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.