Role Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Senior Financial Controller to lead financial, management and statutory reporting in a timely and accurate manner, while adding value to the business through partnering with all stakeholders to deliver insightful financial planning and analysis (FP&A) data in line with strategic objectives. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.

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 working for Gollucke & Rothfos, Volcafe’s company in Bremen, Germany.

Key Accountabilities

• End to end ownership of the control environment for the full cycle of the business with a focus on the complete enterprise risk matrix of the organisation
• Timely and accurate management and financial reporting (IFRS and HGB) for the company
• Complete oversight of all external tax and compliance related requirements and reporting
• Ensure compliance with all Internal financial and accounting policies and guidelines including authorisation matrixes
• Ownership of all corporate reporting to group
• Oversight of the company’s ERP systems and processes
• Ownership of all historical organisation data related to management and financial reporting
• Lead all regional FP&A assignments including:
  • Qualitative review of monthly financials and providing detailed analysis to stakeholders
  • Tracking cycle time efficiencies and reporting on all key business value drivers with a thorough understanding of the business value drivers
  • Developing and maintaining financial projections, forecasts and sensitivity analysis including detailed models in line with commercial strategies
  • Ownership of all budgeting processes and month on month variance analysis with detailed commentary of performance to drive cost efficiencies and identify opportunities
  • Perform all ad-hoc research as may be needed by the stakeholders
  • Working capital tracking and reporting on optimal balance sheet optimization including tracking all financial covenants of the organisation
• Drive finance transformation with the Finance Director to improve synergy within the team and enhance collaboration with stakeholders in trade, commercial, operations, logistics, IT and corporate
• Work with Finance Director to contribute to the bottom line through various structured trade finance opportunities
• Provide thought leadership for their team with a focus on developing a best-in-class team
• Align departmental short-term goals for maximum impact on organization strategy

Skills and Experience

• Experience within traded commodities, manufacturing or FMCG
• Business English and German language skills – essential
• Big four experience in audit – advantageous
• Substantial and progressive experience in finance and accounting, with recent experience of senior leadership within a finance department
• Professional qualification e.g. ACCA/ CMA/ CIMA/ CPA or relevant equivalent with current membership – essential
• Bachelor’s degree and MBA in finance, accounting, or related field – preferred
• Experience with financial modelling – advantageous
• Experience with project management and IT implementations
• Good team player with ability to work independently and lead cross functional teams
• High attention to detail and open minded with a quick learning curve
• Ability to work with diverse cultures

As an ever-friendly reminder:

Researchers have found that men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Women and other underrepresented groups tend to apply only when they check every box. If you are interested, but don’t feel like you meet every single point on the job description, please still 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

Volcafe shares the values of our parent company, ED&F Man Commodities. 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 Commitment

Volcafe shares 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 have an exciting newly created opportunity for someone to join us as an experienced Specialty Coffee Salesperson to work closely with the head of coffee trading and the coffee trading team to build supply chain relationships with customers to sell speciality coffee. The successful candidate will lead in the creation and execution of an effective sales strategy for enhancing our specialty business the German green coffee markets. This role will spend a large percentage of its time on the phone talking to customers and following sales leads

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 working for Golluecke & Rothfos GmbH, Volcafe’s company in Bremen, Germany.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage all sales activity across an existing portfolio of specialty clients to meet growth targets.
• Establish and build new commercial relationships with small to medium sized roasters to drive revenue and support the organizational strategy.
• Execute an effective lead-generation strategy and develop own client portfolio across specialty sector in Germany.
• Getting into the specifics of individual coffee origins and translating those dynamics into commercial decisions
• Researching supply and demand figures and facilitating price fixing
• Representing the company at trade events and contribute to trade media as required.
• Contribute to sourcing and purchasing decisions, negotiating sales and third parties’ contracts in a timely and accurate manner
• Daily green coffee quality tasting and cupping to learn and evaluate coffee qualities, and ultimately helping to develop new products

Skills and Experience

You will be driven and passionate about specialty coffee and the impact we have on our communities and the world through it’s production, trade and consumption.

