Rail Execution Specialist

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Job Title: Rail Execution Specialist
Location: Iowa Falls, IA, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Cargill, Inc
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: USD 60,000.00 - 75,000.00 per year
Job Description: Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Rail Execution Specialist will evaluate routine to difficult and varied distribution and transportation operations, data and facilities to identify the most effective distribution and transportation patterns for products. In this role, you will conduct data management, reporting and analysis, shipping, client interaction, business partnership and people and project management.

Key Accountabilities

Independently collect and organize fleet-related information from internal and external clients and customers and conduct computer data entry to track and document movement.
Organize an effective system that meets the organization's inventory control needs through efficient rail transportation of raw materials.
Monitor activities from receiving, locating, sourcing, purchasing, and optimizing inventory levels.
Help plan and direct our fleet activities for both unit train and manifest rail car movements that includes escalations with rail carriers on service-related issues.
Evaluate and foster ongoing relationships with rail providers.
Use comprehensive knowledge of the transportation and logistics industry to make recommendations to establish good customer relations.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Minimize costs and inefficiencies where identified.
Other duties as assigned.

Position Information

Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position.
This position is based in Wayzata, MN but open to these locations: Wichita, Lafayette, West Fargo, Sioux City, Iowa Falls, Sidney, Kansas City, Cedar Rapids.

Qualifications

Minimum Reqiored
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected salary for this position is $60K - $75K

Full-Time (30+ hours) positions are eligible for a benefit package including the following (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions): Paid time off; paid holidays; medical, vision and dental coverage; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; disability insurance; retirement savings; employee and family assistance program (EAP)

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

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Job Post Date: 08/12/25