green coffee buyer
Code 3323.2.1
The buyer / procurement specialist (jefe o analista de compras) negotiates and manages suppliers to source goods or services at agreed cost, time and quality. Use this Job Dictionary profile to define a procurement profile distinct from logistics or warehouse.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- coffee characteristics
- effects of pesticides in food raw materials
- food and beverage industry
- types of coffee beans
- coffee grinding levels
Skills and competences
- match coffee grind to coffee type
- apply HACCP
- apply GMP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- grade coffee beans
- build business relationships
- examine green coffee beans
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- carry out active selling
Transversal competences
- evaluate coffee characteristics
- analyse consumer buying trends
- educate customers on coffee varieties
- negotiate buying conditions
- negotiate price
- conduct extensive international travel
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What to assess for this role
Assess ethical negotiation, total-cost analysis and resistance to undue supplier pressure.
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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.
- What does a buyer do?
- Gathers internal needs, quotes, negotiates terms, issues POs and tracks supplier performance.
- Purchasing vs supply?
- Purchasing stresses the transaction and contract; supply often includes stock planning and continuity.
- What to assess when hiring?
- Savings-vs-risk judgment, integrity and coordination with operations and finance.
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences