Job Title: Trader Sustainability, Bean Sourcing
We are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world's leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry.
We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate.
We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide.
About this role:
The Trader Sustainability, Bean Sourcing will be responsible for all commercial activities of their allocated region or a specific part of trading the cocoa beans.
This role has a close link with colleagues in origin countries. Together with local sourcing colleagues, the buying plan needs to be executed, contact with suppliers maintained, claims handled, and work towards a smooth logistics execution of contracts.
Key Responsibilities include:
* Maintain excellent contact with assigned suppliers, stakeholders, management, finance of receiving sites - ensuring readiness for EUDR Compliance.
* Selling to customers/factories - managing the relationship, anticipating needs, resolving any issues.
* Drive the P&L of your assigned region and ensure the business and contracting is optimized.
* Be the go-to person for operational issues around the trading and logistics desk for your region.
* Execute the sourcing plan.
* Oversee and participate in the shipment allocations and the logistics plan.
About you:
* University degree; master or bachelor degree.
* 5 to 10 years of experience in a food/commodity environment.
* Fluent in English. Knowledge of French is a plus.
* Preference for understanding of financials.
* Proven analytical skills, able to work with numbers and interpret them.
* Knowledge/understanding of certification schemes and sustainability in general.
* Experience with terminal market and financial tools related to risk management of physical trade is a plus.
* Origin working experience is helpful.
* Fully understand the risk management of running a trading position.
* Create an understanding of the actors in the supply chain and be a relationship builder.
* Structured way of communicating, precise and easy to connect with.
* Exposure to stakeholders in different departments of a company.
* Ability to maintain an overview and handle complex issues simultaneously.
* Stress resistant and able to stay focused at all times.
* Able to communicate at all levels - internal and external.