Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Strategic Sourcing Partner based in The Woodlands, Texas. The role will be responsible for the procurement of vitamins, minerals, feed and soil additives, and maintenance spare parts across Westway’s liquid feed manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Canada.  This position will play a critical part in supporting plant operations by ensuring the timely, cost-effective and reliable sourcing of key ingredients and maintenance materials. The Strategic Sourcing Partner will collaborate closely with site operations, sales, formulations and broader procurement teams to align sourcing strategies with business goals and drive continuous improvement in supplier performance and cost management.

Business Overview

Westway Feed Products is North America’s largest manufacturer of liquid supplements for livestock. Additionally, we produce feed mill products, dried molasses and industrial products. The core concept of Westway’s business is to utilize co-products from other industries and convert them into safe, high-quality, cost effective, livestock feed supplements. While Westway’s primary ingredient for many of our products is molasses, we also incorporate other co-products. The concept of utilizing these co-products is the foundation of our sustainability platform. Today, Westway operates 22 production facilities across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Our geographic reach allows for products to be developed according to environmental and production system variations across the country.

We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Responsibilities to include, but are not limited to:

• Lead the sourcing and procurement of vitamins, minerals, and feed/soil additives for multiple liquid feed plants across the U.S and Canada.
• Manage the procurement of MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) spare parts to support plant reliability and uptime.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure consistent quality, competitive pricing and reliable delivery.
• Collaborate with plant managers and engineering teams to forecast demand and align sourcing strategies for site spare part requirements.
• Cooperate with the planning, formulations, sales, production and procurement teams to source ingredients at optimal cost and on schedule to meet customer requirements.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing and terms with suppliers, to optimize total cost of ownership.
• Drive continuous improvement through supplier relationship management, sourcing strategies and supplier rebate programs.
• Monitor market trends, commodity pricing and supply chain risks, to proactively manage sourcing challenges.
• Maintain accurate supplier and pricing data in procurement systems and ensure compliance with company policies.
• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives and process improvements across the sourcing function.
• Support new product development and reformulation efforts, by sourcing new ingredients and evaluating supplier capabilities.
• Conduct approximately 10% travel to support the Westway site teams and manage vendor relationships within the United States and Canada.
• Ensure supplier compliance with regulatory, safety, and quality standards.
• Participate in cross-functional projects and strategic sourcing initiatives to support company growth and operational excellence.

Skills and Experience

• 5 – 10 years’ experience in strategic sourcing, procurement or supply chain management, preferably in the animal feed, food manufacturing or the agricultural industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, agriculture or a related field preferred.
• Experience working with ERP systems (e.g., Microsoft Dynamics 365) and procurement tools.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proven negotiation and supplier relationship management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively across departments.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Good knowledge of feed ingredients, additives, and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) categories is highly preferred.
• APICS Certified Supply Chain Specialist or Certified Planning and Inventory Management is highly desirable, or willingness to obtain certificate within two years.

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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 Westway Values

Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Passion for Service, Business insight

Westway’s values guide our pursuit of providing a safe and rewarding environment for our employees while helping our customers to thrive.

Our Commitment

We share the commitment of our parent company, ED&F Man Commodities. 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 focused 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.

Role Overview

Volcafe North America is seeking a Coffee Operations & Customer Experience Specialist to ensure seamless execution of contracts and operational processes, deliver exceptional customer experience, and provide office support to leadership. This is a varied role spanning trade execution, client service and office support, making it a key coordination point across trading, logistics, finance, and management. Through delivering operational excellence and high-quality service for our customers and the commercial team, this role will contribute towards strengthening Volcafe’s position in the North American Coffee market.

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 based in our Volcafe office in Irvington, New York.

Key Accountabilities

Trade Execution & Contract Management

• Coordinate the end-to-end execution of purchase and sales contracts with accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain and update trade data in internal systems, ensuring compliance with terms.
• Collaborate with logistics, finance, and quality teams to ensure smooth delivery and proactive resolution of any issues.
• Prepare and verify trade documentation including invoices, bills of lading, certificates of origin, and quality reports.
• Support audit and reporting requirements by maintaining accurate documentation.

