About the role
ofi's Cocoa Product Platform is looking for a PLM Business Analyst and Trade Support Role to be based in Amsterdam. This role supports the commercial and operational management of cocoa powder, butter, and liquor across the European and Global processing business, helping ensure product availability, pricing discipline, and smooth execution. It works closely with sales, supply chain, production, trading, and finance to monitor market trends, coordinate customer and internal requirements, and support portfolio performance and profitability.
Responsibilities
•Support PLM desk with internal contract management including allocations, fixings and raising/adjusting deal tickets where necessary.
•Sales Forecasting: Work with the sales teams to predict future demand by customer and product; track accuracy for continuous improvement.
•Global Budget Setting & Variance Analysis: Collate global and European annual budgets and identify gaps between actual and planned performance with root cause analysis (volume, price, product mix).
•Forward Cover Reporting: Quantify customer positions and months of future coverage and update with sales indications/budget to manage supply-demand balance.
•Trade Flow Analysis: Monitor global cocoa movements by origin and destination to anticipate supply tightness and pricing pressures.
•Collate product prices/ratios and report to external agencies.
•Collate and maintain customer product usage database.
•Price Sensitivity Analysis: Quantify how different customer segments respond to price changes to inform pricing strategy.
•Support for customer and management presentations, internal reporting and ad hoc requests.
Requirements
•Several years' experience in business analysis, commercial finance, supply chain analytics, procurement or commodity/ingredients trading.
•Strong skills in Excel and business intelligence/visualisation tools; experience with ERP systems and large datasets is critical.
•Strong numerical and analytical ability, with a structured approach to problem solving.
•Commercial mindset, able to link analysis to business impact and clear recommendations.
•Excellent communication skills, confident presenting insights to both commercial and operational stakeholders.
•High attention to detail combined with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, international environment.
•Collaborative, proactive and curious, comfortable working across functions and geographies.
Nice to have
•Undergraduate degree in Economics, Finance, Data/Analytics or a related quantitative field preferable but equivalent commercial experience will also be considered.
•Several years' experience in business analysis, commercial finance, supply chain analytics, procurement or commodity/ingredients trading, ideally within food & beverage or related sectors.
•Familiarity with commodity markets, international trade or sustainability topics is a strong advantage, especially in cocoa or chocolate.
Conditions
No conditions stated in the posting.
