.Role OverviewWe 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.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 AccountabilitiesYou 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
