Coffee Trader at Louis Dreyfus Company

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:  

• Purchases and sales of Kenyan Coffee
• Develop local supply chain and increase new trade flows on supply side
• Assist in management of trade positions on behalf of Louis Dreyfus Commodities Kenya
• Assist in updating and maintaining trading PnL and reporting
• Assist in Coffee market reports and carry out in depth analysis
• Client relationships and communication
• New opportunities exploration
• Liaising with operations on best execution and delivery
• Follow up on late payments/potential client defaults
• Reporting to key platform personnel
• Documentation and contractual approval/verification
• Monitoring of risk and credit terms
• Monitoring competition and barriers to entry

Qualifications

Knowledge/Experience:

• Sound knowledge of Kenyan coffee grades and qualities
• Understanding of Cash and Futures Markets
• Understanding of regional and global Coffee supply/demand
• Ability to get on well with people and relate to and handle various customers on different levels
• Good working knowledge of Excel (formulation/models) and Microsoft Office in general
• Good understanding of macro and micro economics
• Knowledge of finance and accounting
• Ability to handle pressure and think quickly
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately
• Good mathematical/ analytical knowledge

Qualifications

• University Degree in Business or relate degree
• Good computer knowledge
• Proficient (Advance) in MS Office
• Background in agriculture useful

Other Skills:

Personal Attributes

• Quick thinking
• Handling pressure and stress
• “Think outside the box”
• Ability to handle people
• Remain efficient yet accurate
• “People’s person”

Skills Required to Undertake the Role

• Good communication
• Risk management
• Mathematical and statistical skills
• Analytical skills
• Forward planning and thinking a few steps ahead\
• Logistical understanding

Competencies

• Entrepreneurial ability
• Ability to lead from the front
• “Think outside of the box” mentality
• Ability to handle pressure and stress
• A cross cultural & social understanding to “handle different clients differently”