• Prior sales experience in green coffee and/or specialty coffee is ESSENTIAL
• Bachelor’s degree in international trade, economics, or related field.
• Fully proficient in written and spoken English and good business level German ESSENTIAL. Other languages beneficial.
• Entrepreneurial thinker with a growth-mindset and a proven track record for delivering results.
• Excellent communication skills, client focussed and cultural awareness to successfully manage a diverse portfolio of clients.
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills
• High level numeracy and literacy skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a small team of experts
• Possess a keen commercial drive to meet and surpass stretch targets
• Committed team player who is willing to be flexible and assist with a whole range of tasks to support colleagues and the delivery of a common strategic goal.
• Must have the ability to adapt to the dynamic sales and trading environment and take a proactive approach to managing tasks and competing priorities.

As an ever-friendly reminder: Researchers have found that men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Women and other underrepresented groups tend to apply only when they check every box. If you are interested, but don’t feel like you meet every single point on the job description, please still 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

Volcafe shares the values of our parent company, ED&F Man Commodities. 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 Commitment

Volcafe shares 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 are offering an exceptional opportunity for a Senior Coffee Trader to enhance our company’s footprint in the Middle East. This strategic position involves building and maintaining a robust customer base, managing supply chain execution, and driving sales performance in collaboration with our global teams.

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.

Key Accountabilities

In this role, you will be instrumental in expanding our customer base in the Middle East. This role requires maintaining robust relationships across the industry to drive strong sales performance and effective supply chain execution. You will collaborate closely with the central team to align regional strategies with our overall business objectives.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive go-to-market strategy to expand our presence and foster lasting relationships with customers in the Middle East.
• Implement a physical coffee merchanting strategy, in alignment with global supply and demand, while working closely with the Head of Trade to manage sales and business development initiatives.
• Establish and maintain close connections with key roasters and potential customers, ensuring strong relationships through high-quality engagement and regular visits.
• Expand direct sales outlets throughout the region and develop a competitive sourcing strategy in cooperation with our Swiss trading team.
• Handle contract negotiations, defining product quality, volumes, delivery terms, prices, and other critical specifications.
• Proactively address supply chain challenges and quality issues, collaborating with partners to devise and implement effective solutions.
• Cultivate robust external networks to keep the team informed of industry developments and trends.
• Actively participate in key industry events to enhance our visibility and engagement within the market.
• Monitor and manage counterparty risks associated with contracts, including a comprehensive understanding of customer and market risks.
• Prepare detailed monthly performance reports for the region.

Skills and Experience

• Deep understanding of Middle Eastern markets and cultural nuances.
• Exceptional sales capabilities with a proven track record in customer acquisition and deal closure.
• Preferably, bachelor’s degree in international trade, economics, or a related field, with at least 5 years of experience in the commodity industry.
• Demonstrated success in managing profitable merchanting books.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a keen focus on market development and the ability to operate independently.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with a proactive approach to customer engagement.
• High adaptability to dynamic trading environments with a strong emphasis on task management and priority completion.
• Meticulous attention to detail with excellent numerical and communication skills.
• Desire to forge strong professional relationships.
• Proficiency in English is essential; Arabic proficiency is desirable.
• Strong exposure to risk management and the ability to identify potential risks.

As an ever-friendly reminder: Researchers have found that men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Women and other underrepresented groups tend to apply only when they check every box. If you are interested, but don’t feel like you meet every single point on the job description, please still 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 Trade Analyst based in Tanzania to provide key support of all aspects of Trade functions. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in a challenging and fast paced soft commodities environment. The role will report to General Manager and will be based in Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania.

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.

Key Accountabilities

The Trade Analyst will work at our trading desk and provide support to the Trader/GM in managing all records and risk aspects related to sourcing and sales, including contract administration, execution, and monitoring of performance of other department that affect our ability to generate results. Responsibilities related to this role are broad and cover a wide variety of support tasks including commercial, accounting, financial, quality, legal and logistics activities. He/she will develop essential business skills and knowledge and establish strong relationships with existing customers and industry contacts.

