Junior Origination Specialist @Louis Dreyfus Company

Company Description

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 18,000 people globally.

This position manages the support role of commercial, execution and logistic teams for LDC BALKANS. Additionally, the position will be the key role in developing and maintaining effective relationships with key account partners and local brokers in Balkans countries and Republic of Moldova.

Main responsibilities:

• Support commercial team in daily operations: preparing trade confirmations, assistant in execution, data entry.
• Conduct market research: collecting and analyzing price data, monitoring news, preparing internal reports and line-up.
• Work with internal systems such as CRMs, 1C etc.
• Communicate with execution, logistics, finance, other departments to support commercial activities.
• Gradually participate in negotiations with clients and suppliers under the supervision of Commercial Head and/or origination manager.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Arranging for the information gathering on export, import, competitions activity, crop and climatic conditions, etc.
• Exchanging the market and other relevant information with customers, suppliers, in-house traders and research team. 

Knowledge and Skills:

• Analytical and critical thinking skills, attention to detail
• High motivation to learn and grow in the international trading industry.
• Confident user of MS Excel; CRM systems, 1C etc
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive mindset, stress resistance
• Readiness to work under pressure.
• Detail-oriented

Languages:

• English – advanced
• Bulgarian, Romanian – advanced (optional)

Education:

• Higher education / Bachelor degree
• Graduation related to international business with agrarian commodities

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits​​​​​​
• Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)
• Pension contributions
• Access to Training and Development 
• Access to Concierge Partnerships

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us