Global Head of Supply Chain

at  Volcafe

Role Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join us as a Global Head of Supply Chain to work in a truly global environment, based in Switzerland, driving the global supply chain strategy, coordinating, managing and improving the operational and logistics aspects of the business, including providing high quality analysis, review, and decision to support the leadership. The role provides long term development potential for someone eager to demonstrate their skills and experience in the fast-paced soft commodities environment.
Business Overview
Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 20 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.
Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.
Key Accountabilities
We are seeking a commercially oriented supply chain professional who can drive the business forward. This is a significant “hands on” role with also requires higher level analysis and review. Ideally, you will have significant experience of operating within a fast-paced multinational, entrepreneurial trading and/or commercial environment. The successful individual will have a solid understanding of supply chain management within the physical commodity trading and its impact on the business.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• A supply chain and procurement professional with extensive category and supplier relationship management experience in physical commodities, ideally coffee.
• Extensive team management experience and ability to work in a complex global matrix organisation.
• Extensive experience of working in a continuous improvement environment across logistics/supply chain.
• Knowledge of Internal controls, operational risk management, Collateral Management Agreement (CMA) and Stock Monitoring Agreement (SMA) services
• Knowledge of supply chain movement and management and client relationship management.
• Experience of international documentary requirements for the movement of goods by sea, rail and truck including BLs, COIs, LCs, Commercial Invoices, Shipping Instructions, Packing Lists, IQS requirements etc.
• Demonstrable knowledge of managing complex contract negotiations across all areas of spend and delivery of ‘bottom line’ savings.
• The ability to think strategically, to develop and execute supply chain and supplier strategy and plans.
• Excellent leadership skills with proven ability of influencing and convincing at senior level, combined with the ability to manage cross functional teams.
• Risk and project management skills.
• Highly motivated individual with the ability to work under minimum supervision to deliver.
• Proactive approach with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with individuals at all levels and across departments.
• Displays clear accountability and ownership of tasks and objectives.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word and Excel (up to pivot tables).
• Willingness to travel globally if needed.
  We recognise that talent comes in many forms, and we value potential just as much as experience. If this role excites you but you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

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