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Coffee Marketer

Coffee Marketer

LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY ASIA PTE. LTD.D01 Cecil, Marina, People’s Park, Raffles Place, SG
10 days ago
Job description

Roles & Responsibilities

Overview / Brief

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards

Diversity is part of our DNA. LDC strives to create a diverse and inclusive work environment where people can thrive regardless of gender, sexuality, ethnicity or background.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders : our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us.

Main Responsibilities :

1) Cash Trading / Marketing :

  • Contribute to the cash trading / marketing of Coffee products (Arabica / Robusta coffee beans, Instant Coffee, Specialty Coffee, amongst others), in coordination with rest of the SG team / destination teams in Asia / product line teams globally
  • Take ownership of a specific flow of Coffee products / destinations and coordinate with the relevant internal stakeholders
  • Participate in commercial discussions, pricing, trades negotiation, futures & FX hedging management, overview and optimization of executions / logistics
  • Develop and strengthen the commercial relationships / partnerships with both LDC existing and potential customers
  • Challenge, monitor, and optimize the existing Coffee cash book in Asia (i.e. freight, logistics, terms)
  • Contribute to providing the product line teams with liquidity access at destination and maximizing the sales volume
  • Support LDC Coffee growth in the Asia region by proposing / identifying any relevant business development and investment opportunities

2) Information Gathering / Market Positioning :

  • Maintain / Analyse all relevant data and provide input and help formulate the marketing strategy for Asia
  • Identify and propose marketing opportunities based on the analysis of Coffee relative competitiveness
  • Provide updates of regulatory, political, and consumers’ preference changes affecting each commodity or downstream use of commodity
  • Engage with both internal and external information resources
  • Leverage LDC market position and create relationships with a view to increase the inflow of relevant information available to the Global / Regional / Local Trading teams
  • Ensure constant communication with different destination and origin teams to ensure flow of information related to Asia flows within the Product Line. Participate in all the relevant daily / weekly product line calls

    • 3) Data Analysis / Stakeholder Engagement :

  • Analyze, synthesize, and disseminate the market / customer / activity information to the relevant parties
  • Actively participate and contribute to the Global / Regional / Local teams’ discussions via chats / calls
  • Update the balance sheets
  • Lead and coordinate research for the Asia region to ensure constant synthesis / communication with the Global, Regional, and Local teams

    • Experiences :

  • At least 3-5 years of relevant working experiences in agribusiness / commodity / feed / food / etc industry
  • Experience in agricultural / Coffee, is highly preferred
  • Knowledge of Supply & Demand factors, pricing trends, regulations affecting commodity trade
  • Experience in working with teams in different geographical locations (i.e. Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Philippines, etc)
  • Experience working with other commercial teams to design trading strategies is a plus
  • Ability to source, aggregate, analyze, maintain up-to-date the data and research materials
  • Ability to analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative information
  • Ability to formulate, communicate, defend market views, supported by analytical work
  • Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for details
  • Good business acumen and commercial awareness
  • Ability to understand the business needs, potential issues, and propose innovative ideas / solutions
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, ability and willingness to interact effectively with all levels of employees & management

    • Technical Skills :

  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Experience with BI tools for analytics is a plus
  • Python programming skills and command on SQL and Data Visualization tools are a plus
  • Strong statistical and analytical skills, with a solid understanding of data management best practices
  • Good Business Intelligence awareness

    • Academics :

  • Degree in Agriculture / Business / Economics / Engineering / Trade or related field of study

    • Tell employers what skills you have

    Negotiation

    Commodity

    Sustainability

    Business Intelligence

    Analytical Skills

    Marketing Strategy

    Business Acumen

    Data Management

    Freight

    Trading Strategies

    Python Programming

    Pricing

    Hedging Management

    Data Visualization

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