• Alongside the Trader/GM, manage the sourcing, sales and sales administration, contract entering, price fixations, daily position management and any other duty assigned by the manager.
• Closely monitor crop and ensure adequate communication with customers and suppliers to ensure adequate execution of our sales, purchases and overall strategy.
• Assist on the cost monitoring of our sourcing strategy and to proactively suggest adjustments and creatively suggest ways to improve the way we manage, report, and monitor our sourcing risk.
• Work closely with the quality department to ensure sourcing and sale strategy is executed properly.
• Work closely with the logistics department to ensure smooth contract execution and monitoring. Additionally, provide them with adequate resources and information to execute our contracts.
• Work closely with the sustainability team and data analyst to ensure all reports needed by the GM, the research team and clients are done on time to support overall trade strategy.
• Prepare and deliver daily, monthly, and ad hoc reports including the position and fixations and other reports as requested by the management.
• Assist with preparation of coffee trading budgets as well at the monthly follow up as requested.
• Monitor our inventory and risk matrix items that generate a PnL and report them across the organization.
• Ensure ultimate integrity of the system we operate and ensure adequate approvals prior performing sensitive adjustments to the system to ensure adequate position management.

Skills and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Mathematics, Economics, or Business Administration or Finance.
• Ideally 3+ years’ work experience in a commercial, logistics, trading commodities or financial services organization.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Confident and articulate, able to communicate ideas clearly to a diverse audience (written & verbal).
• Commercially minded and able to identify business improvements and/or opportunities.
• Career focused and committed.
• Clear thinker and an effective planner who can organize themselves and others.
• Sets high personal standards, goal oriented, ambitious and able to maintain performance under pressure.
• Collaborative and Inclusive while actively engage stakeholders, colleagues, and peers.
• Determined, resilient and prepared to make a long-term commitment to ED&F Man’s business.

As an ever-friendly reminder: Researchers have found that men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Women and other underrepresented groups tend to apply only when they check every box. If you are interested, but don’t feel like you meet every single point on the job description, please still 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 unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Coffee Trader to join our trading team, ideally in Santos, to work in a truly global environment to manage and actively develop one of our key trading books.

Suitable candidates will need a thorough understanding of running a physical trading book by developing and executing sophisticated and strategic trading positions. The role requires a minimum of 5 years of work experience in a senior trading role, the ability to communicate well, and the enthusiasm to work within a dynamic trading environment is essential.

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.

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 program engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.

Key Accountabilities

You will focus on managing our Brazilian physical trading and be responsible for developing and rolling out physical trading strategies. You will need to maintain strong relationships throughout the industry, to manage our trading book exposure on a daily and monthly basis. Close collaboration with internal stakeholders is a must, as well as the eagerness to constantly seek trading opportunities.

• Manage and grow our Brazilian Arabica trading book, as well as our market and forex hedges and market structure positions for spot and forward business.
• Roll out a physical coffee basis trading strategy based on global supply and demand balance sheet developments, working closely with the General Manager and our Trade Director in the development and execution of the trading strategy including sales and business development with prospective clients.
• Maintain close contacts with assigned key roasters developing strong working relationships through high-quality engagement and regular visits.
• Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to collaboratively design and execute groupwide strategies that contribute to the overall group return.
• Contract negotiations with both suppliers and customers; agreeing quality, volumes, delivery terms, prices and other specification and ensuring adequate execution of the overall cash cycle.
• Competently manage any challenges or issues within the supply, working proactively with partners to identify and execute the best solutions.
• Proactively manage any quality issues through close working relationships with suppliers and customers.
• Travel to roaster clients when and if required and handle customers’ visits at origin.
• Develop good external networks, to ensure the team is aware of industry developments and news as well as participation in key industry events.
• Manage and report counterparty risk associated with contracts including in-depth understanding of suppliers and customer market risk.
• Work closely with quality to ensure the R&D of new products and blends for both internal and export market.
• Contribute to the running of and development of the strategy for our proprietary book.
• Actively contribute to the design of our trading systems, processes and technology.
• Complement and add to the skill set of the existing team in VOLCAFE Brazil

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in international trade, economics, or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience within the commodity industry.
• Strong track record of running profitable trading books.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong eagerness to take on trading positions.
• Good relationship builder with both customers as well as suppliers.
• Must have the ability to adapt to the dynamic trading environment and take a proactive approach to managing tasks and completing priorities.
• Must be diligent and have a strong attention to detail.
• Must have good numeracy and communication skills.
• Desire and ability to build relationships, manage conflict and a good track record in managing interactions well with a team.
• Fully proficient in English and Portuguese is essential; other languages that enhance the ability to trade coffee are very desirable.
• Committed team player who is willing to be flexible and assist with a whole range of tasks to support colleagues and the delivery of a common strategic goal.