Customer Experience

• Support communication with customers, responding to inquiries with professionalism and responsiveness to ensure a positive experience.
• Assist with our e-commerce business and its activities, including order processing, inventory updates, and customer communication.
• Partner with the quality team on coffee cupping schedules, sample tracking, and certification documentation.
• Track and report on project timelines and deliverables, ensuring compliance with company policies and standards.

Leadership & Office Support

• Provide direct support to the Regional General Manager, including scheduling, communications, follow-ups and preparation of reports or presentations.
• Provide further administrative support to the trading, logistics and finance teams.
• Coordinate leadership priorities, cross-functional initiatives and office-wide communications.
• Coordinate internal and external meetings, client visits, team events and customer travel logistics as well as assisting with tradeshows, coffee tastings and other industry activities.
• Compile business metrics, sales summaries and operational dashboards for leadership review.
• Manage onboarding for new staff, including system access, training resources and process documentation.
• Assist with the rollout of new tools, systems and process improvements, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and strengthen cross-team communication.
• Maintain office resources, supplies and vendor relationships.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain, international trade or related field preferrable.
• Previous experience in office administration, logistics, trade operations or project coordination
• Previous experience within commodity trading environments, highly advantageous.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is essential, with experience in ERP, CRM or e-commerce systems advantageous.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.
• Excellent communicator with a collaborative and service-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable balancing structured routine work with fast-changing priorities.
• Passion for coffee and enthusiasm for industry learning and growth.

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.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a versatile and curious Developer/Data Analyst (Analytics and Visualization) to join our newly created Cotton division, based in Houston. This is a great opportunity for someone with a blend of software engineering, data analytics, and business acumen, working closely with our agricultural operations teams supporting the Cotton trading desk. You’ll become a key part of a technology-first operation working closely with our experienced traders and operators, to help these teams make informed timely decisions. This is a great chance to join the fast-paced soft commodities industry.

The role blends strong software skills in Python/Pandas, FastAPI, SQL and BI/visualization with an appreciation for agricultural commodities operations. The ultimate objective is to extract maximum value from physical cotton merchandising and minimizing inventory cycle time.

Business Overview

ED&F Man Cotton was established in mid-2025, driven by an ambition to become a leading trader of raw cotton, serving customers around the world. The breadth of ED&F Man Commodities’ existing operations provides ED&F Man Cotton with offices in all major cotton producing regions and expertise in operating sustainable containerized supply chains, underpinned by robust risk management procedures.

We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, cotton, molasses and animal feed.

Key Accountabilities

• Build analytics & dashboards using Plotly Dash and Power BI, for position/flow monitoring, reconciliations, and operational KPIs.
• Develop FastAPI services to surface validated metrics and reference data to users and downstream tools.
• Write clear Python (Pandas) for data analysis, reconciliation, and quality checks across Postgres and Amazon Athena.
• Implement data validation & alerting (e.g., outlier/consistency checks) and schedule jobs via Airflow (event- or schedule-driven rather than heavy ETL).
• Collaborate with Operations, traders, and Risk to translate domain needs into robust but nimble software solutions; iterate quickly with end-user feedback.
• Own reliability and maintainability: logging, simple tests, documentation, and sensible guardrails for productionized analytics.
• Contribute to DevOps practices using AWS, Docker, and basic Kubernetes familiarity.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of software development experience, ideally supporting financial/commodity workflows.
• Strong Python with Pandas (plus common companions like NumPy/pyarrow); solid SQL with Postgres and familiarity with Amazon Athena.
• Experience delivering data visualizations (Plotly Dash, Power BI, Tableau) and building small APIs with FastAPI.
• Exposure to Airflow for job scheduling/automation; comfort with AWS and Docker (basic Kubernetes familiarity).
• Sound grasp of data structures/algorithms sufficient for clean, performant analytics code.
• Excellent stakeholder communication; comfortable navigating ambiguity and working independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in agricultural commodities, especially Cotton operations/trading is desirable.
• Experience with data quality frameworks, reconciliation patterns, and lightweight CI for analytics code is desirable.
• Familiarity with CTRM/operational data sources and vendor/market data integrations is 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.

