Executive Management Trainee

Ciudad de México, Mexico
Full Time
Experienced
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINEE
 
The successful candidate will enter to the Regional trainee program, where for 12 - 18 months will participate in various modules to be carried out in home country and may include also different countries in the Latin America region. After successfully completing the program, the candidate will be considered a local manager and assigned as Branch Manager position in their country of origin or where there is an available opportunity.

DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTIONS OF POSITION
 
Overview of the position:
The Branch Manager role will involve managing day to day activity of the current coffee business in the country including procurement, processing, quality, shipments and logistics. This is a well-rounded role that gives the experience of managing a large business in one of the fastest growing Arabica or Robusta coffee origins.

Position Responsibilities:
  • Design, implement and manage the procurement Strategy for coffee in the country with the respective teams below him to drive and deliver volumes as per the overall coffee business plan.
  •  Optimize utilization of processing and quality resources in the country to derive maximum capacity utilization and efficiencies and to eliminate controllable losses and minimize the impact of non-controllable losses.
  • Support in implementation of the required infrastructure to deliver volumes as per the business plan.
  • Ensure strict adherence to all the laid down systems and procedures without exception.
  • Ensure that all the direct and indirect costs for the business are within budgets.
  • Counterparty & Credit Risk Management (buying & selling).
  • Leading the team to ensure high engagement & motivational levels and get them aligned with the overall people + coffee strategy that we follow in country.
  • Support the Profit Center Head in trading and positional decisions by providing adequate and timely market information.
  • Interface with appropriate regulatory bodies for obtaining permissions, approvals, etc.
  • Team development / Capability building amongst his / her team.
Others:
  • Negotiation and business development with producers for origination of the respective agricultural commodity product.
  • Commercial Contracts negotiation.
  • Integrator of value chain on agri-commodity product (from farm to factory gate).
  • Market understanding and financial market analysis.
  • Logistics (farm to factory gate or to export).
LANGUAGES:
  • Advanced English. (Required).
EDUCATION:
  • University Degree with Post graduation courses, MBA is ideal. Careers can be: Agronomical but with commercial / managerial focus, Business management ( Agri-commodities), or any commercial (sales, marketing) / business management, engineering.
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE:
  • Experience in areas related as above on job description is highly recommended.
  • 3 to 4 years full time experience minimum in well recognized multinational companies, exporters or agricultural commodities (After having finalized studies).
SKILLS REQUIRED:
  • Entrepreneurial Spirit .
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Negotiation skills.
  • Mobility, capacity to work in a low structure multicultural environment (flexibility).
  • Good Interpersonal relationship and team work at high level.
  • High level of personal organization, Discipline, Self-motivation.
  • Leadership and Ambition to achieve positions of responsibility.
  • High level of Analytical skills (numerical & reasoning) and decision making.
  • Results orientation and Attention to detail.
  • Good leadership skills.
  • Leadership and good interpersonal skills & teamwork.
  • Discipline & Self-Motivation.
  • Strategic Mindset.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
  • Available for national or international travel.
  • Willing to settle in other cities (up country) / and must have international mobility.
  • Interest in pursuing a career in agribusiness / food ingredients industry.
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