The Skills You'll Need:
Food technology, Commercial sales, Trading, Procurement, International Trade
Your New Salary:
Up to £45K per annum
Location:
Central London, 5 days a week in office for 3 months, then hybrid 3 days in office
Start date:
ASAP
Working hours:
Monday to Friday, 8 hour shift between 8am to 6pm (35h p/week)
Who You'll Be Working for:
Global raw materials trader.
Raw Materials and Ingredients Trader - Food - What You'll be Doing Each Day:
1. Possess a detailed understanding of the contemporary food manufacturing procurement environment.
2. Bring a proven track record of driving revenue growth.
3. Dairy and food ingredients have been integral to the company identity since its inception and will remain so.
4. A thorough grasp of food science technologies is vital to win the trust and confidence of business partners, with a particular focus on value addition for manufacturers.
5. Generate new third party (external) trade, adding to our sales accounts in existing and new geographies, beyond existing Group interests.
6. Identify new manufacturing sources for supply of relevant materials, conduct physical premises audits, compliance screening, to incorporate within the company's supplier portfolio.
7. Work closely with the company's office network to leverage opportunities.
8. Identify where additional resource allocation is required to drive business development.
9. Play a significant role in new projects seeking to land viable commercially additions to the current portfolio.
10. Report and advise senior colleagues of trading opportunities.
11. Acquire knowledge and expertise in traded products enabling the company to offer timely market intelligence.
12. Commit accurate and relevant intelligence to the Division's databases.
13. Participate in the Division's continuous education and risk management programmes.
14. Frequent sourcing trips, sometimes in rural locations, processing centres and export hubs, are a core responsibility; a minimum of once a month.
Raw Materials and Ingredients Trader - Food - Requirements:
1. Food technology background
2. Food Science Degree
3. Food manufacturing procurement environment
4. Commercial sales
5. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
6. Fluent Spanish or Portuguese - would be a bonus.
7. Availability for extensive business travel - essential.
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