Manager, Downstream Coffee Trading Platform

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.
Key Accountabilities:
In general, spearhead the downstream trading initiative, driving platform performance to achieve efficiency and effectiveness:
• Identify, create and execute trading opportunities within the downstream sector of the coffee market, focusing on but not limited to instant coffee and instant coffee products.
• Be responsible for client acquisition and retention, developing taste profiles, blends and products customized to each market.
• In collaboration with the Green Coffee Sales team, create and manage downstream business in key destinations markets, notably around Asia.
• Establish and manage a regular and reliable supply base of manufacturing facilities notably in Asia capable of soluble coffee supply of products & services either through direct contracts or tolling agreements.
• Operate within established and communicated risk (market and counter-party) and resource use limits.
• Monitor and analyze market developments including supply capacity and utilization, demand trends, tariff environments and government regulations.
• Oversee the business supply chain to ensure efficient and effective execution, collaborative relationships between suppliers and customers.