Apple & Tropical Trader

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 20,000 people globally.

Job Description

We expect to trade for coming years other than citrus juices globally, becoming even more relevant as global player on those new products. With such role request we aim to keep on increasing our presence and network doubling our trading volume shortly. Additionally, this position will be in charge of overseeing the trade of Apple & Tropical Juices from end to end and bring to the Marketing & Sales team opportunities in all origins (plus market info / SnD for best decisions), as today we are too centered in China/Poland while South America, Ukraine, Turkey, Africa partially covered for apple and not connected with tropical players.

Revenues of above 100MM USD with wealthy margins on the trades

• Develop further apple contact and opportunities on the sell and buy side. For apple specially in Turkey / Ukraine / Africa and South America). For tropicals: Central America and Asia.
• Control each purchase and sale from start until receiving/deliver the goods and cash is concluded.
• Report PnL and support FP&A for the right accounting of it
• Risk and opportunities (market research in order to develop trading strategies and support sales activity)
• Be present on events and visits of clients engaging partnership with LDC

Qualifications

• Minimum 12+ years’ experience in a regional or global trading/merchant position
• Strong Communication Skills and a strong client-focused mindset.
• Must be available to travel as needed. This role requires travel, depending on the location of active projects, client prospects, conferences, networking events, and office visits.
•  Execution and International logistics knowledge
• SAP user/interaction would be considered a strong plus
• Other languages than English, would be a plus

Other Skills: 

• Resilient and Proactive
• Strong communication with other regional offices. Clear, concise and succinct ability to communicate in a high-pressure environment
• Team building profile. Effective collaboration with people to get things done
• Excellent negotiating skills
• Find opportunities across the platform
• How to develop/aggregate further value on new types of juices on what LDC have already develop in its portfolio of clients plus additional clients. Use global structure of company to potentialize business and PnL.

Additional Information

Additional Information for the job

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

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

What We Offer
We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.


Our Benefits
- A close and warm team
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Fringe benefits such as meal vouchers, hospitalisation and group insurance, ecocheques, salary sacrifice bike lease
- Flexible working
- Pension contributions
- Access to Training and Development