Louis Dreyfus Commodities Graduate Program 2014

Advertiser: Louis Dreyfus Commodities Group
Location: Johannesburg

Function: Trainee / Graduate
Years of Work Experience: 1-3 years
Start Date: As soon as possible

Louis Dreyfus Commodities is a global agri-commodities leader. The Group's portfolio includes Oilseeds, Grains, Rice, Freight, Finance, Juice, Cotton, Coffee, Sugar, Metals, Milk, Fertilizers and Sugar and Ethanol mills businesses. With 160 years in the commodities business, Louis Dreyfus Commodities maintains a dynamic culture with 38,000 employees at peak season and offices in over 48 countries.

Our South Africa Graduate Program is recruiting in two different career areas: Trading AND Support functions (finance)

Over 4 years, graduates will be exposed to the fundamental components of the global commodities industry and will gain substantial experience in the varied world of commodity trading and their specific career area. The Program is designed to provide a strong basis for a role within the business as well as identify and develop people who have the desire to become active players in the company, across all functions. The Program combines classroom style instruction and on the job learning in Johannesburg and will commence in January 2014.

Main Responsibilities

The Program will be organized over 4 years:
- First 12 Months: Total immersion considered as a learning year with multiple rotations to provide a broad understanding of the company and its various functions, helping graduates to speed-up their knowledge and integrate.
- Following the completion of the first 12 months of the training program, successful trainees will be offered a position within a specific function with a dedicated program to ensure continuous growth and development of responsibilities.

Future roles to be filled within the Louis Dreyfus Commodities Group:
- Marketer roles
- Finance roles

Experience:
- This program is open to final year undergraduates and graduates with less than one year of work experience
- An internship within a similar field would be a strong advantage
- Candidates must be a South African Citizen or legally authorized to work in South Africa

Skills:
- Highly motivated with a strong sense of initiative
- International mind-set, willing to travel and to relocate
- Computer literate
- Hands-on, business orientated with an operational approach
- Ability to negotiate and to take decisions
- Maturity, professionalism, humility, entrepreneurship
- Ability to analyze supply, demand and trade flow fundamentals
- Excellent communication skills
- Fluent English. Any other languages (especially Portuguese) would be an advantage

Education: University degree in a relevant subject (business, chemistry, agricultural science, finance, economics) with high grades

Applications should consist of your curriculum vitae, cover letter and copy of your ID. We will contact all shortlisted applicants by October 15 2013.

Reference number: SP-7245221125

Closing date: 20 September 2013

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.