Role mission

Ensure Comcof's day-to-day commercial and operational activities move forward professionally, on schedule, and with clear accountability, even when the founder is not physically present.

About Comcof Group

Comcof Group is a coffee company focused on building long-term capabilities across sourcing, trade, market access, finance coordination, quality, processing, and value addition. We are early-stage by design and disciplined by conviction: we believe respected coffee companies are built through reliable systems, consistent quality, and professional execution. Learn more about the company.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate daily commercial and operational activities.
• Support coffee sourcing, procurement, logistics, warehouse, and contract-execution activities.
• Maintain operational workplans, trackers, records, and reports.
• Follow up with suppliers, buyers, warehouses, transporters, banks, and service providers.
• Coordinate documentation required for transactions, financing, logistics, and management reporting.
• Track contract milestones, deliveries, inventory movement, and operational deadlines.
• Prepare weekly operational reports for leadership.
• Identify operational risks, delays, and bottlenecks early.
• Coordinate meetings and follow up agreed actions.
• Support the development of standard operating procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional discipline.
• Ensure commitments made to external stakeholders are tracked and followed through.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in operations, supply chain, procurement, logistics, commodities, agriculture, trade, project coordination, or commercial administration.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Strong Excel, Word, reporting, and record-management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• High integrity and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and report clearly.

Preferred backgrounds

• Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics, Commerce, Agricultural Economics, Project Management, Industrial Engineering, or Agribusiness.
• Experience in coffee, commodities, agricultural trade, warehousing, logistics, exports, banking coordination, or contract execution is advantageous.

Skills and attributes

• Highly organised and dependable.
• Calm under pressure and proactive.
• Commercially aware, with strong follow-through.
• Professional with different stakeholder groups.
• Comfortable visiting warehouses, suppliers, banks, and operational sites.

What success looks like

• Operations continue moving without constant founder intervention.
• Deadlines and commitments are tracked.
• Reports and records are accurate.
• Risks are identified early.
• Stakeholders receive timely follow-up.
• Contracts and transactions are executed more smoothly.
• Internal systems become increasingly organised.

What you will gain

You will sit at the centre of a coffee business being built from first principles: direct exposure to sourcing, logistics, contracts, financing coordination, and leadership decision-making, with responsibility that grows as the company does.

• Coordinate daily commercial and operational activities.
• Support coffee sourcing, procurement, logistics, warehouse, and contract-execution activities.
• Maintain operational workplans, trackers, records, and reports.
• Follow up with suppliers, buyers, warehouses, transporters, banks, and service providers.
• Coordinate documentation required for transactions, financing, logistics, and management reporting.
• Track contract milestones, deliveries, inventory movement, and operational deadlines.
• Prepare weekly operational reports for leadership.
• Identify operational risks, delays, and bottlenecks early.
• Coordinate meetings and follow up agreed actions.
• Support the development of standard operating procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional discipline.
• Ensure commitments made to external stakeholders are tracked and followed through.

• Highly organised and dependable.
• Calm under pressure and proactive.
• Commercially aware, with strong follow-through.
• Professional with different stakeholder groups.
• Comfortable visiting warehouses, suppliers, banks, and operational sites.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in operations, supply chain, procurement, logistics, commodities, agriculture, trade, project coordination, or commercial administration.
• Strong written and spoken English.
• Strong Excel, Word, reporting, and record-management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities.
• High integrity and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and report clearly.
• Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics, Commerce, Agricultural Economics, Project Management, Industrial Engineering, or Agribusiness.
• Experience in coffee, commodities, agricultural trade, warehousing, logistics, exports, banking coordination, or contract execution is advantageous.