About Czarnikow
Czarnikow (Cz) is a global supply chain solutions company with 160 years of experience in commodities, whose purpose is to exert a positive economic and sustainable influence in its food, beverage, and energy supply chains. CZ buys, sells, moves and de-risks commodities through a range of services including trading, financing, analysis, freight, logistics, sustainability and price risk management.
We are an entrepreneurial company, with innovation at the heart of everything we do. We are open to change, as shown through the recent expansion of our product portfolio and move into energy. Our people are our most valued asset and make the business what it is today. We hope that you will join our team.
Why work at Czarnikow
Czarnikow offers the chance to join a dynamic and exciting team of professionals, who are building a company with great potential. In addition, we offer:
- Competitive salary and discretionary bonus structure
- Learning and development opportunities
- A collaborative and collegiate work environment and culture
- A hybrid of remote working and a prestigious office location in the heart of London
- Life, health and dental insurance
- Health and wellbeing initiatives, bike to work scheme, 7-a-side football team and netball team
- Charity fundraising and volunteering opportunities
- Free breakfasts, soup and smoothies, as well as frequent office food events
To find out more about life and careers at Czarnikow, visit our YouTube or Glassdoor pages.
About the role
We seek someone who can help build our consulting business. At first this will mean completing projects, bringing the subject to life for our customers. In time the person would help to manage a project pipeline from pitch to aftersales, lead projects, train new team members and seek cross-selling opportunities.
Tasks & Responsibilities
In this role you will start by completing consulting projects across the food and energy sectors. This will involve the following:
Research, write, present, talk on customer consulting projects on food and energy.
- Manage relationships with sector experts (inside and outside Cz) so that we can complete projects.
- Develop long-term relationships with consulting customers.
- Be alert to further upselling/cross-selling opportunities with consulting customers.
- Manage multiple projects at once with varying timelines.
- Train new members of the consulting team.
- Working with other teams at Czarnikow to ensure we derive maximum benefit from Cz Advisory across the organisation.
- To take responsibility for your performance and to work together to achieve our organizational goals.
- To attend training courses which are identified as being necessary for the performance of the role.
- To be fully conversant with the Employee Handbook and supporting policies, including Health & Safety legislation and fire and emergency procedures.
- To comply with any reasonable instruction issued by your manager.
Changes in the business may occasionally require alterations in this job description and these will be agreed with the post holder as appropriate.
About you
We are looking for someone with the following skillset and attributes:
Essential:
- Science or engineering background
- Proven relevant project experience (eg existing consulting roles, PHD/Masters)
- Experience in handling and analysing large data sets
- Excellent communicator – written and spoken
- Must have an interest in commodities and supply chains
- Able to develop and maintain diverse relationships
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once
- Good at working under pressure and to deadlines
- Ability to work with colleagues in different offices
Our values and culture
Our values show us who we are and support and drive our business activities. We view them as competitive differentiators – they engender trust, promote our reputation, help develop long-term stakeholder relationships and value, and demonstrate the importance we place on our employees and our culture.
Building strong relationships
We nurture mutually rewarding and sustainable relationships with our clients, colleagues, and stakeholders.
Embracing change
Challenging convention is key; whether to make existing processes more efficient or to find new ways to benefit clients, partners and the environment.
Investing in our team
Our people are CZ’s most important asset. By investing in them and creating an environment in which they can excel, they and the business benefits.
Acting responsibly and with integrity
We treat others as equals and the planet with respect. We have a duty to ensure our activity is not to the detriment of others.