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I was general manager at a small coffee farm in Oahu, Hawaii for 3 years. I started in production where we roasted the coffee we grew on the farm, as well as international green beans we purchased through our broker. I then moved up to Assistant General manager overseeing all Production, and retail. We also had a Cafe and tours of our farm. I am not living mainland in Florida due to my husband retiring from the military and want to get back into the coffee business. I am interested in the green bean brokerage side of the business but do not know the best way to jump into this exciting industry.
Dear Beth,
Thanks for your comment.
Generally speaking, the best way to land trading desk jobs is
a) as a university graduate, starting as a trainee/junior/support/ops, or
b) as an industry professional who has either commercial contacts (a book/reputation) or technical expertise (mainly in production or operations).
When it comes to the coffee industry, the same applies. In your case, as an experienced coffee professional, you may try to join one of the trading firms/importers in their Quality lab / Ops desk, their commercial desk after some refresher time in OPS/QA, or maybe one of their origin operations where your farm management experience may be precious.
Best of luck!
Jacob Gorvitz
CTG