Role Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Plant Manager based in Catoosa, Oklahoma, to take full responsibility and oversight of the facility. This position is responsible for all aspects of the plant including the P&L and budgeting responsibility. Managing plant operators, and partnering with environmental health and safety manager as well as working closely with the commercial, finance and human resources groups in meeting the objectives of the plant.

Westway Feed Products is North America’s largest manufacturer of liquid supplements for livestock. Additionally, we produce feed mill products, dried molasses and industrial products. The core concept of Westway’s business is to utilize co-products from other industries and convert them into safe, high-quality, cost effective, livestock feed supplements. While Westway’s primary ingredient for many of our products is molasses, we also incorporate other co-products. The concept of utilizing these co-products is the foundation of our sustainability platform. Today, Westway operates 22 production facilities across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Our geographic reach allows for products to be developed according to environmental and production system variations across the country.

We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Responsibilities to include, but are not limited to:

Managerial:

• Implements a zero-incident culture with a focus on elimination of incidents and hazards and preventing any damage to the environment
• Performs all tasks in a safe and professional manner in conformance with regulations, terminal rules, quality standards and company policies
• Maintains proficient communication with Health & Safety, Environment, Production, Quality Control, Maintenance, Logistics and Sales departments
• Manages the P&L to meet regional and corporate financial goals
• Maintains capital assets and manages capital improvements and construction projects associated with plant upgrades or new installations
• Management of employees including hiring, discipline process, employee performance reviews, the safety of employees and the management of safety programs
• Facilitation and development of customer relations and service using a quantitative, quality-based approach
• Stays abreast of changes in working conditions or new technology that could increase the safety and efficiency of the operations
• Initiates and supports improvement plans for employees to succeed in their efforts to achieve the goals of the department
• Implements company policies on worker safety, safety regulations, company policies/procedures and work rules

Operational:

• Responsible for all aspects of inventory management activity for the site
• Manages plant costs and assets, including maintenance, repair, and capital for all equipment
• Manages all contracts and subcontracts associated with the plant
• Implements and manages plant security, environmental testing, corrective action, and permits
• Performs plant inspections and manage project quality control
• Manages plant truck distribution and logistics
• Reports and investigates accidents or unsafe conditions at plant
• Enforces company policies and procedures
• Manage all contracts associated with plant including but not limited to rail carriers, land leases, trans loaders (sub-contractors), truck companies, and equipment
• Implements and maintains daily, weekly, and yearly reports and summaries on production, inventory and plant equipment / asset maintenance
• Daily activity and product inventory reporting
• Coordinates and interacts with government agencies, including state, counties, and local personnel

Skills and Expertise

• Industry experience required ideally from agriculture, bulk liquids, chemicals, fertilizers, terminal operations or food manufacturing
• Bachelor’s degree – highly preferred
• Experience with the broad, multi-mode bulk liquid handling including truckload, shipping and rail
• General engineering knowledge; steam boilers, compressors, loading racks, product blenders and automation systems
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with truck, bulk and inventory programs, and MS windows applications and plant automation software
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and techniques used in planning, budgeting, reporting, and staffing
• Works effectively with others, has strong inter-personal and negotiation skills, can communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, and good presentation skills at all levels of the organization
• Ability to resolve and overcome issues, problems and roadblocks to meet objectives

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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 Westway Values

Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Passion for Service, Business insight

Westway’s values guide our pursuit of providing a safe and rewarding environment for our employees while helping our customers to thrive.

Our Commitment

We share the commitment of our parent company, ED&F Man Commodities. 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.

