About the role

BC is the largest cocoa bean grinder in the world. The Cocoa Trader is part of the sourcing team which sources all the exported cocoa beans for the group. The BCS trading book serves the European factory needs, as well the region Asia and US. The Cocoa Trader will have a dedicated role in the team with responsibilities for contracting, supplier management, quality negotiations, and making sure the contracts are executed. Close coordination with the logistics department is a must, but most of all the trader needs to work as a sourcing team. The Cocoa Trader makes sure the information for the designated part of the market is shared but should also be aware of what is happening in the other regions. There is a high level of independence and responsibility but in the end, it is a team effort.

Key Responsibilities include

• ​​Develop a close relationship with the supplier in the designated sourcing regions

• ​Be fully aware of the local issue in this part of the market

• ​Report on a regular basis the team on what is going on

• ​Develop with the Sourcing director the sourcing strategy for the region

• ​Cooperate in the team to achieve the teams target around stock management

• ​Be creative in the sourcing conditions, low stock but availability is always a must

• ​Take all the administrative task which comes with a trading and hedge book

• ​Understand and steer the derivatives team in using the futures are hedging tool

• ​Negotiate and settle with your supplier’s quality claims

• ​Work very close with logistics in execution of the contracts

• ​Understand the company structure and factory set-up

• ​Be aware of the factory needs and requirement, you are the subject matter expert for your origin(s)

• ​You will possible be assigned a buying region or a finance subject, be fully in charge of these matters

• ​Be o.k. with regular updates in the team and towards management via presentations​

About you

• Bachelor’s degree

• ​​2-5 years of commercial experience with a preference for soft commodities

• ​Commodity trading background and knowledge of soft commodity market is a prerequisite

• ​​​Trading, profit-driven minded

• ​English fluent, French a plus​​​

• ​​Strong analytical skills, good with numbers with a high resistance to stress​

• ​​Ability to see the strategic picture for the region but have eye for details

• ​Be a proven team player ​​and at the same time not shy of working independently​​​

• ​​Excited to have responsibilities in a high value market

• ​Excellent communication skills

• ​Multi-stakeholder management skills

• ​​A strong sense for risk management​ and disciplined

• ​​Occasional travel requirement​s towards the origin

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