As an ever-friendly reminder: Researchers have found that men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Women and other underrepresented groups tend to apply only when they check every box. If you are interested, but don’t feel like you meet every single point on the job description, please still 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 Specialty Sales Manager for the UK and Ireland to join a small and passionate team delivering over 2000mt of coffee into the UK and Ireland from our Bristol head office and serve over 100 clients of all shapes and sizes. This newly created role will be instrumental in shaping the way our business, continues to develop to ensure that we are maximising all opportunities from across the global supply chain to bring value to our clients. You will lead in the creation and execution of an effective strategy for growing and enhancing both our commercial and speciality business to the UK and Irish green coffee markets.

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.

Key Accountabilities

• The right candidate will be 100% client focussed ensuring we capture all demand and effectively execute on our ambitious growth plans to maintain our proven track record of YOY growth and become the partner of choice for coffee roasters.
• Manage all commercial activity across selected existing portfolio clients to meet growth targets.
• Execute an effective lead-generation strategy and develop own client portfolio across specialty and commercial trade.
• Manage purchasing decisions and risk to fulfil client demand from all coffee origins using internal and external supply-chain partners.
• Manage supply chain stakeholder relations to ensure effective and cost-efficient contract executions.
• Contribute to sourcing and purchasing decisions for the creating of an enhanced spot position.
• Represent company at trade events and contribute to trade media as required.
• Work with general manager to develop and execute an effective marketing strategy to help elevate the Volcafe brand presence in both UK, Ireland and beyond.

Skills and Experience

• Previous experience in the green coffee industry, ideally within green coffee sales or trading environment.
• Proficient cupper – Q-grader qualification desirable.
• Entrepreneurial thinker with a growth-mindset and a proven track record for delivering results.
• Client-focussed with an interest and demonstrable knowledge of the UK coffee market.
• High level numeracy and literacy skills.
• UK-driving license and passport – ability to travel overseas.
• Fluency in written and verbal English – (2^nd language of Spanish/Portuguese/German is desirable).

As an ever-friendly reminder: Researchers have found that men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Women and other underrepresented groups tend to apply only when they check every box. If you are interested, but don’t feel like you meet every single point on the job description, please still 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 FP&A Analyst to work in a global trading environment as a valued partner to provide analytical and strategic support to the coffee business unit and work closely with senior management to support high quality decision making.

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 COULD BE BASED FROM OUR AMSTERDAM, MADRID OR GENOVA, ITALY OFFICES.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the FP&A Manager in the creation of high-quality management information in a timely manner for the business unit level and corporate centre, as directed by the coffee business unit CFO and senior leadership team.
• Maintain highly effective relationships with the finance directors and regional controllers for all coffee entities, as well as ensuring a collaborative relationship with the corporate centre.
• Provides support in designing, developing, and maintaining:
  • High quality, accurate and timely reporting (monthly, forecast and budget reporting for quarterly updates).
  • Monthly OPEX and working capital analysis and reports.
  • KPI´s to measure and optimize the business.
  • Project management – support the senior team with project work by producing financial models, challenging assumptions, managing internal stakeholders, presenting data-driven recommendations, and assisting with execution.
  • Global optimization and value generation projects for the coffee business.
• Support the FP&A Manager, in preparing financial and strategic presentations for the Coffee business.
• Seek efficiency and change management opportunities within the organization.

Skills and Experience

• BA in Economics, Finance or Accounting.
• Previous experience as a Financial Analyst in a multinational environment.
• Experience using Hyperion proficiently.
• Good level of business and commercial acumen.
• Excellent communicator (written and verbal) and relationship builder; hands-on and self-driven, not in need of a high level of oversight and supervision.
• Experience in preparing professional reports and presentations.
• Project management skills.
• Proactive, goal orientated and collaborative.

As an ever-friendly reminder: Researchers have found that men apply to roles when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Women and other underrepresented groups tend to apply only when they check every box. If you are interested, but don’t feel like you meet every single point on the job description, please still 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

Volcafe shares the values of our parent company, ED&F Man Commodities. 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 Commitment

Volcafe shares 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.