Role Overview

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Plant Manager based in Dimmit, Texas, the Assistant Plant Manager will manage the day-to-day operation of the Westway Feed Products bulk liquid feed facility to maximize efficiency, safety, and profitability. This role will ensure that all orders are handled effectively and in line with customer’s needs. Working within our highly diverse business you will have the opportunity to make a real impact working on a range of regional and global projects, support on the day-to- day management of Plant issues.

Westway Feed Products is North America’s largest manufacturer of liquid supplements for livestock. Additionally, we produce feed mill products, dried molasses and industrial products. The core concept of Westway’s business is to utilize co-products from other industries and convert them into safe, high-quality, cost effective, livestock feed supplements. While Westway’s primary ingredient for many of our products is molasses, we also incorporate other co-products. The concept of utilizing these co-products is the foundation of our sustainability platform. Today, Westway operates 22 production facilities across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Our geographic reach allows for products to be developed according to environmental and production system variations across the country.

Responsibilities to include, but are not limited to:

• Directly supervises and coordinates the activities of the plant employees
• Assists the plant manager with recruitment, training, performance management, compensation, time-off and discipline
• Coordinates production and receiving, and ensures orders are fulfilled correctly
• Observes and makes recommendations regarding the efficiency of the plant operations
• Assists in planning and coordinating customer service activities in consultation with the plant manager, acts as a contact for customers in conjunction with plant manager
• Enforces company policies and procedures to promote and ensure a safe and environmentally responsible workplace, assisting with safety meetings and inspections
• Ensures all production is carried out as per company polices and regulations, including ensuring appropriate product mixing and blending, and coordinating the logistics and movement of product
• Plans and completes record keeping programs
• Assists with plant audits and completes special projects as requested by management
• Interacts and communicates with colleagues and employees in a professional and appropriate manner and responds to and gives feedback in a respectful and positive manner
• Takes the initiative to identify problems, uses judgment to find appropriate solutions and follows through on resolving issues in a timely manner
• Maintains confidentiality and supports team efforts, actively working to generate respect and enthusiasm, cooperation, and active learning from team members

Skills and Expertise

To perform the duties of this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below outline the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies that are required in this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Experience as a plant operator and/or relevant plant, refinery, or tank vessel experience
• Experience and knowledge of staff supervision
• Knowledge of and skill in operating equipment, manual handling activities, and the ability to use hand and power tools
• Customer service focus
• Able to read, analyze, and interpret documents (regulations, policies, reports, bids, ), blueprints, drawings and write reports, correspondence, and procedures
• Able to effectively present information, communicate with, and respond to questions and complaints from staff, co- workers, management, and customers
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to learn other software
• Knowledge of pertinent laws and regulations
• No vision impairments or colour blindness and a general good fitness, condition, and physique to safely:
• Flexible and able work outside for long periods of time, in shifts and overtime (as necessary), including weekends or evenings, in any weather condition
• Able to work at height without limitations and in confined places using (vertical) ladders and pathways (e.g. walking on platforms, scaffolding, climbing on top of railcars, truck trailers and land tanks, etc.).
• Able to operate forklift trucks
• Knowledge of safely working with chemicals and hazardous substances

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 Westway Values

Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Passion for Service, Business insight

Westway’s values guide our pursuit of providing a safe and rewarding environment for our employees while helping our customers to thrive.

Our Commitment

We share the commitment of our parent company, ED&F Man Commodities. 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.

Role Overview

We’re currently looking for an Export Documentation & Trade Execution Specialist who will play a vital role in our global operations function. This position is responsible for ensuring cotton shipments move swiftly and smoothly across borders, driving timely delivery and full payment in line with contract terms. You’ll collaborate closely with a network of colleagues as well as domestic service providers, global customers, ocean carriers and banking partners to coordinate and compile all critical export documentation. This is a great chance to join the fast-paced soft commodities industry.

With a strong focus on accuracy, efficiency, and teamwork, you’ll help ensure every shipment clears without delay. In an international environment, proactive and clear communication across time zones is key to making sure you act as an essential link in our mission to deliver excellence worldwide.

