Company Description
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.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Purchases and sales of Kenyan Coffee
- Develop local supply chain and increase new trade flows on supply side
- Assist in management of trade positions on behalf of Louis Dreyfus Commodities Kenya
- Assist in updating and maintaining trading PnL and reporting
- Assist in Coffee market reports and carry out in depth analysis
- Client relationships and communication
- New opportunities exploration
- Liaising with operations on best execution and delivery
- Follow up on late payments/potential client defaults
- Reporting to key platform personnel
- Documentation and contractual approval/verification
- Monitoring of risk and credit terms
- Monitoring competition and barriers to entry
Experience
Knowledge/Experience:
- Sound knowledge of Kenyan coffee grades and qualities
- Understanding of Cash and Futures Markets
- Understanding of regional and global Coffee supply/demand
- Ability to get on well with people and relate to and handle various customers on different levels
- Good working knowledge of Excel (formulation/models) and Microsoft Office in general
- Good understanding of macro and micro economics
- Knowledge of finance and accounting
- Ability to handle pressure and think quickly
- Ability to work efficiently and accurately
- Good mathematical/ analytical knowledge
Qualifications
- University Degree in Business or relate degree
- Good computer knowledge
- Proficient (Advance) in MS Office
- Background in agriculture useful
Other Skills:
Personal Attributes
- Quick thinking
- Handling pressure and stress
- “Think outside the box”
- Ability to handle people
- Remain efficient yet accurate
- “People’s person”
Skills Required To Undertake The Role
- Good communication
- Risk management
- Mathematical and statistical skills
- Analytical skills
- Forward planning and thinking a few steps ahead\
- Logistical understanding
Competencies
- Entrepreneurial ability
- Ability to lead from the front
- “Think outside of the box” mentality
- Ability to handle pressure and stress
- A cross cultural & social understanding to “handle different clients differently”
