Merchandising/Trader Assistant - Intern

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HAWKEYE GOLD LLC

Posted 3 months ago

Internship

Ankeny, Iowa

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Responsibilities

Support the Soybean Crush Marketing team by preparing netback documents and processing customer invoices. Collaborate with traders and logistics to resolve issues and manage accounts payable transactions.

Qualifications

You are currently pursuing a degree in Agriculture, Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field. You possess strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. Experience with Agris software is a plus.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Excel

Word

Outlook

Agris

Job Description

Description

Join a dynamic team that transports agricultural commodities across the United States and internationally. We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Merchandising Assistant Intern to support our Soybean Crush Marketing team.

Summary:

As a Merchandising Assistant Intern, you will play a key role in supporting the Soybean Crush operation by working closely with our processing plants and customers. You will help prepare accurate netbacks for the plants and process customer invoices. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organized, team-oriented individual who thrives on ensuring transactional accuracy and smooth operational execution.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Prepare and process netback documents for soybean crush plants 
  2. Generate and process sales invoices for crush customers 
  3. Collaborate with traders and the logistics team to resolve issues and ensure timely resolution 
  4. Process accounts payable transactions for payment via ACH, wire, or check 
  5. Maintain accurate, well-organized files in shared drives and email inboxes 
  6. Provide general support to the merchandising and accounting teams 
  7. Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

  1. Currently pursuing a degree in Agriculture, Business, Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
  2. Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills 
  3. Reliable team player with a proactive attitude 
  4. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel, Word, and Outlook) 
  5. Experience with Agris software is a plus 
  6. Agricultural background or interest is beneficial but not required 
  7. Timeframe: June – August 2026  (with possibility of extension)
  8. Hours: Monday – Friday, minimum 20 hours per week-Flexible scheduling available around class commitments

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HAWKEYE GOLD LLC

Founded in 1886, JDH has been a cornerstone in the agricultural industry, committed to growth, innovation and leading with integrity. With facilities across the United States, JDH plays a crucial role in the agricultural supply chain, ensuring the efficient and safe transportation of vital commodities for farmers, and dairy, beef and hog producers. You can count on our experienced commodity traders to deliver grains, co-products, manufactured animal feed and animal feed ingredients as promised. We work closely with a wide variety of origin markets to move commodities and ingredients to destinations with demand. We connect supply and demand in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Asia using our extensive transportation network of rail, truck and barge resources.
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