Food Science, Ag Economics, or Agribusiness or related field required •Minimum of three to five years of experience in food ingredient sales, industrial sales or commodity trading •Technical selling experience desired •Basic knowledge of food manufacturing is a plus •Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SAP highly desirable •Ability to analyze and problem solve •Excellent communication and facilitation skills required •Positive attitude •Collaborative and excels in a team environment •Travel up to 50% Job Description: Overview: Manage and generate sales of fats & oils based ingredients to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. Focus on developing strategic relationships with Purchasing, R&D, QA and Senior Management at each of their accounts allowing Bunge to be oil supplier of choice and creating industry awareness. Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled Essential Functions: •Sell Bunge products to medium to large size food, beverage and industrial companies •Meet personal and team sales targets as established, incorporating the full range of products/services within identified markets or geography •Understand commodity markets and supply/demand grids with the ability to transfer that understanding into competitive sales pricing with our customers •Typical accounts would be challenging, high complexity, diverse customers that require ongoing client relationships •Support the Company’s outside sales force with commodity market intelligence, cash trading insight and both micro/macro-economic price drivers •Develop plan to establish and maintain account relationships and meet personal sales targets •Develop business plan for each account segment •Organize and leverage Company resources (e.g. technical, advertising) to provide value added services to accounts •Develop strong client relationships, which over time provide significant input to planning company product, price, operations, and service strategies •Support supervisors and other sales professionals in developing new market opportunities •Coordinate transportation needs between customers and plants •Coordinate and understand the customer’s needs and what the plant is able to produce

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Bunge North America (BNA) is the world’s main squeeze. Its milling division, which operates five mills, is the largest corn dry miller in…

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