Ocean Transportation Academy Trainee 2026

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Job Title: Ocean Transportation Academy Trainee 2026
Location: Coral Gables, FL, South United States, USA

Company: Cargill, Inc
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: USD 77,000.00 per year
Job Description: Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 155,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill's agricultural supply chain business, where we seamlessly connect farming customers with food, feed and industry.

Ocean Transportation Academy Trainee 2026

Your Role:

Connect to meaningful work. Feed the world. Achieve your higher purpose.

What if your ideas could nourish the world? As an associate, we transfer your knowledge and skills into profound experiences that positively impact our global community. From food to transportation, your innovative solutions, collaboration and dedication will evolve industries to take on tomorrow's greatest challenges. And that's just the beginning. Because when your skills meet our unrivaled network and breadth of opportunity, your career is without bounds. Join our community to realize the impact of your work, help people around the world and connect with something greater.

Ocean Transportation Academy Trainee Position:

Ocean Transportation is a leading customer-focused freight-trading business that serves customers across the globe. Founded in 1956 in Geneva, our business benefits from the rich heritage and capabilities of the Cargill corporation. We are developing critical capabilities in areas such as risk management, trading, digitalization, analytics and sustainability, and we are collaborating with our industry peers to help transform the maritime industry at large. The Ocean Transportation Academy aims to attract early career professionals with different educational backgrounds ranging from Data Science to Sustainability, with the purpose of building a talent pipeline able to support our future strategy.

Your career path could take you to consulting, managing and executing on the ocean transportation requirements for some of the key flows of one of the largest soft commodity traders in the world, all the way to getting involved on the trading of Ocean Transportation as a stand-alone commodity. You will tackle real challenges, cultivate your curiosity, have client exposure, enjoy both personal and team accomplishments and have your initiative acknowledged along the way.

Your Work:

The Ocean Transportation Academy Trainee is a 12-month program aimed at equipping you with foundational merchandising and trading proficiency in shipping. You will focus on developing the key skills and capabilities early in your career that are critical for progressing your career within Ocean Transportation covering operations, chartering, and finally analytics and trading. Participants will receive real, immediately impactful, and diverse experiences. Throughout each rotation, you will have the opportunity to explore and develop your passion in an outstanding supply chain organization, while having a dedicated support system to ensure you are reaching your full potential. After successful completion of the rotational program, you will be placed into a permanent position.

Programming Includes:

Cohort experience: You will join the rotational program with other graduates onboarding and training together during a week-long training session. During your program, you will participate in various activities together with your cohort. In addition, you may be assigned a cohort project where you will work together to solve a leader-nominated opportunity with high impact and visibility. These projects are based on business needs and timing
Mentor assignment: Broaden your perspective on career development, gain problem-solving insights, and enhance your ability to navigate the organizational culture with the aid of an assigned mentor

Academy Trainee Benefits:

Highly impactful rotational assignments with the opportunity to be responsible for your work, influence others, and drive innovation
Participate in trade life cycle, including contract negotiation, trade entry and physical execution, as well as profit and loss analysis
Analyze supply and demand data and market/economic conditions to explore ways to innovate and improve data analysis
Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while bringing up more sophisticated issues to appropriate staff

Compensation:

The expected salary for this position is $77,000.00. The disclosed salary has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked.

Our Benefits:

No matter who you are or where you are, we've designed our plans and programs to meet your needs. We want to help you take care of what's needed for today and offer protection to help with tomorrow's what-ifs. You'll have access to a wide variety of flexible and inclusive programs to meet your health, financial, and work/life needs to support you and help you thrive. Eligible programs and incentives include:

Paid holidays and floating holidays
Paid time off
Comprehensive health care plans
Short term and long-term incentives
Mental Health and Wellbeing program
Digital Learning Library
Retirement plans
Paid time to participate in volunteer and community outreach opportunities
Tuition reimbursement programs
Relocation benefits for those that qualify

*Minnesota-based employees: Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.

Our Vibrant Community:

At Cargill, you will be a part of our vibrant global community with a culture that celebrates diversity. This is a reflection of the clients we serve and generates an intellectually diverse set of employees. Business Resource Groups (BRGs) help us embrace our diversity, make our culture more inclusive and enhance our employees' outstanding talents and perspectives to benefit our organization and employees.

Our U.S. Business Resource Groups include:

Asian Alliance Network, Cargill Young Professionals Network, Cargill Ability Network (iCAN), Cargill Ebony Council, Indigenous Peoples Network (IPN), Hispanic-Latino Council, Cargill Pride Network, Veterans & Military Support Network, and Cargill Women's Network.

Job Locations & Timing:

Ocean Transportation Academy Trainee will be based in Coral Gables, FL for the full duration of the program
The Ocean Transportation Trainee Program will begin in June of 2026
This role requires in-person presence at the office 4-5 days per week

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited program in supply chain, economics, procurement, finance, statistics, engineering, MIS, or other related business field graduating between May 2025 and Summer 2026
Right to work in the U.S. that is not based solely on possession of a student visa or a visa sponsored by a third-party employer
Ability to work optimally with individuals from a diverse set of backgrounds and cultures
Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent influencing skills
Ability to handle risks and ambiguity
Strong teammate and thrive in a diverse and multicultural environment
Willing and able to relocate
Ability to contribute, both as part of a team and individually
Strong communication skills - written and oral

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree or other post-secondary degree
Digital savvy: strong analytical, quantitative and numeric skills. Proficient in excel, good knowledge of data science tools, visual analytics technologies and programming language
Eye For Business and Commercial Excellence: comfort in taking and managing risks and challenging the status quo. Knowledge in trading techniques. Ability to gather customer insights and translate problems into valuable and strategic opportunities. Focus on overall business drivers
Customer Focus: problem-solving skills, marketing skills, strong persuasion and negotiation skills
Strategy Agility: big picture thinking, anticipate emerging trends and bring the outside-in
Previous internship or work-related experience
Bilingual in English and Spanish

Cargill highly encourages vaccinations but does not mandate at this time. Upon hire, you will be asked to provide your vaccination status, and if unvaccinated or if you choose not to disclose, you would be expected to follow Cargill's safety protocols for unvaccinated employees (i.e., mask mandates, and social distancing).

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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Job Post Date: 12/13/25