Overview
CERCO Group serves to supply and distribute a wide array of ingredients and offers a high-value proposition by handling everything from start to finish. We have a diverse product portfolio that ensures competitive pricing along with complimentary alternatives to provide optimum value for your business. Trusted for over 100 years, we supply and distribute a wide array of ingredients for use in food, animal nutrition, sports nutrition, and industrial applications.
We are looking for an individual(s) with strong communication skills who is high energy, self-directed, and results oriented. We hire individuals who want to make trading in this industry their career of choice. This business and industry are unique, so the majority of our training is “on the job” learning. CERCO Group is an excellent company with a strong industry reputation, and many of our employees have been with us for decades.
Our compensation for an entry-level ingredient trader starts at up to $60,000 per year base salary. We pay you this amount as you learn the business and build your supplier and customer base. We provide a generous commission structure, and an experienced trader can earn well into six figures after only a few years. We provide health benefits, 401K and profit-sharing plan benefits, and company ownership.
Job Responsibilities
- Trained to source various ingredients from suppliers and sell them to customers in the feed and food industries.
- Build relationships with our established account base while cultivating relations with new companies.
- Work closely with our logistics team to arrange the transportation for each transaction.
- Buy and sell ingredients globally.
- Trade with people both inside and outside of the company.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work independently, while being team oriented
- Skilled at influencing change.
- Solution, not problem focused.
- Strong decision maker
- Strong negotiating skills
- Self-directed
- Self-motivated
- Competitive
Desired
- Prior sales experience
- General knowledge of feed and food industries
- Bachelor’s degree in sales, marketing, business, or agriculture
How to Apply
Please email your resume and cover letter to Dan Puglisi (Sr. Director, Career Services).