Volcafe Ltd is one of the world’s leading international green coffee trading companies, operating in over 25 countries globally. Our expertise spans green coffee procurement and preparation, sustainability, blending, quality control, risk management and export as well as importing and distribution. We supply the world’s major coffee roasters and retail distributors with their green coffee requirements, with significant strategic growth ambitions for the future. We are part of ED&F; Man Commodities, a world leading trader of agricultural products including coffee, sugar, molasses and animal feed.
Volcafe works across the whole green coffee supply chain to make coffee business better, together with our partners and employees. We have built and operate sustainable coffee supply chains across all our origins, addressing key economic, social and environmental issues in coffee farming communities. Our Volcafe Way farmer support programme engages with thousands of coffee farmers and provides a holistic response to the challenges they face.
Key Accountabilities
- Create a separate file for each contract and check shipping periods of purchase contracts to make sure that full and correct shipping instructions will be given to our suppliers/agents
- Request follow-up of pre-shipment sample process, getting approvals on time
- Coordinate shipping schedules with suppliers/agents/buyers, checking pending shipments
- Deftly manage core shipping problems (delays, equipment shortage, etc.)
- Check incoming shipping advice and enter all details into the system
- Create outgoing shipping advice and transmit them to buyers and agents
- Check incoming shipping documents on completeness and correctness
- Send copies of Bills of Lading to shipping agencies and ask for freight invoice
- Check and book incoming freight invoices
- Book purchase invoice and give payment instructions to Finance Dept
- Issue invoice sale and covering letter and send documents