Green coffee buyer jobs in Finland
Green coffee buyers purchase green coffee beans from producers all around the world commissioned by coffee roasters. They have a deep knowledge of the process of coffee from the fruit to the cup.
Green coffee buyer - Which skills are essential?
Most known coffee types, Arabica and Robusta, and the cultivars under each one of those types.
The known levels are coarse grind, medium grind, medium/fine grind, fine grind, super fine grind, and turkish grind. Indication of machinery to achieve product specification.
Examine green coffee beans ensuring that they are all approximately the same colour, shape and size. Beans of the same size will roast more evenly, whereas smaller beans may roast quicker and affect the overall taste.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP).
Conducting extensive travelling around the world to performing business related tasks.
Analyse buying habits or currently prevalent customer behaviour.
Arrange an agreement on price of products or services provided or offered.
Analyse and evaluate coffee taste sensations including the coffee’s body, aroma, acidity, bitterness, sweetness, and finish.
Different types of pesticides used for food raw materials to control proper use of those substances preserving main characteristics of products.
Regularly attend educational workshops, read professional publications, actively participate in professional societies.
Instruct customers about origins, characteristics, differences in flavours and blends of coffee products.
Apply and follow national, international, and internal requirements quoted in standards, regulations and other specifications related with manufacturing of food and beverages.
Apply regulations regarding manufacture of food and food safety compliance. Employ food safety procedures based on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
Deliver thoughts and ideas in impactful and influencing manner to persuade customers to become interested in new products and promotions. Persuade clients that a product or service will satisfy their needs.
The respective industry and the processes involved in the food and beverage industry, such as raw material selection, processing, packaging, and storage.
Establish a positive, long-term relationship between organisations and interested third parties such as suppliers, distributors, shareholders and other stakeholders in order to inform them of the organisation and its objectives.
Use different coffee grinding procedures and preparation methods.
The origins and types of coffee and the processes of coffee preparation, production and trade.
Grade coffee beans based on their characteristics, defects, size, colour, moisture content, taste, acidity, body, or aroma.
Negotiate terms such as price, quantity, quality, and delivery terms with vendors and suppliers in order to ensure the most beneficial buying conditions.
Green coffee buyer - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Processes and principles related to the customer, client, service user and to personal services; these may include procedures to evaluate customer's or service user's satisfaction.
Ensure effective working relationships with colleagues and others. Maintain them over long periods of time.
Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with customers in order to ensure satisfaction and fidelity by providing accurate and friendly advice and support, by delivering quality products and services and by supplying after-sales information and service.
Perform coffee tastings and coffee demonstrations whether for improving the product in the production process or for showcasing the final product. Taste coffee to objectively evaluate its quality.
Demonstrate degrees of maturity by fully understanding one's own qualities and abilities which can serve as sources of confidence in different situations.
Communicate in foreign languages to facilitate international trade operations such as the importation of food and beverages.
Support struggling local economies through humanitarian fair-trade projects.
Perform public relations (PR) by managing the spread of information between an individual or an organisation and the public.
Liaise with fellow colleagues to ensure common understanding on work related affairs and agree on the necessary compromises the parties might need to face. Negotiate compromises between parties as to ensure that work in general run efficiently towards the achievement of the objectives.
Utilise computers, IT equipment and modern day technology in an efficient way.
Collaborate in a team with other food processing professionals in service of the food and beverages industry.
Analyse characteristics, composition, and other properties of food products at reception.
Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.
Label raw material/ product samples for laboratory checks, according to implemented quality system.