Commodity Merchandising Intern

Summary

Through an internship with CHS, you’ll contribute to meaningful projects that support agriculture, strengthen communities, and help advance a global business. Our paid internship program offers an opportunity to build practical skills, grow your leadership capabilities, and see how your ideas can make an impact. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals and connect with mentors, industry experts and senior leaders, while gaining career insights, building relationships and exploring how CHS businesses work together to empower agriculture. 

CHS has an exciting opportunity in our Global Grain & Processing Division. We are looking for a Commodity Merchandising Intern to support our Southern Minnesota trade team. This internship offers hands-on experience in grain merchandising, market analysis, customer relationships and supply chain logistics. The ideal candidate is eager to learn, detail-oriented and able to work with a diverse group of people, with excellent verbal and written communication skills. This role is located at our corporate headquarters in Inver Grove Heights, MN.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with grain traders, grain originators, risk management, transportation and accounting teams to exchange information and support daily merchandising activities.
• Assist commodity traders in analyzing grain markets and developing recommendations to support regional buying, selling and positioning strategies.
• Communicate bid changes, closing bids and grain program information to producers and elevator customers under trader guidance.
• Make outbound calls to producers and elevator customers and handle inbound calls to purchase grain, communicating bids and confirming transaction details under trader guidance.
• Assist with timely and accurate entry, reporting and verification of grain purchasing contracts.
• Work with elevator and office staff to exchange information, coordinate activities and support the efficient flow of grain.
• Support customer service by responding to routine inquiries and directing trading or commercial decisions to the appropriate team member.
• Help maintain customer information and research potential opportunities to support relationship development.
• Conduct market research and summarize findings to support commodity position analysis.
• Assist with monitoring regional grain supply chains, inventory and shipment activity.
• Learn how trucking and rail rates, capacity and operational constraints influence grain movement and merchandising decisions.
• Work with traders and transportation teams to gather freight information, support freight bid preparation and track shipments.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• Currently enrolled in a 4-year Agriculture degree program

Additional Qualifications

• Previous Internship with Grain Procurement