all about green coffee

• Qualities

• Characteristics

• Blends

• Baskets

• Decaf

• Consistency (or not) across seasons/crop years and how to address it

sourcing and procurement

• Spot buying

• Forward booking

• Contracting 

• Price evaluation and negotiation

• Carry & payment terms

• Inbound logistics

• Freight carriers & brokers

• Hedging & price fixation

• Origins

• Suppliers

• Ethical/sustainable sourcing and certifications

• Relationship-building

inventory management

• Demand planning 

• Sales forecasting

• S&OP

• Inventory levels

• Supply chain management and optimization

• Inventory valuation

• Excess inventory

financial controls

• P&L

• Budgeting

• Cost center management

• Pricing structures

• Cost of Goods

• Cost management 

• Risk management

• Payment terms

sales 

• Business development

• Client engagement, management, & retention

• Account delinquency collection strategy