Job Description

LDC seeks a Coffee Sales Trader to operate from Genoa, supporting the development of LDC’s Coffee desk in Italy. In this multifaceted position, you will contribute significantly to enhancing our presence with a diverse clientele, with particular focus on Italian customers. Your collaboration will extend to other LDC trading desks, as well as our global research, sustainability, execution, and coffee origination teams.

Main accountabilities

Commercial: Cultivate and manage client relationships by understanding Italian and regional needs and responding with tailored commercial solutions. Support the execution of the global coffee sales strategy and contribute to business development through proposals, strategic planning, customer acquisition, and the potential implementation of new trade flows. Develop LDC’s presence with Italian roasters while maintaining close coordination with the Geneva sales and trading teams.

Sustainability: Collaborate with the sustainability team to lead commercial conversations around sustainability and evolving regulatory frameworks. Clearly communicate the full suite of sustainable tools, project coffees and solutions offered by LDC.

Market intelligence: Work closely with the research team to enhance the platform’s understanding of the Italian coffee market,



customer demand, competition, logistics and pricing dynamics, and proactively anticipate client needs.

Trading: Participate in trading discussions and assist in executing strategies across Italy and the wider EMEA region. Execution: Coordinate all operational aspects of contract execution, from origin to final delivery, ensuring oversight of demurrage, inventory, invoicing, risk exposure and quality control. Work closely with LDC Suisse, which retains final authority over pricing, risk acceptance and contractual commitments.

Reporting: Ensure accurate and timely reporting, including CRM management, contract entries, commercial pipeline, risk assessment and customer follow-up.

Experience: 7+ years of coffee trading/sales experience in relevant destination markets, preferably including Italy.

Knowledge: Good knowledge of business plan drafting and presentation. Strong understanding of Arabica and Robusta origins, physical coffee pricing, futures and differentials, price fixation, logistics, quality specifications, sustainably sourced coffees and origin projects.

Education: University degree in Economics, Business, Engineering or a related field.

Languages: Italian, Mother tongue. English, fluent.

📌 Coffee Sales Trader (Genova)
🏢 Louis Dreyfus
📍 Genova