• Commercial Development • Close deals. Based on your knowledge and understanding of our financial tools, the physical (organic soft commodities) market, and thanks to your commercial experience and instinct; • Manage internal processes, like sharing market intel globally and working on intercompany deals to manage global positions. • Take responsibility in growing the business, reaching your personally set goals, and constantly aim for more; • Responsible for the procurement and sales of the assigned product group; quantities, deliveries according to specs, contracts, and cost price calculations. • Formulate sourcing strategy, cost, and sales budget. • Strategy • Be involved in internal discussions regarding market directions, market/product trends, and (inventory) positions; • Develop strategic, long-term partnerships with customers and suppliers. Understand their needs and collaborate with other disciplines (Technical, Logistical, Financial) to develop new business opportunities; • Customer/Vendor management • Speak daily to customers and suppliers to gather market information, monitor price movement, and discover trends; • Ensures optimal customer satisfaction; • Responsible for handling product complaints from customers; • Define all quality aspects towards all product providers and customers (either when buying/selling on a contract basis or otherwise); • Market knowledge • Travel around the world, visiting customers and suppliers and attending trade fairs; • Gets acquainted and keeps track of international market developments; • Visits trade-related fairs; • In-depth knowledge of competitive landscape;