Food - Raw Materials and Ingredients Trader

3 months ago


London, United Kingdom People First Full time

The Skills You'll Need: Food technology, Commercial sales, Trading, Procurement, International TradeYour New Salary: up to £45K per annumLocation: Central London,5 days a week in office for 3 months, then hybrid 3 days in officeStart date: ASAPWorking hours: Monday to Friday, 8 hour shift between 8am to 6pm (35h p/ week)

Who You'll Be Working for: Global raw materials trader.

Food - Raw Materials and Ingredients Trader - What You'll be Doing Each Day: They will possess a detailed understanding of the contemporary food manufacturing procurement environment and will bring a proven track record of driving revenue growth.

Dairy and food ingredients have been integral to the company identity since its inception and will remain so. 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.

  • To generate new third party (external) trade, adding to our sales accounts in existing and new geographies, beyond existing Group interests.
  • To identify new manufacturing sources for supply of relevant materials, conduct physical premises audits, compliance screening, to incorporate within company's supplier portfolio.
  • Work closely with the company's office network to leverage opportunities.
  • Identify where additional resource allocation is required to drive business development.
  • Play a significant role in new projects seeking to land viable commercially additions to thecurrent portfolio.
  • To report and advise senior colleagues of trading opportunities.
  • To acquire knowledge and expertise in traded products enabling the company to offer timely market intelligence.
  • To commit accurate and relevant intelligence to the Division's databases.
  • To participate in the Division's continuous education, and risk management programmes.
  • Frequent sourcing trips, sometimes in rural locations, processing centres and export hubs are a core responsibility. A minimum of once a month.

Food - Raw Materials and Ingredients Trader - Requirements:

  • Food technology background
  • Food manufacturing procurement environment
  • Commercial sales
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Fluent Spanish or Portuguese - would be a bonus.
  • Availability for extensive business travel - essential.
  • Food Science Degree - would be a bonus.

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