Business Overview

ED&F Man Cotton was established in mid-2025, driven by an ambition to become a leading trader of raw cotton, serving customers around the world. The breadth of ED&F Man Commodities’ existing operations provides ED&F Man Cotton with offices in all major cotton producing regions and expertise in operating sustainable containerized supply chains, underpinned by robust risk management procedures.

We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, cotton, molasses and animal feed.

Key Accountabilities

• Take full ownership of the end-to-end documentation process for global shipments, ensuring proactive resolution of issues and continuous improvement of documentation workflows.
• Review and verify sales contracts, shipping instructions, and Letters of Credit (LCs) with a focus on accuracy, compliance, and risk mitigation; proactively clarify and revise terms in collaboration with trade finance and commercial teams.
• Execute ocean carrier AES/SI filings, ensuring timely and accurate submissions to prevent container splits or rolls.
• Lead the coordination and verification of all third-party documentation, including Phytosanitary Certificates, Quality Certificates, Ocean Bills of Lading, and Certificates of Origin.
• Generate precise and compliant commercial and intercompany invoices.
• Liaise with USDA and PCIT offices to obtain Phytosanitary Certificates, ensuring compliance with importing country regulations.
• Ensure that all required documentation is assembled, verified, and submitted to banks and customers in alignment with LC and contractual deadlines.
• Manage presentation of shipping documents to banks for LC negotiation, acceptance, or payment processing across multiple global contracts.
• Coordinate seamlessly with internal and external stakeholders including merchants, logistics teams, banks, ocean carriers, suppliers, and customers to ensure smooth, on-time shipment execution.
• Provide proactive updates to customers and internal teams on documentation and shipment status, using digital tools and systems to maintain transparency and visibility.
• Identify and implement process improvements, embracing automation or system enhancements that increase documentation speed, accuracy, and compliance.

Skills and Experience

• Prior hands-on experience working with Letters of Credit and a solid understanding of trade finance documentation processes.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-responsibility environment with multiple priorities and evolving global regulations.
• Strong technical skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and a high degree of comfort working with logistics platforms, ERP systems, or data/document automation tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey clear documentation instructions to international partners.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to independently manage and meet deadlines without sacrificing accuracy.
• Entrepreneurial action-lead mindset, taking ownership of processes consistently seeking ways to improve outcomes.
• Solution-focused problem solver who thrives under pressure and can creatively address challenges related to shipment and document execution.

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.

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Cotton Buyer to work in a truly entrepreneurial environment. This role will be responsible for procuring cotton by developing and maintaining a customer base within the Southeastern territories to achieve business results as established through business planning and goal setting. 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

ED&F Man Cotton was established in mid-2025, driven by an ambition to become a leading trader of raw cotton, serving customers around the world. The breadth of ED&F Man Commodities’ existing operations provides ED&F Man Cotton with offices in all major cotton producing regions and expertise in operating sustainable containerized supply chains, underpinned by robust risk management procedures.

We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, cotton, molasses and animal feed.

The position is based remotely throughout the Southeast of the US, with substantial travel required during the buying season September to March.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop, implement and manage regional procurement and contracting strategies, ensuring overall alignment with corporate objectives.
• Management of general buying positions, contract exposure, credit, freight and logistics in conjunction with the internal team, to meet or exceed budgeted volumes and margins.
• Achieve fiscal procurement through various contract options that align with the corporate strategy (e.g. Customer Basis Adjustment).
• Conduct analysis of the current and future agricultural trends alongside competitor analysis to develop and implement strategies to create commercial opportunities.
• Management of purchase contracts alongside internal support teams.
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships with customers (including agents) in respective regions, identifying new business opportunities whilst balancing profitability, market share and customer service.
• Provide customer learning opportunities that provide incremental value, regarding strategies in order to increase awareness of customer/business needs.
• Responsible for establishing marketing plans to achieve margin and volume objectives, alongside the trading team.
• Coordinate research, analysis and gathering of information to support the regional production and quality model.
• Track purchase levels for month end P&L to ensure reconciliation and weekly reports of market structure and activity in the region, related to trade levels, volumes and competitor information.
• Represents the business in regional industry groups.

