Posted time 17/05/25 Location Bangalore, India

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Finance Executive in Finance & Accounting Team to work in a truly global environment where the overall purpose of the role is to supporting Counterparty Risk Assessment function by ensuring evaluating the potential financial risk associated with a company trading or lending counterparties, reporting to Head of Finance Operations. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

Business Overview

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

Key Accountabilities

  • Assist in gathering and organizing financial and corporate information to support the evaluation of counterparties, including institutions and trading partners.
  • Support in tracking and updating counterparty exposure data across various transactions and products.
  • Help monitor exposure limits and report any potential breaches or irregularities to the relevant teams.
  • Coordinate the collection of documents required for due diligence and credit reviews of new and existing counterparties.
  • Prepare and maintain summary reports, trackers, and dashboards used in credit and risk analysis.
  • Ensure documentation and reporting meet internal compliance standards and assist in audit preparation when needed.
  • Collaborate with risk, compliance, legal, and trading teams to facilitate smooth information flow and ensure all required documents and data are in place for assessments.

Skills and Experience

  • Master’s or bachelor’s degree in related field from a well-recognized institute along with 3-5 years of experience with attention to detail, basic accounting knowledge, and proficiency in accounting software, along with experience in Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk Analysis, Exposure Assessment, Due Diligence and Monitoring, Risk Mitigation & Reporting and Compliance
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office. (Excel)
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
  • Financial analysis and credit assessment expertise.
  • Knowledge of counterparty risk management principles and practices.
  • Understanding of financial markets and instruments.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Important:  This position requires employees to work in either of the work timings below –

  • APAC Region: – 6:00am to 3:00pm IST
  • EMEA Region: – 11:00am to 8:00pm IST

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
This job is Filled
Posted time 12/05/25 Location Switzerland, Zurich

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Junior Coffee Trader to work in a truly global environment to provide general administrative support to the Winterthur Coffee Trading desk. In this role, you will work diligently, productively and with a keen attention to detail. This position will provide pro-active and interactive exposure to the global green coffee trade, through exposure to functions and processes at destination.

Business Overview:

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Updating weekly spot price list and distributing to internal traders and clients.
  • Contract management including accurate, complete and timely release of physical coffee contracts.
  • Reviewing third party contract documentation and monitoring the return of contracts.
  • Currency hedging for contracts that are in non-USD currency.
  • Acting as the substitute trader in the absence of the senior traders.
  • Assisting in preparations for the month end process and valuation (P&L).
  • Supporting senior traders with preparing and creating high level client presentations alongside any other daily work tasks as required.
  • Daily green coffee quality tastings and learning about coffee.

Skills and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree educated in a relevant business field; Business, Economics, Finance, Supply Chain or Engineering.
  • Commercial experience and/or business internship preferably but not limited to commodity trading.
  • Strong level of computer literacy, including using Excel and PowerPoint, Power BI advantageous.
  • Fully proficient in English and any other languages are of additional benefit.
  • Obtains a strong drive to learn about all aspects of global green coffee trade, including externally to the trading department.
  • Highly adaptable, reactive and flexible to the dynamic trading environment and takes a proactive approach to managing tasks and completing priorities.
  • Must be diligent and have a strong attention to detail as well as good communication skills and ability to build relationships.
  • Resilient and able to work under pressure.
  • Committed team player who is willing to be flexible and assist with a whole range of tasks to support colleagues.
  • Willing and able to relocate globally if the progression of the role requires.

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

To apply you must be eligible to work in the EU or Switzerland.

This job is Filled
Posted time 09/05/25 Location Switzerland, Zurich

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a HR Manager Switzerland to work in a truly global environment, managing and improving all aspects of operational Human Resources & Data Analysis. With a dual report to the Global Head of HR & European Regional HR Lead, the role provides long term development potential to strengthen our Human Resources capabilities and performance on a local and global level, alongside enhancing how we track, report, and understand key HR metrics across the business.

Business Overview

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

This role will be working from the Volcafe headquarter in Winterthur, Switzerland.

Key Accountabilities

Operational HR Management responsibilities:

  • Managing the full employee lifecycle from onboarding, employee lifetime and offboarding.
  • Acting as the trusted assistant to Head of HR alongside business partnering with senior management and wider global teams.
  • Ensuring compliance with Swiss employment regulations (tax, social security, insurances & pension plans), as well as internal minimum control standards.
  • Accurately processing payroll, ensuring compliance with local regulations and administering employee benefits.
  • Acting as a Business Partner to key stakeholders based in Switzerland.

