Commodities Trainee

The Commodities Trainee Program is a unique opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of coffee and tea, which are at the heart of Mother Parkers’ business. You will learn Commodities supply chain and procurement, while also develop sensory skills to recognize different origin attributes, qualities and common faults found in coffee and/or tea. The program will progress to more involvement across key functions, including commodities inventory management, risk management/futures hedging, and sustainability execution. The Commodities trainee program starts you at the core of our very exciting business and offers deep insights and understanding that will promote your growth within the team or to other areas of focus within the business.

Participate in regular coffee and tea market updates and assist team to develop procurement strategy

Support buyers on forward physical contract negotiation, execution, administration

Assist in preparing supplier scorecards and business review materials

Support Risk Management team on futures execution, ie risk hedging. Over time, understand what drives the futures market and its implications to the physical market. Assist in developing market presentations for internal and external customers.

Develop relationships with global trade partners to facilitate market information exchange

Support buyers with inventory management and associated negotiations with importers

Participate in ideating and executing cost savings and growth initiatives

Manage reconciliation and facilitate payment of miscellaneous invoices

Manage commodities contract reconciliations, working with buyers and importers to solve for discrepancies

Work with internal and external customers and suppliers to assure optimal commodity inventory levels in warehouse and plant, balancing short-term & mid-term demand with inventory turn requirements, inform buying team of traffic issues and/or delays and creatively problem solve for lowest cost solutions.

Timely and accurate maintenance/updates of systems data, holding our suppliers accountable for quality of data