Execution Forwarder

Louis Dreyfus Company is a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods. Our activities span the entire value chain from farm to fork, across a broad range of business lines, we leverage our global reach and extensive asset network to serve our customers and consumers around the world. Structured as a matrix organization of six geographical regions and ten platforms, Louis Dreyfus Company is active in over 100 countries and employs approximately 19,000 people globally.

• Planning logistic transport to and from clients.
• Be able to execute contract according to signed contract and understand INCOTERMS.
• Ensuring storage space at offloading slots at inland customers.
• Ensuring sufficient transport is available to minimize storage cost and avoid any additional costs
• Arranging all the transport on imports/ exports/inland to and from the ports/silos/customer with road and rail companies. Negotiating the best possible rates on the transport.
• Minimizing the storage of products by moving the product to the customers/ports as fast as possible. 
• Invoicing the customers for the product and ensuring that the customers pay in time.
• Handling any and all queries on the delivery and doing all recons and finalizations of contracts.
• Following up on late and overdue payments on the accounts receivable as well as calculating and invoicing interest in this regard.
• Reconciling executed contracts on a daily basis.
• Maintaining a high level of customer and supplier satisfaction on daily interaction.
  • Analyzing the PnL at month end and providing management with info as required.
  • Appoint & communicating clearly with inspections companies if any rejections.
• Build relationships and inspire trust
• Embrace challenges with customers, partners and competitors
• Collaborate and act with a strong service attitude
• Ability to take full ownership
• Ability to work in a pressurized & dynamic environment
• An energetic & highly motivated self-starter
• Accurate and completeness of reported figures are some of the important values.
• Full ownership and accountability of reported values must be taken
• 2 – 5 years’ experience in dealing with Agriculture Industry (Grains and Oilseeds) OR in Logistics planning
• Excellent analytical and communication skills. Business acumen a plus
• Good team player
• Ability to work independently and in a pressurized & dynamic environment.
• Advanced Excel skills are required
• Analytical; strong problem solving skills
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans (oral and written)
• Excellent communication skills are necessary for relaying crucial information to various organizations and negotiating contracts and transportation costs with third-party vendors

• University degree in Logistics

Additional Information for the job

What We Offer

We provide a dynamic and stimulating international environment, which will stretch and develop your abilities and channel your skills and expertise with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits​​​​​​
• Hybrid work available (not applicable to all roles)
• Pension contributions
• Access to Training and Development 
• Access to Concierge Partnerships

Diversity & Inclusion

LDC is driven by a set of shared values and high ethical standards, with diversity and inclusion being part of our DNA. LDC is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion.

LDC encourages diversity, supports local communities and environmental initiatives. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Sustainability

Sustainable value is at the heart of our purpose as a company.

We are passionate about creating fair and sustainable value, both for our business and for other value chain stakeholders: our people, our business partners, the communities we touch and the environment around us