Data-Driven HR Management responsibilities:

  • Maintain and improve data accuracy in the HR system, training users and following up with data owners.
  • Contribute to workforce planning and forecasting as well as conducting engagement surveys and internal mobility.
  • Build and maintain reporting of key HR metrics through Excel & Power BI dashboard for analysis related to topics including turnover, hiring, promotion & absenteeism.
  • Track and analyze data from engagement surveys, exit interviews, and internal mobility.
  • Miscellaneous external and internal administrational tasks.

Skills and Experience

  • Bachelors Degree educated preferably in a field related to Human Resource Management.
  • Strong knowledge of Swiss labor law and HR best practices, knowledge of German labor law would also be beneficial.
  • 10 years of experience within a global dynamic environment, providing HR support to a variety of stakeholders (multilingual / multicultural).
  • Strong Excel & Power BI experience to create professional data for analysis.
  • Experience with HR systems (SuccessFactors, Workday etc) alongside payroll systems.
  • Problem-solving and conflict resolution expertise
  • Fluent written and spoken German and English
  • Excellent communication & negotiation skills, ability to work independently and able to maintain high level of accuracy.
  • Strong interpersonal skills; able to build trust across functions and levels.
  • Solution-oriented and proactive, with a hands-on, results-driven mindset.
  • Adaptable and positive under pressure, able to thrive in changing environments.
  • Skilled in problem-solving and conflict resolution.
  • Strong execution and follow-through; delivers initiatives with consistency and attention to detail.

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

To apply you must have the right to work for the provided location.

This job is Filled
Posted time 15/04/25 Location Irvington, USA

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Finance Manager to work in a truly global environment to oversee financial operations, including accounting, forecasting, planning, and compliance, reporting to Regional Finance Director Americas. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

Business Overview

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

Remuneration: anticipated $140-160,000 per year (dependant on experience), comprehensive and attractive benefits package and annual discretionary bonus.

Key Accountabilities

  • End to end ownership of the control environment for the full cycle of the business with a focus on the complete enterprise risk matrix of the business unit, and lead support for regional compliance as needed
  • Timely and accurate management and financial reporting for the business unit
  • Complete oversight of all external tax and compliance related requirements and reporting impacting the business unit
  • Ensure compliance with all Internal financial and accounting policies and guidelines including authorisation matrixes, credit, counterparty, and trading mandate limits as well as policy roll outs and periodic checks
  • Ownership of all corporate reporting to group for the business unit
  • Oversight of the unit’s ERP systems and processes
  • Ownership of all historical organisation data related to management and financial reporting
  • Qualitative review of monthly financials and providing detailed analysis to stakeholders
  • Tracking cycle time efficiencies and reporting on all key business value drivers with a thorough understanding of the business value drivers
  • Developing and maintaining financial projections/forecasts and sensitivity analysis including detailed models in line with commercial strategies
  • Ownership of all budgeting processes and month on month variance analysis with detailed commentary of performance to drive cost efficiencies and identify opportunities
  • Perform all ad-hoc research as may be needed by the stakeholders
  • Working capital tracking and reporting on optimal balance sheet optimization including tracking all financial covenants of the organisation
  • Drive finance transformation to improve synergy within the team and enhance collaboration with stakeholders in trade, commercial & operations, logistics, IT and corporate
  • Drive contribution to the bottom line through various structured trade finance opportunities and ensuring robust insurance and facilities management
  • Provide thought leadership for their team with a focus on developing a best-in-class team
  • Align departmental short-term goals for maximum impact on organization strategy; process optimization to drive strategy and collaboration

Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree and/or MBA in finance, accounting, OR a relevant professional accounting qualification.
  • Extensive progressive experience in finance and accounting is essential, with a strong preference for backgrounds in commodities, manufacturing or FMCG, and prior experience as a senior controller or senior manager within a finance department.
  • External audit experience, or corporate finance – DESIRABLE
  • Experience with financial modelling – DESIRABLE
  • Experience with project management and IT implementations
  • Good team player with ability to work independently and lead cross functional teams
  • High attention to detail and open minded with a quick learning curve
  • Ability to work with diverse cultures

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

To apply you must have the right to work for the provided location.

