Director of Merchandising/Commodity Trading
full-time•Middletown
About this role
<p>Country View Family Farms is looking for a strategic, market-savvy <strong>Director of Feed Ingredient Merchandising</strong> to lead feed ingredient trading, risk management, and long-term merchandising strategy across a growing, multi-state operation.</p>
<p>This role sits at the center of our supply chain—owning commodity risk, optimizing ingredient value, and driving innovative merchandising strategies that support feed mills, grower partners, and external customers. You’ll lead a high-impact team while working cross-functionally with nutrition, finance, transportation, IT, and production leadership.</p>
<h3>What You’ll Do</h3>
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<p>Own cash, basis, and futures risk management for inbound and outbound feed ingredients</p>
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<p>Lead external trading, brokering, and ingredient sales strategies</p>
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<p>Develop short- and long-term merchandising strategies that drive cost efficiency and value</p>
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<p>Manage rail, truck, unit train, shuttle, and transload logistics</p>
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<p>Build and expand grain origination and producer networks across multiple states</p>
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<p>Champion ERP and ag-tech initiatives tied to merchandising and logistics</p>
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<p>Provide market insight and leadership across the organization</p>
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<h3>What You Bring</h3>
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<p>5+ years of experience in feed ingredient merchandising, commodity trading, risk management, nutrition, or supply chain leadership</p>
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<p>Strong understanding of futures, basis, alternative ingredients, and relative value economics</p>
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<p>Proven ability to lead teams, manage complexity, and execute in volatile markets</p>
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<p>Bachelor’s degree in Ag Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)</p>
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<h3>Why CVFF</h3>
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<p>Executive-level influence with hands-on market impact</p>
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<p>Collaborative, cross-functional leadership environment</p>
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<p>Opportunity to shape long-term ag solutions and merchandising strategy at scale</p>
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<p><strong>Ready to lead where markets, strategy, and operations meet?</strong><br />Join Country View Family Farms and help shape the future of feed ingredient merchandising.</p>
<p>#LI-EG1</p>
What you'll do
- The Director will own commodity risk management and develop merchandising strategies for feed ingredients. They will lead a team and work cross-functionally to optimize ingredient value and logistics.
About COUNTRY VIEW FAMILY FARMS LLC
Welcome to Country View Family Farms, a leader in animal care standards. We are the hog production affiliate of family-owned Clemens Food Group.
As a leader in the implementation of new technologies and new standards within swine production, we pride ourselves in raising healthy pigs to make quality pork for our families and yours.
CVFF includes more than 300 family farms throughout Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Maryland and North Carolina. Contact us to get to know more about our company and how we provide safe, wholesome food for our friends and neighbors every day.
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