Job Description
Main accountabilities (Main Responsibilities):
PNL manager
Management of LDC Kenya coffee team and business, responsible for trading and marketing
Develop customer relations. Understand client's needs and answer to these needs in a commercial manner, sustain the relationships with the key customers through commercial actions (provide market advice, visit clients, etc.)
Identify potential new trade flows and customers; work on ways to initiate/increase business with customers and suppliers.
Support LDC sustainable initiatives and build supply chains
Knowledge and Experience:
10+ year's experience in physical coffee trading preferably in specialty
Existing solid book of EAF green coffee buyers
Origin experience and knowledge in developing sustainable supply chains
Knowledge: Sound coffee cupping/liquoring experience preferably Q grader
Education: University qualification in Business, marketing or related field
Languages: English mandatory, foreign additional language preferable
Systems: MS office
Technical/ Functional skills:
Strong experience in cupping and sensory evaluation, preferably Q Grader
Advanced Excel & word
Other skills and competencies:
Strong written & verbal communication skills are essential
Must be willing to travel in Origin and internationally
Problem solving:
Analyze balance sheet and evaluate trading opportunities.
Review local market and new sourcing opportunities.
Map main destination markets and derive marketing strategy to enter those markets
Dimension and context:
Financial: 2m USD Commercial Margin
Team Size:
Staff: 15-20
Interactions/ interface:
Will be in contact with external customers and authorities as well as internal departments such as Execution (both domestic and international), Origin sourcing teams, Exporters, Roasters, Credit Risk, Finance, and Controlling
Job challenge:
Competitive and niche Kenyan coffee marketing