This job is Filled
Posted time 11/04/25 Location Bangalore, India

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Finance Team Manager – General Ledger RTR & Risk Management. in Finance & Accounting Team to work in a truly global environment where the overall purpose of the role is to lead a team, ensure accurate financial reporting, manage monthly close activities, oversee risk mitigation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes and ensure compliance & will be reporting to Head of Finance Operations. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

Business Overview

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

Key Accountabilities

General Ledger and RTR:

  • Oversee RTR Processes: Lead the Record to Report team, ensuring efficient and accurate processing of financial transactions, from source data to financial statements.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing RTR team. Conduct regular one-on-ones, provide feedback, and foster a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.
  • Accurate and Timely Financial Reporting: Ensure the integrity and accuracy of the General Ledger, including month-end reconciliations and timely reporting.
  • Maintain Strong Internal Controls: Implement and maintain robust internal controls to prevent errors and fraud, including segregation of duties and regular account reconciliations.
  • Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce errors in the RTR process.
  • Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.
  • Data Accuracy and Integrity: Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data in the general ledger.
  • Bank Reconciliations and Journal Entries: Oversee bank reconciliations, journal entries, and general ledger accounting processes.
  • Standardization of GL Processes: Promote and implement standardization of GL processes.
  • Archive Records: Archive records to satisfy audit, tax and statutory requirements.
  • Maintain good working relationships: Maintain good working relationships with internal customers/Regional Team Members.

Risk Management:

  • Identify and Assess Risks: Identify and assess potential financial risks, including legal, regulatory, and operational risks.
  • Develop Risk Mitigation Strategies: Develop and implement strategies to mitigate identified risks.
  • Monitor Risk Exposure: Continuously monitor risk exposure and ensure that risk mitigation strategies are effective.
  • Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
  • Budgeting and Forecasting: Participate in the budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring that risks are considered.
  • Cash Flow Management: Monitor cash flow and ensure sufficient liquidity to meet financial obligations.
  • Financial Analysis: Analyze financial data and identify trends and potential issues.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Communicate risk information to relevant stakeholders, including senior management and auditors.
  • Develop and Maintain Relationships: Develop and maintain relationships with auditors, solicitors, bankers, and other external contacts.

People Management: 

  • Team Capacity Planning: Forecast resource needs, manage team workloads, and ensure optimal staffing and skill mix within the team.
  • Hire top-calibre talent, onboard and train new team members, foster an engaging work environment, and implement strategies to retain high performers. Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous development.

​​​​​​​Skills and Experience:

  • 11 to 15 years of relevant experience in finance operations preferably working in a global business environment.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting. Masters in the similar field is an advantage.
  • Proven people management experience, including team building, performance management, coaching, and professional development with ability to lead diverse teams across multiple time zones.
  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with a focus on team motivation and conflict resolution.
  • Effective, clear and business communication skills (Both Written and Verbal)
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong Excel Skills – Advanced knowledge of pivot tables, formulas, large data sets and dynamic dashboards
  • Exposure to ERP systems and understanding of financial reporting in commodity or trading businesses.
  • Experience of physical commodities business and ERP transactions is desirabl

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
This job is Filled
Posted time 11/04/25 Location Bangalore, India

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Finance Process Lead to work in a truly global environment reporting to Head of Finance Operations. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

Business Overview

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

Key Accountabilities

Bookkeeping:

  • Recording financial transactions: Keeping track of day-to-day financial transactions like sales, purchases, receipts, and payments.
  • Managing e-invoicing in/from the Italian Central exchange database: outgoing, incoming, for both Italian and foreign suppliers / customers
  • Managing VAT recording, both of incoming and outgoing invoices, between Italian, EU and extra-EU counterparties. Managing monthly VAT settlements and declarations
  • Updating ledgers: Posting transactions to appropriate accounts in the general ledger.
  • General Ledger Management: Expertise in managing and reconciling accounts, ensuring that financial records are accurate and up to date
  • Ability to manage and keep contact with various departments, internal and external colleagues, eventually customers for due credit recovery.

Bank Reconciliation:

  • Comparing the company’s internal records with the bank statements to ensure everything matches and identify any discrepancies.

Accounts Payable and Receivable Management:

  • Accounts Payable: Ensuring timely payments to vendors and suppliers, recording invoices, and managing payment schedules.
  • Accounts Receivable: Tracking outstanding customer payments, sending reminders, and ensuring timely collections.
  • Financial planning and forecasting

Financial Reporting:

  • Preparing monthly, quarterly, or annual financial statements such as the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
  • Extrapolation and analysis of economic-financial data to provide insights for management decisions.