Skills and Experience

• Substantial prior experience within the commodity buying / origination function, preferably within the cotton industry.
• Degree educated within preferably agriculture, agri-business, business administration or marketing.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with customers and colleagues in a competitive environment.
• Proven ability to identify opportunities to deepen relationships and improve client satisfaction and retention.
• Understanding of warehousing tariffs, trading terms and quality specifications
• Excellent oral, written and listening communication skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Proven knowledge and understanding of purchasing contracts.

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.

Role Overview

Volcafe Specialty has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and high calibre Senior Specialty Trader. The successful candidate will work closely with the General Manager and the coffee trading team to grow our specialty coffee portfolio throughout the US. You’ll forge strong relationships with specialty coffee roasters, develop innovative marketing strategies, and represent Volcafe’ s sustainability mission at industry events.

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.

Volcafe Specialty was founded in 2001 and has been a relied upon supply chain partner to the specialty coffee industry working with roasters just starting out in the business through roasters opening multiple cafes around their city, their state and the nation.  We see ourselves as an integral supply chain link between producers and coffee roasters, enabling us all to make the coffee business better.

Key Accountabilities

• Build and strengthen partnerships with specialty coffee roasters to drive revenue and achieve strategic goals.
• Develop and implement targeted marketing strategies to promote Volcafe Specialty at key industry events.
• Collaborate with the traffic, finance, quality, and communications teams, to streamline processes and enhance and improve the customer experience.
• Track and report KPIs (e.g., sales growth, client retention) to measure performance and build customer strategic plans.
• Lead outreach through webinars, virtual sessions, and in-person cupping events to engage the specialty coffee customers.
• Cultivate and expand key client relationships to track interactions, opportunities, and drive sustainable growth.
• Provide actionable market intelligence to inform trading strategies and leadership decisions.
• Support trading operations, including hedge account management, report generation, certification audits (e.g., Rainforest Alliance, Fair Trade), and price fixations.

Skills and Experience

• Substantial and progressive experience working in green coffee sales or specialty coffee trading.
• Passion for specialty coffee and alignment with Volcafe’ s values and mission.
• Fluent in English; additional languages (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese) – highly advantageous.
• Effective communication skills, with confidence in client-facing phone and in-person interactions.
• Proven ability to exceed sales targets in a competitive market.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of managing client portfolios.
• Knowledge of coffee contract terms, export/import processes, quality, grading, and cupping.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a small team of experts.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Power BI).
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics CRM – advantageous.
• Willingness to travel globally at short notice.

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.

Role Overview

We have a newly created opportunity for a Strategy Director, Americas with a proven track record in the US agricultural markets to join our ED&F Man (MLP) division for the Americas based at our regional headquarters for the Americas in New Orleans, Louisiana, reporting to the Managing Director of Americas.

We seek an individual with the capability, determination and strategic acumen to review and set the foundations to build our business to scale; this is not a caretaking position. We have several businesses which require thorough strategic review to determine if they could be a platform for further expansion and growth. We require a highly experienced, strategic, entrepreneurial and commercial leader to further develop a diverse set of business operations from pulse processing, organic based (liquid) fertilizers and animal protein blending which includes warehousing, logistics, manufacturing assets and markets across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and beyond. You will become responsible for challenging the commercial and operational footprint of these businesses, devising our future growth plan and once board approved executing on this strategy.

Business Overview

ED&F Man Liquid Products Americas is the leading supplier in molasses, molasses blends, liquid feeds production, fish oil, pulses, animal protein, and other products. We operate across borders and markets with one mission: to trade, produce, and deliver products that support sustainable agriculture and global food systems. We are entering a new era of expansion of our platform and reach and transforming how we do business.

ED&F Man Liquid Products Europe and Far East is a leading supplier of molasses, molasses blends, liquid feed production, beet pulp pellets, specialty fertilizers and other products.

