Commercial Manager
Full time @Louis Dreyfus Company posted 1 hour ago in Communication , in Sales & Marketing Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Career Level Manager
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Experience 8 Years +
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Description
Job Description
Main accountabilities (Main Responsibilities):
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- Management of LDC Kenya coffee team and business, responsible for trading and marketing
- Develop customer relations. Understand client’s needs and answer to these needs in a commercial manner, sustain the relationships with the key customers through commercial actions (provide market advice, visit clients, etc.)
- Identify potential new trade flows and customers; work on ways to initiate/increase business with customers and suppliers.
- Support LDC sustainable initiatives and build supply chains
Knowledge and Experience:
- 10+ years of experience in physical coffee trading, preferably in specialty
- Existing solid book of EAF green coffee buyers
- Origin experience and knowledge in developing sustainable supply chains
- Knowledge: Sound coffee cupping/liquoring experience, preferably Q grader
- Education: University qualification in Business, Marketing, or a related field
- Languages: English mandatory, foreign additional language preferable
- Systems: MS Office
Technical/ Functional skills:
- Strong experience in cupping and sensory evaluation, preferably Q Grader
- Advanced Excel & Word
Other skills and competencies:
- Strong written & verbal communication skills are essential
- Must be willing to travel in Origin and internationally
Problem solving:
- Analyze the balance sheet and evaluate trading opportunities.
- Review the local market and new sourcing opportunities.
- Map main destination markets and derive a marketing strategy to enter those markets
Dimension and context:
- Financial: 2m USD Commercial Margin
Team Size:
- Staff: 15-20
Interactions/ interface:
- Will be in contact with external customers and authorities as well as internal departments such as Execution (both domestic and international), Origin sourcing teams, Exporters, Roasters, Credit Risk, Finance, and Controlling
Job challenge:
- Competitive and niche Kenyan coffee marketing