Budgeting and Forecasting:

  • Assisting with creating or reviewing the company’s budget.
  • Updating and monitoring forecasts for future financial performance.

Internal Audits:

  • Ensuring internal controls are being followed and that the company’s financial records are accurate.
  • Identifying and addressing any discrepancies or inefficiencies.

Year-End Closing:

  • Closing the books at the end of the fiscal year, ensuring all transactions are properly recorded.
  • Preparing for the audit process and ensuring compliance with accounting standards.

Maintaining Financial Records:

  • Ensuring that all financial documents are properly filed and maintained for country legal and tax purposes.
  • Archiving documents in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

​​​​​​​Skills and Experience:

  • 8 to 12 years of relevant experience in finance operations preferably working in a global business environment.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting. Masters in the similar field is an advantage.
  • Effective, clear and business communication skills (Both Written and Verbal)
  • Strong Excel Skills – Advanced knowledge of pivot tables, formulas, large data sets and dynamic dashboards
  • Experience of physical commodities business and ERP transactions is desirable
  • Work Experience in European market is preferred

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
This job is Filled
Posted time 08/04/25 Location Bristol, Madrid, United Kingdom

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Finance Manager to work in a truly global environment to oversee financial operations, including accounting, forecasting, planning, and compliance, reporting to Regional Finance Director for Europe. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

This role will be working for Volcafe, with a hybrid/remote working option from our Bristol or Madrid offices.

Key Accountabilities

  • End to end ownership of the control environment for the full cycle of the business with a focus on the complete enterprise risk matrix of the business unit, and lead support for regional compliance as needed
  • Timely and accurate management and financial reporting for the business unit
  • Complete oversight of all external tax and compliance related requirements and reporting impacting the business unit
  • Ensure compliance with all Internal financial and accounting policies and guidelines including authorisation matrixes, credit, counterparty, and trading mandate limits as well as policy roll outs and periodic checks
  • Ownership of all corporate reporting to group for the business unit
  • Oversight of the unit’s ERP systems and processes
  • Ownership of all historical organisation data related to management and financial reporting
  • Qualitative review of monthly financials and providing detailed analysis to stakeholders
  • Tracking cycle time efficiencies and reporting on all key business value drivers with a thorough understanding of the business value drivers
  • Developing and maintaining financial projections/forecasts and sensitivity analysis including detailed models in line with commercial strategies
  • Ownership of all budgeting processes and month on month variance analysis with detailed commentary of performance to drive cost efficiencies and identify opportunities
  • Perform all ad-hoc research as may be needed by the stakeholders
  • Working capital tracking and reporting on optimal balance sheet optimization including tracking all financial covenants of the organisation
  • Drive finance transformation to improve synergy within the team and enhance collaboration with stakeholders in trade, commercial & operations, logistics, IT and corporate
  • Drive contribution to the bottom line through various structured trade finance opportunities and ensuring robust insurance and facilities management
  • Provide thought leadership for their team with a focus on developing a best-in-class team
  • Align departmental short-term goals for maximum impact on organization strategy; process optimization to drive strategy and collaboration

Skills and Experience

  • Extensive progressive experience in finance and accounting and prior experience as a senior controller or senior manager within a finance department – ESSENTIAL
  • Background in the commodity trading industry – HIGHLY DESIRABLE
  • Manufacturing or FMCG industry background will also be considered
  • Professional qualification e.g., ACCA/ CMA/ CIMA/ CPA with current membership
  • Bachelor’s degree and/or MBA in finance, accounting, or related field
  • External audit experience, or corporate finance – DESIRABLE
  • Experience with financial modelling – DESIRABLE
  • Experience with project management and IT implementations
  • Good team player with ability to work independently and lead cross functional teams
  • High attention to detail and open minded with a quick learning curve
  • Ability to work with diverse cultures

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

 

This job is Filled
Posted time 20/02/25 Location Bristol, United Kingdom

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Finance Manager to become a key member of the UK coffee business unit, as well as the European senior finance team, reporting to the Regional CFO for Europe. The Finance Manager will assume a strategic role in the overall management of the business unit. They will have primary responsibility for planning, implementing, managing, and controlling all financial-related activities of the business unit. This includes but is not limited to direct responsibility for managing the internal finance function including accounting, cash forecasting, strategic planning, and compliance. The Finance Manager also holds overall oversight and management of the IT function across the business unit. As such they will lead and take full responsibility over financial and management reporting in a timely and accurate manner, while adding value to the business through partnering with all stakeholders to deliver on business unit compliance processes and insightful, forward-looking data in line with strategic objectives.