We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the strategic review and transformation of our current commercial and operational footprint, deciding where we double down, pivot, or evolve.
• Review end to end P&Ls, commercial performance, profitability, manufacturing costs, and operational efficiency across all business areas.
• Lead market expansion and divestment opportunities, unlocking new business to business opportunities across relatable and growing sectors. Identifying, shaping, and pursuing new channels and partnerships across North America and international markets.
• Streamline the supply chain across logistics, procurement, and delivery across a multi-product, multi-region value chain.
• Build and inspire a diverse high-performance team of commercial, supply chain, and operations professional, instilling a culture of ownership, agility, and results.
• Serve as a key voice in our global leadership team, aligning our North American ambitions and growth strategy.

Skills and Experience

• A strategic, commercial and operational leader with at least 10 years of experience across agricultural or commodity-based business sectors with global exposure.
• Deep operational experience in manufacturing, warehousing, and cross-border logistics ideally in pulses, rendering, food ingredients, animal feed, fertilisers or other agricultural-based sectors.
• Proven P&L management with the ability to grow margin, improve cost structures, and align commercial strategy with operational capability applying financial discipline across jurisdictions.
• Comfortable in ambiguous, high-growth, post-acquisition environments having faced and overcome significant challenges and able to apply lessons learned.
• Skilled at leading diverse, cross-regional teams and managing complex stakeholder environments.
• Multi-regional operational and asset management.
• Collaborative leadership and cross-functional coordination.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced, export-driven agribusiness environment.
• Knowledge of food safety and regulatory standards (USA, Canada, Mexico – USDA, USMCA, etc.) and trade compliance.
• Data-savvy, curious, and open to digital transformation, analytics, and sustainability-driven innovation.
• Fluent in English (Spanish advantageous), with a willingness to travel frequently across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.

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.

Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Trade Operations Analyst to work in a truly global environment. This role will support our supply chain to ensure the seamless and compliant movement of cotton across domestic and international markets. 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

ED&F Man Cotton was established in mid-2025, driven by an ambition to become a leading trader of raw cotton, serving customers around the world. The breadth of ED&F Man Commodities’ existing operations provides ED&F Man Cotton with offices in all major cotton producing regions and expertise in operating sustainable containerised supply chains, underpinned by robust risk management procedures.

We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, cotton, molasses and animal feed.

The position is based from our offices in Houston, Texas.

Key Accountabilities

• Supporting the day-to-day supply chain operations related to the export of cotton from point of origin to end users.
• Track and report shipment status, coordinating movement of raw cotton bales.
• Negotiate freight with vendors for domestic and international shipments as well as international export bookings with ocean carriers.
• Coordinate logistics via ocean, rail and truck to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery, continuously reviewing to optimize freight costs.
• Prepare and verify trade documentations, certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificates, offer sheets and shipping instructions.
• Responsible for minimizing storage costs through diligent scheduling of loads against all sales contracts.
• Work with Third Party Logistics providers and warehouses to resolve any issues in the supply chain.
• Ensure compliance with USDA, APHIS trade export requirements.
• Assist in managing cotton inventory, preparing and communicating inventory levels.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills and Experience

• Educated at Bachelor’s Degree or higher, preferably in the field of Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Economics or similar related field.
• Prior experience in supply chain, logistics, or trade operations in agriculture.
• Knowledge of the transportation industry is an asset, including experience with inventory management and TMS systems (ITAS, broker platforms).
• Demonstrates understanding of Inco terms and ability to negotiate freight and truck rates.
• Excellent organizational skills, able to adhere to deadlines and ensure accuracy.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and familiarity with data analysis tools.
• Working knowledge of USDA, APHIS export reporting, experience with export documentation and phytosanitary certification compliance is preferable.
• Knowledge of international cotton supply chain is preferable.
• Good attention to detail especially when doing trade reporting and data analysis.
• Problem solving mindset with a proactive approach to trade operations.

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.