OBJECTIVE & STRUCTURE
- Our Graduate Program is designed to launch, support and accelerate your career. The objective is to help you develop a broad understanding of the company and its diverse activities, and to provide opportunities for you to build your network across a number of areas.
The Graduate program at LDC is a 3-phase process:
Phase 1 – Build business experience and skills: Graduate Trainee for 18 months
- During this period, you will work within the Coffee platform, covering areas on execution, trading and marketing.
- In addition to this core training, some graduates will have the opportunity to be involved in projects of Louis Dreyfus Foundation – the philanthropic arm of Louis Dreyfus Group that provides sustainable solutions to smallholder farmers. Such assignment may include research work and field visit(s).
Phase 2 – Moving into a regular role
- At the end of this phase, if job performance is high and there is a business need, you will be confirmed in a permanent role.
- Being a global company, we offer the opportunity to meet and work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds in a highly motivating environment. Potential positions could include: Junior Trader, Junior Analyst, Junior Marketer, etc.
Phase 3 – Continued support and guidance
- After four years, you may be offered new assignments and will continue to receive guidance and support on long-term career choices.
SCOPE OF ROTATIONS
Each rotation will cover different aspects of our global operations such as:
- Execution/Logistics
- Controlling
- Initiation to cash-trading
- Support to traders
Experience
- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree with specialization in Agronomy, Accounting & Finance, Economics and/or Business.
- Maximum of 2-years experience (Preferable to have work experience or a summer placement in Commercial environment).
- Fluency in English is Essential. Professional working proficiency in another language always appreciated.
- International mindset with a strong interest in career mobility.
- Strong leadership potential, with distinctive competitive spirit and resilience
- Capacity to contribute to and learn from the team
- Ability to connect multiple information sources and make sense of market signals; comfortable negotiating and taking decisions, critical and deductive thinker
- Strong entrepreneurial / innovative approach to taking initiatives
- A mature professional with humility, capable of integrating well into different cultures.
- Good analytical skills, ability to analyze supply, demand and trade flow fundamentals
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Please apply on the official website using the link(s) below
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