Commodities Trade Administrator - Cocoa

Our Client exists to match passionate chocolate makers with extraordinary cacao that leaves a positive impact. They build direct and long-lasting bridges that connect artisans to spectacular, sustainable, and socially conscious cacao, reducing the distance from bean to bar while supporting farmers and environments crucial to producing unique and flavourful origins. They are a small dynamic team that sell to over 100 customers in over 20 countries throughout Europe and continue to grow.

As the Trade Support Analyst you will be supporting the Sales team by assisting with client relations, reporting and providing general support to the team.

You will learn the specialty Cacao business, supply chain and the unique business working with the specialist customers.

Main Responsibilities:

• Sales Contract input & management
• Reconciling trade input to in-house trade system
• Position Maintenance – update daily purchase and sales positions, global stock positions
• Reporting of trading positions
• General sales/trade administration
• Contribute to developing innovative ways to improve procedure and efficiencies
• Updating and maintaining physical cover sheet
• Understand the market by learning about the current marketplace and contribute to the team.

Skills & Experience:

• Educated to Degree level in business or any related field or A \’Levels plus equivalent experience.
• Minimum 1 years’ work experience within a supply chain, trade, business or related area
• Proven knowledge of commodities (ideally Cocoa) or agricultural/food sector including understanding of market
• Excellent Excel and spreadsheet skills together with excellent numeracy skills and attention to detail
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and ability to liaise with clients/stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Self-Starter with the ability to work on multiple tasks, under pressure and support a Trade team.
• French language skills would be an advantage