Trading Manager – Specialty Coffee
Jobs for Humanity, New Bremen, OH, United States
Sucafina is the leading sustainable Farm to Roaster coffee company, with a family tradition in commodities that stretches back to 1905. Today, with more than 1,400 employees in 42 countries, we help stakeholders worldwide to find the perfect coffee solutions. We embed technology, innovation, and sustainability throughout the supply chain, creating shared value for all by Investing in Farmers, Caring for People, and Protecting Our Planet. For more information, visit www.sucafina.com.
What are we looking for:
We are looking for entrepreneurs, techies, passionate, eager to learn, humble, with a positive attitude and a high level of integrity People. Flexible and willing to take challenges, work and live in coffee-producing countries, People who want to build expertise and a career in the coffee business and are ready to go the extra mile.
What we offer:
We offer within our pleasant family environment, great opportunities to learn and grow, we offer challenges and exposure to multicultural environments, on-merit base compensation, and free coffee around the clock!
Job Description
Summary:
Responsible for leading a team across departments, for sourcing, trading, and managing relationships across the specialty coffee value chain. This role requires deep market understanding, strong leadership skills, brand building competence, supplier engagement, quality oversight, and commercial execution to ensure performance as well as risk management.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop a business plan and budgets in line with company goals
Build and maintain strong relationships with key business partners (producers, exporters, roasters, etc) in the Specialty coffee landscape with specific emphasis on expertise within the German and adjacent destination markets
Source and trade specialty coffee from origin countries in line with quality and sustainability standards as well as customer expectations
Follow global coffee market trends, price movements, and supply dynamics while contributing to Sucafina’s internal knowledge base
Manage inventory positions, logistics coordination, supply planning, and all other executional components of a successful trading operation
Manage risk exposure related to price volatility, currency fluctuations, and supply disruptions
Represent Sucafina well at industry events, in online forums, and in other professional venues
Live Sucafina values
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in green coffee trading, commodity trading, coffee sourcing, or specialty coffee commercial roles.
Strong understanding of the global specialty coffee supply chain, including producers, exporters, importers, roasters, and logistics providers.
Demonstrated commercial experience in the German market
Strong negotiation, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Solid knowledge of coffee market fundamentals
Excellent communication skills in English; German highly preferred.
Additional Information
A fun working environment in a fast-growing company
A supportive and collegial team
Unique insights into the coffee world
Potential for growth in a diverse and fascinating sector
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What are we looking for:
We are looking for entrepreneurs, techies, passionate, eager to learn, humble, with a positive attitude and a high level of integrity People. Flexible and willing to take challenges, work and live in coffee-producing countries, People who want to build expertise and a career in the coffee business and are ready to go the extra mile.
What we offer:
We offer within our pleasant family environment, great opportunities to learn and grow, we offer challenges and exposure to multicultural environments, on-merit base compensation, and free coffee around the clock!
Job Description
Summary:
Responsible for leading a team across departments, for sourcing, trading, and managing relationships across the specialty coffee value chain. This role requires deep market understanding, strong leadership skills, brand building competence, supplier engagement, quality oversight, and commercial execution to ensure performance as well as risk management.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop a business plan and budgets in line with company goals
Build and maintain strong relationships with key business partners (producers, exporters, roasters, etc) in the Specialty coffee landscape with specific emphasis on expertise within the German and adjacent destination markets
Source and trade specialty coffee from origin countries in line with quality and sustainability standards as well as customer expectations
Follow global coffee market trends, price movements, and supply dynamics while contributing to Sucafina’s internal knowledge base
Manage inventory positions, logistics coordination, supply planning, and all other executional components of a successful trading operation
Manage risk exposure related to price volatility, currency fluctuations, and supply disruptions
Represent Sucafina well at industry events, in online forums, and in other professional venues
Live Sucafina values
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in green coffee trading, commodity trading, coffee sourcing, or specialty coffee commercial roles.
Strong understanding of the global specialty coffee supply chain, including producers, exporters, importers, roasters, and logistics providers.
Demonstrated commercial experience in the German market
Strong negotiation, relationship management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Solid knowledge of coffee market fundamentals
Excellent communication skills in English; German highly preferred.
Additional Information
A fun working environment in a fast-growing company
A supportive and collegial team
Unique insights into the coffee world
Potential for growth in a diverse and fascinating sector
#J-18808-Ljbffr