Job Description

Company Description

Overview / Brief
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, leveraging our global reach and extensive asset network to deliver for our customers around the world \xe2\x80\x93 safely, responsibly and reliably. Our diversified activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines. Since 1851, our portfolio has grown to include Oilseeds, Grains, Rice, Global Markets, Finance, Coffee, Cotton, Sugar, Juice and Dairy.
We help feed and clothe some 500 million people every year by originating, processing and transporting approximately 81 million tons of products. Structured as a matrix organization of 6 geographical regions and 10 platforms, LDC is active in over 100 countries and employs some 19 000 people globally.



LDC in South & Southeast Asia
LDC first established a presence in Asia more than 100 years ago with an office opening in Melbourne, Australia in 1913, trading grains to the international market. Our regional headquarters opened in Singapore in 1993, which now serves as the hub for our origination and merchandizing activities in the South & Southeast Asia Region, which spans across 9 platforms \xe2\x80\x93 Oilseeds, Grains, Rice, Freight, Global Markets, Coffee, Cotton, Sugar and Dairy \xe2\x80\x93 across 7 countries of Singapore, Australia, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan, and Malaysia.

Main Responsibilities:
Coffee Team is expanding to meet the increasing growing demand in Asia. We are looking at motivated individual to join the team to help us in expanding our Asia marketing footprint.

Marketing:

• Responsible for managing relationship with the buyers from the region including pricing, market info, negotiate and conclude contracts
• Following up and managing physical contracts executions, as well as managing relevant futures pricing.
• Coordinate commercial activities and participate in discussion involving marketing strategies.
• Develop good understanding of demand/supply and relay relevant information to the Group.
• Developing new leads, establish new accounts for the region and may involve for any new developing projects.

Research:

• Hold ownership of research data & perform information verification, processing & analysis.
• Identify, track product development & trends in the industry
• Develop tools to improve clarity and information quality for marketing strategies

Trade Admin/Internal Processes:

• Participate actively on desk processes. Be a force of proposal to develop new tools to improve/automate processes.
• Support the team thru any new processes and take charge of bringing the information to the team
• To involve in IT Innovation & transformation, building the team\xe2\x80\x99s competency efficiency on IT processes

Experiences:

• 1-3 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in commodity cash trading and/or marketing
• Experienced in SEA agriculture commodity market, any prior working experience on Coffee related will be a plus
• Very strong analytical skills, including excellent handle of Excel & macros, coding skills a plus.
• Requires entrepreneurial & good interpersonal skills & a team player
• Possess work ethics and humility, high level of ownership and responsibility.

Languages:

• Good written and spoken English / Mandarin, additional language command will be a plus

Academics

• Degree in any relevant academic qualifications

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.

We offer

• A workplace culture that embraces diversity and inclusivity
• Regular events that foster team engagement
• Access to Training and Development
• Hybrid work arrangement offered (availability varies by role).
• Comprehensive insurance coverage and flexible benefits

Louis Dreyfus Company