Junior Trader (native Dutch / German)

Interfood Group; Bladel; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

International career

Travel opportunities

40-hour week

25 vacation days

Global Trade Academy

Gym facilities

Free lunch

Job summary

Interfood Group seeks a Junior Trader (native Dutch / German) to join our commercial trade team in the Netherlands. You will develop business opportunities, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers, and help close international deals in a fast-paced, competitive environment.

You will work with Senior Traders, draft contracts with Incoterms, travel internationally, and aim for ambitious annual goals.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field such as Commercial Economics, Business Economics or Finance.
• Native Dutch speaker with excellent command of English.
• Proven entrepreneurial or commercial initiatives demonstrating ownership and ambition.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and further develop existing customer and supplier relationships.
• Create new business opportunities in assigned markets.
• Identify and monitor market and product developments and report to MD/Commercial Director.
• Position Interfood as the global dairy expert.
• Execute the commercial strategy in consultation with Senior Traders and Traders.
• Draft purchase and sales contracts using Incoterms and payment terms.
• Visit customers/suppliers in assigned markets and attend international trade fairs.
• Participate in weekly Traders Meeting.
• Set ambitious annual goals for markets.

Skills

Commercial mindset

Competitive by nature

Ownership

Ambitious

Strategic mindset

Relationship building

Team player

Decisiveness

Education

Master's degree in Commercial Economics / Business Economics / Finance

Job description

Vacancy: Junior Trader (native Dutch / German)

• Your roleAs a Junior Trader, you are part of our commercial trade team, you are responsible for develop business opportunities and maintaining existing customer and supplier relationships. Your mission is to identify opportunities others don't see, create profitable business and turn them into successful international deals.
• This is a role for someone with a competitive mindset. Someone who enjoys winning, thrives on responsibility and is motivated by commercial results. Eager to outperform yesterday's results, push beyond targets and continuously grow your market, your network and yourself. At the same time, you understand that sustainable success is never achieved alone. You know when to compete, when to collaborate and how to build long-term partnerships with colleagues, customers and suppliers.
• You'll work in a highly dynamic international environment where markets change every day, decisions are made quickly and your ambition directly impacts your success. If closing deals, taking calculated risks, travelling internationally and building a profitable business excites you, you'll feel right at home.

Your key responsibilities

• Maintain and further develop existing customer and supplier relationships.
• Create new business opportunities in your assigned markets.
• Identify and monitor market and product developments and periodically report these to the Managing Director and Commercial Director.
• Position Interfood as the global dairy expert.
• Execute the commercial strategy in consultation with Senior Traders and Traders.
• Draft purchase and sales contracts using the correct Incoterms and payment terms.
• Visit customers / suppliers in your assigned markets and attend international trade fairs.
• Participate actively in the weekly Traders Meeting.
• Set ambitious annual goals for your markets, customers and suppliers.

Your profile

• Commercial mindset with a passion for international trading, closing deals and creating profitable growth.
• Competitive by nature, with a relentless driven to win and at the same time a strong team player.
• Determined, resilient and always chasing the next opportunity.
• Ambitious, entrepreneurial and eager to grow.
• Takes ownership, embraces responsibility and makes confident decisions.
• Sharp commercial judgement with a strategic mindset.
• Builds lasting relationships, know how to create long-term value.
• Thrives in a high-performing culture: High will. Low ego.

Your experience

• Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g. Commercial Economics, Business Economics or Finance).
• Native Dutch speaker with excellent command of English.
• Evidence of entrepreneurial or commercial initiatives through work, studies or extra-curricular activities. that demonstrate ownership and ambition.

Our offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits. Salary depends on your experience & education.
• Commercial Bonus - Interfood works with a bonus model dependent on company performance and individual performance.
• International career opportunities.
• Travel internationally.
• 40-hour work week, office-based.
• 25 days of annual leave, with the option to take up to 12 additional unpaid leave days
• Participate in the Global Trade Academy (3 weeks) and other development programmes, based on your personal and professional development needs.
• Free gym inside our office with a Personal Trainer.
• Free healthy and delicious lunch.