Business Overview

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

Key Accountabilities

  • End to end ownership of the control environment for the full cycle of the business with a focus on the complete enterprise risk matrix of the business unit, and lead support for regional compliance as needed
  • Timely and accurate management and financial reporting for the business unit
  • Complete oversight of all external tax and compliance related requirements and reporting impacting the business unit
  • Ensure compliance with all Internal financial and accounting policies and guidelines including authorisation matrixes, credit, counterparty, and trading mandate limits as well as policy roll outs and periodic checks
  • Ownership of all corporate reporting to group for the business unit
  • Oversight of the unit’s ERP systems and processes
  • Ownership of all historical organisation data related to management and financial reporting
  • Qualitative review of monthly financials and providing detailed analysis to stakeholders
  • Tracking cycle time efficiencies and reporting on all key business value drivers with a thorough understanding of the business value drivers
  • Developing and maintaining financial projections/forecasts and sensitivity analysis including detailed models in line with commercial strategies
  • Ownership of all budgeting processes and month on month variance analysis with detailed commentary of performance to drive cost efficiencies and identify opportunities
  • Perform all ad-hoc research as may be needed by the stakeholders
  • Working capital tracking and reporting on optimal balance sheet optimization including tracking all financial covenants of the organisation
  • Drive finance transformation to improve synergy within the team and enhance collaboration with stakeholders in trade, commercial & operations, logistics, IT and corporate
  • Drive contribution to the bottom line through various structured trade finance opportunities and ensuring robust insurance and facilities management
  • Provide thought leadership for their team with a focus on developing a best-in-class team
  • Align departmental short-term goals for maximum impact on organization strategy; process optimization to drive strategy and collaboration

Skills and Experience

  • Professional qualification e.g., ACCA/ CMA/ CIMA/ CPA with current membership
  • Bachelor’s degree and/or MBA in finance, accounting, or related field
  • Extensive progressive experience in finance and accounting, preferably in commodities, manufacturing or FMCG with experience as a senior controller or senior manager within a finance department
  • External audit experience, or corporate finance – DESIRABLE
  • Experience with financial modelling – DESIRABLE
  • Experience with project management and IT implementations
  • Good team player with ability to work independently and lead cross functional teams
  • High attention to detail and open minded with a quick learning curve
  • Ability to work with diverse cultures

 We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
This job is Filled
Posted time 20/02/25 Location Bogota, Colombia

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Regional HR Director, based preferably in Bogota, Columbia to work in a truly global environment to head the HR team for the coffee division within Latin America reporting to the Global HR Director in Switzerland.

We are seeking an experienced HR leader to be accountable for the full delivery of human resources services including recruitment and retention, compensation and benefits, employee engagement, learning and development and employee relations/ welfare and performance management, as well as being a commercial partner to the business. This position offers a broad spectrum of opportunity, scope, commercial activity, and authority.

Business Overview

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

Key Accountabilities

Accountable for the full delivery of human resources services including recruitment and retention, compensation and benefits, employee engagement, learning and development, employee relations and welfare, and performance management. The population consists of office, mill, factory and warehouse employees spread over five countries: Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras.

