Salary
Not Disclosed
Deadline
23 Oct 2026
Posted
02 Oct 2026
Location
Dar es Salaam
Job Description
Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) Tanzania is seeking three Origin Coffee Trainees to join the NKG East Africa Team, with positions based in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda.
The trainees will support coffee sourcing, quality, farmer engagement, field activities, and origin operations while gaining practical experience in the coffee industry.
Responsibilities
- Over 24 months, you will follow a structured learning and development journey designed to accelerate your career through hands-on experience across the coffee supply chain and origin operations. You will gain practical exposure through job rotations, blended learning, mentoring and coaching from leaders and experts, corporate training, and special projects. Through these rotational assignments, you will be exposed to:
- Procurement & Quality: sourcing, supplier relations, cupping, grading, built on long-term producer relationships grounded in Service and Excellence.
- Sustainability & Compliance: traceability, certifications, ESG, EUDR, reflecting our commitment to Integrity and Responsibility
- Trading & Market Analysis: futures & options, price risk, supply and demand trends, developing the ability to make sound commercial calls.
- Logistics & Export Operations: shipment planning, documentation, customer delivery, reinforcing accountability and operational excellence.
- Finance & Accounting: margin and cost analysis, working capital and trade finance flows, P&L computation, capital expenditure, building the financial discipline behind sound commercial decisions.
- Capstone Project: Every trainee closes out the program with a capstone project - a real business challenge you identify, develop, and present to senior leadership. Past examples of the kind of impact this can have include growing sales in a specific market, deploying technology to improve operational efficiencies, or developing a sustainability initiative that improves the livelihoods of coffee farmers in your origin. The capstone is your chance to demonstrate the commercial judgment and ownership expected of NKG’s future leaders.
Qualifications
- Recent Graduate (within 2 years) in Agribusiness, Economics, or Finance; a master’s degree is an added benefit
- A maximum of 2 years’ working experience
- Strong leadership potential to grow into future leadership roles within NKG’s coffee supply chain and origin operations.
- Demonstrated integrity and professionalism in prior academic or work settings.
- Willingness to be based in-country (Kenya, Tanzania, or Uganda) with regional and international travel.
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