The ECOM Group:
ECOM is a world-leading soft commodity service group specializing in coffee, cocoa and cotton with operations in over 40 countries and has 6000 employees. With 175 years of market experience, ECOM is committed to sustainable and socially responsible leadership within the soft commodities industry. ECOM’s global operations rely on extensive knowledge and experience in supply chain traceability, risk management and client focused distribution to create a valuable and sustainable supply chain, starting from the local farmers and their communities through to the world’s leading finished-product manufacturers. For our office in the Netherlands, we are looking for a Nuts and Ingredients Management Trainee.
GENERAL WORKDESCRIPTION
Our Management Trainee Program has been established to attract and develop talented and ambitious young graduates interested in becoming the leaders we need and want for ECOM’s future.
The two-year programs use a rotation structure that allows Management Trainees to work both in origin Operations and Trading Office. The program is designed to provide you a comprehensive understanding and a strong practical experience of all areas of the Nuts and Ingredients business, such as Operations, Trading, Trade Finance, Accounting and Management, preparing you for future challenging opportunities within the ECOM Nuts and Ingredients division.
We are looking for highly motivated university graduate with strong interest for the soft commodity business and ready to work in our origin operations. To be successful at ECOM, we need people with a strong focus on delivering quality work combined with excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt to changes in a diverse multinational company.
ECOM Group will offer you the opportunity to launch and build your career in an international, multicultural environment and create a positive and sustainable impact in your business area.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Physical Commodity (procurement, quality, inventory, primary processing, etc.)
- Logistic (internal logistics, procedures and regulations, purchase and sales contracts, invoicing process, shipping documentation, arranging shipments, etc.)
- Trade (internal supply chain, trading concepts and mechanism, market structures, forward book, client relationship management, hedging, FX, Profit & Loss, etc.)
- Sustainability (sustainable farming practices, soil health, fair trade, certifications and compliance, etc)
- Finance/Accounting (bookkeeping, financial systems, FX positions, balance sheet, risk mitigation, month end activities, budgeting, etc.)
QUALIFICATION AND PROFILE
- Bachelor or Master’s Degree preferably in Management, Finance/ Accounting, Agricultural or Engineering
- Minimum 1 year of experience in Trading or Logistic
- Self-starter with capacity to adapt to fast changing environment
- Strong interest for soft commodities business
- Must be a good communicator able to work in a global environment and cross-functionally
- Flexible, adaptable, open-minded & geographically mobile
- High learning agility
- Very good command of information technologies and digital environment
- Very Good command of English. Spanish, French, Italian or German would be a plus