  • Strategic Business Partnering: Proactively build and maintain strong relationships with the business leadership teams, offering strategic support and guidance on HR-related matters to align with organizational goals.
  • HR Strategy Implementation: Collaborate with the Global HR Director to develop and execute short and long-term HR strategies, including establishing objectives, policies, and operating procedures to drive HR excellence.
  • HR Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop the local HR team, ensuring high performance and effective HR service delivery.
  • Organizational Development: Spearhead organizational and manpower development initiatives, focusing on talent development, succession planning, and supporting a high-growth dynamic business environment.
  • Regional HR Service Center Establishment: Set up and manage a shared HR service center for the region to centralize and streamline HR functions.
  • Employee Engagement Enhancement: Innovate and implement strategies to enhance employee engagement, including developing comprehensive engagement plans and relationship-building activities.
  • Talent Acquisition and Recruitment: Oversee the Senior recruitment process, ensuring the attraction and selection of high-caliber candidates to meet the organization’s staffing needs and growth objectives.
  • Compensation and Benefits Management: Design and implement cost-effective and competitive compensation and benefits programs, regularly conducting market analyses to ensure organizational competitiveness.
  • Effective Internal Communication: Facilitate robust internal communication channels, ensuring seamless information flow across all levels of the organization.
  • HR Documentation Oversight: Manage the preparation and maintenance of essential HR documents, including employment contracts, employee handbooks, and safety guidelines.
  • Payroll and Benefits Administration: Coordinate with external vendors for the efficient administration of payroll and benefits, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
  • HR Audit and Compliance: Lead HR audit processes, ensuring all practices align with company policies and regulatory requirements.
  • HR Policy Development: Formulate and implement HR policies and systems that are aligned with corporate standards, competitive in the market, and compliant with local labor laws.
  • External HR Relations: Establish and maintain relationships with HR-related government bodies and community organizations, enhancing the organization’s external HR network.
  • Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives: Develop and promote diversity and inclusion programs to foster an equitable and inclusive workplace culture.
  • Employee Training and Development: Implement comprehensive training and professional development programs to enhance employee skills and career growth.
  • Employee Wellness Programs: Create and manage employee wellness initiatives to support employee health and well-being.

Skills & Experience:

The successful candidate will be able to lead a team and operate in an entrepreneurial and hands-on capacity. The ideal candidate will be energetic, ambitious, and bright, possessing a high level of enthusiasm; able to work collaboratively with a diverse client population.

  • HR Management Experience: A minimum of 10 years of HR experience, with a focus on strategic HR management in a regional or global context.
  • Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and implement long-term HR strategies that align with organizational goals.
  • Leadership and Team Management: Proven experience in leading, mentoring and developing HR teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication abilities, essential for effective internal and external interactions.
  • Organizational Development Expertise: Strong skills in manpower planning, talent development, and succession planning, with a track record of successful organizational and manpower development projects.
  • Employee Engagement and Relationship Building: Expertise in designing and executing employee engagement strategies and programs, building strong relationships across the organization.
  • Talent Acquisition and Talent Management: Proficiency in recruiting strategies, candidate selection, and talent acquisition. Experience in managing recruitment processes and talent management systems.
  • Compensation and Benefits Management: Knowledge of compensation structures, benefits administration, and market benchmarking. Previous experience in designing and managing compensation and benefits programs.
  • Regulatory Compliance and Policy Formulation: Understanding of local and international HR laws, regulations, and the ability to develop and implement HR policies. Experience in formulating and revising HR policies in line with organizational and regulatory requirements.
  • Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and solve complex HR-related issues.
  • Change Management: Skills in managing and facilitating organizational change.
  • HR Audits: Experience in conducting and managing HR audits.
  • Diversity and Inclusion: Experience in developing and promoting diversity and inclusion initiatives.
  • Training and Development: Experience in creating and implementing employee training and development programs.

Educational Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field is typically required.
  • Advanced degrees or certifications in Human Resources, such as an MBA or PHR/SPHR certification, are desirable.

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

To apply you must have the right to work for the provided location.

 

This job is Filled
Posted time 31/01/25 Location Switzerland, Zurich

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Global Head of Supply Chain to work in a truly global environment, based in Switzerland, driving the global supply chain strategy, coordinating, managing and improving the operational and logistics aspects of the business, including providing high quality analysis, review, and decision to support the leadership. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

Business Overview

Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

Key Accountabilities

We are seeking a commercially oriented supply chain professional who can drive the business forward. This is a significant “hands on” role with also requires higher level analysis and review. Ideally, you will have significant experience of operating within a fast-paced multinational, entrepreneurial trading and/or commercial environment. The successful individual will have a solid understanding of supply chain management within the physical commodity trading and its impact on the business.

Supply Chain Strategy

  • Conduct a full global analysis and review of supply chains across the organisation providing recommendations on structures (both people and process), setting KPIs, and advising on clear deliverables.
  • Design, lead and implement an efficient, robust logistics strategy to ensure the most efficient movement of coffee globally.
  • Adapt the logistics function to changes in trading strategy without compromising costs or efficiency.
  • Partner with Volcafe group companies / functions to identify areas for insourcing and automation across all existing and potential functions.
  • Identify and propose solutions to existing deficiencies to keep cost and risk at a minimum.
  • Drive change through the operation. Identifying and facilitating adaption for future business needs and ensuring optimal support and execution.
  • Drive the digitalisation of the supply chain function.
  • Work in a continuous improvement environment and be accountable for identifying and proactively addressing opportunities for cost reduction, performance improvement and risk mitigation, within portfolios of spend and/or individual supplier relationships, demonstrating real value for money.
  • Be responsible for the development and implementation of the freight negotiation strategy, including payment profiles and associated terms to meet the cash flow requirements of the business.
  • Provide guidance and support on the full life cycle of strategic Supplier Relationship Management, including negotiating and establishment of SLAs and monitoring of KPIs.
  • Prepare and negotiate new service contracts or contract amendments and arrange for their approval.
  • Accountable for building and developing collaborative internal and external relationships, ensuring that supply chain and supplier strategy and performance underpins business area objectives and budgets.
  • Accountable for creation, implementation and regular review of global, business wide Supply Chain category and commodity strategies in line with VOLCAFE business strategy for nominated areas of spend.
  • Representing VOLCAFE in different Logistics Committee and working in project teams.

Team Management

  • Review the global team structure and make sure it is efficient and fit for purpose and that the correct training is taking place.
  • Lead and manage the Global Supply Chain team, through matrix reporting lines globally.

Compliance

  • Own the dispute resolution process, making recommendations for improvements, highlight any trends and patterns to GMs for resolution and to directly handle any high-profile disputes that may arise during the consultancy period.
  • Review all current insurance policies to ensure they are fit for purpose and that all employees understand the policy requirements and claims process.
  • Ensure that appropriate and auditable standards, controls and governance frameworks are in place and that contracts are legally & ethically compliant.
  • Provide guidance on compliance to terms and conditions, identifying the flow down of such terms and conditions and supporting the assessment of ‘supply chain gap analysis’.
  • Identify potential liabilities, risks, issues and disputes, arising with customers, suppliers, partners and third parties, and produce innovative mitigation plans.
  • Continuously monitor and mitigate any logistical third-party provider risks globally.
  • Pro-actively address contract non-compliance and performance issues.
  • Oversee the stock reconciliation process checking all warehouses are compliant and completed monthly, liaising with the relevant internal contacts

Skills and Experience

  • A supply chain and procurement professional with extensive category and supplier relationship management experience in physical commodities, ideally coffee.
  • Extensive team management experience and ability to work in a complex global matrix organisation.
  • Extensive experience of working in a continuous improvement environment across logistics/supply chain.
  • Knowledge of Internal controls, operational risk management, Collateral Management Agreement (CMA) and Stock Monitoring Agreement (SMA) services
  • Knowledge of supply chain movement and management and client relationship management.
  • Experience of international documentary requirements for the movement of goods by sea, rail and truck including BLs, COIs, LCs, Commercial Invoices, Shipping Instructions, Packing Lists, IQS requirements etc.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of managing complex contract negotiations across all areas of spend and delivery of ‘bottom line’ savings.
  • The ability to think strategically, to develop and execute supply chain and supplier strategy and plans.
  • Excellent leadership skills with proven ability of influencing and convincing at senior level, combined with the ability to manage cross functional teams.
  • Risk and project management skills.
  • Highly motivated individual with the ability to work under minimum supervision to deliver.
  • Proactive approach with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with individuals at all levels and across departments.
  • Displays clear accountability and ownership of tasks and objectives.
  • Competency in Microsoft applications including Word and Excel (up to pivot tables).
  • Willingness to travel globally if needed.

We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Our Offer

We provide a fast-paced, stimulating and truly global environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the global leaders in soft commodity trading.

Our Values

Respect, Integrity, Meritocracy, Client Focus, Entrepreneurship

Our values define who we are. They are the fundamental beliefs that determine our actions and guide our behaviour. They influence the way we communicate and collaborate, and define the way we engage with our clients, partners, and communities. Our values are underpinned by a set of essential behaviours, which form part of our performance management approach. Delivering on our objectives is very much about ‘what’ we do, but these essential behaviours also provide a guide and measure for ‘how’ we do things. Our performance essentials are Take Initiative, Self‐Management, Deliver Results and Collaboration.

Our Commitment

We are committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and are focussed on actively building and developing diverse teams. All qualified applicants will receive equal treatment without regard to race, colour, sex, gender, age, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital or civil partner status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment (identity, gender expression), genetic information or any characteristic protected by local law.

We are willing to make any reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
This job is Filled