Fruit Export Logistics Internship: Launch Your Career

Agrijob; Limpopo; On-site; ZAR 67,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Market-related remuneration

Job summary

Fresh Produce Exporters Forum offers a one-year graduate placement program placing high-calibre graduates in junior commercial, logistics and post-harvest roles at South African fruit exporters. The initiative aims to integrate talented graduates into the commercial and operational heart of the industry.

Intern responsibilities include coordinating administrative, logistical and operational matters, leading defined managerial functions, and developing information processing and communication

Qualifications

• BSc/ BCom degree in Marketing, Logistics, Agricultural Economics or Agriculture.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Proficiency in Afrikaans will be advantageous.
• High degree of computer literacy.
• Collect, organise and critically analyse information.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Self-confident and strong negotiation skills.
• Collaborative teamwork and leadership skills.
• Ambitious, self-motivated and results-driven.
• Problem-solver able to perform well under pressure.
• Integrity, sound ethics and high standards for self and others.
• Applicants must be SA Citizens, under the age of 30.
• Students from previously disadvantaged backgrounds will enjoy preference.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate relevant administrative, logistical and operational matters.
• Plan, lead and coordinate managerial functions as defined by the company.
• Process and organise information.
• Ensure effective communication and administration in a complex supply chain.
• The variety of responsibilities will develop together with the intern’s skills levels.

Skills

English communication

Computer literacy

Afrikaans (advantage)

Analytical thinking

Planning & organizing

Team leadership

Negotiation skills

Problem solving

Integrity

Education

BSc/ BCom in Marketing

BSc/ BCom in Logistics

BSc/ BCom in Agricultural Economics

BSc/ BCom in Agriculture

Job description

Fresh Produce Exporters Forum offers a one-year graduate placement program placing high-calibre graduates in junior commercial, logistics and post-harvest roles at South African fruit exporters. The initiative aims to integrate talented graduates into the commercial and operational heart of the industry.

Intern responsibilities include coordinating administrative, logistical and operational matters, leading defined managerial functions, and developing information processing and communication