Ingredients Sales / Trader

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Job Title:  Ingredients Trader / Sales
Salary: Negotiable
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Thailand, APAC

Imperium Commodity Search is assisting a global feed and ingredients trading firm looking to grow their presence in the Thai market through the addition of an exceptional and well-connected ingredients trader/sales executive

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Actively promote the companies experience and service offering across ingredients (sugar, syrups, sweeteners, additives, fruits, juices, purees) to local manufacturers, processors, end-users and FMCG firms
  • Develop new relationships and agree supply contracts for physical product as well as upselling risk management, logistics and sourcing services across food ingredients (sugars, syrups etc.)
  • Keep up to date with market analysis and movements to capitalise on trading opportunities
  • Ensure the firms brand and image is maintained and enhanced in the Thai region
  • Work with external providers across logistics, shipping, sourcing, procurement and supply chain across ingredients including sugar, dairy products and additives
  • Meet with clients (processers and producers) in the Thai region where required

Requirements:

  • 7+ years’ experience in a senior ingredients sales or trading role with a diversified trading/trading services company
  • Good understanding of operations and logistics of ingredient trading/sales in the Thailand market
  • Experienced across a range of food/feed ingredients and additives including sugar, dairy and additives
  • Strong interpersonal skills, exceptional business development acumen and the ability to build/extend relationships in the Thai market
  • Degree educated in a related field, ideally from a leading university or business school
  • Fluent in English and Thai
  • Good and transferable relationships in the local market across ingredients sales, sourcing and supply

If this appeals to you and your career goals and you’d like to have a discussion around the role and how it works for you, please contact Natasha Mulqueen at natasha.mulqueen@imperiumcs.com or +44 (0) 203 826 7833