Occupation Atlasgreen coffee buyer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/095169ac-feee-4fcf-bff7-222ab6d84bc4
green coffee buyer
Green coffee buyers purchase green coffee beans from producers all around the world commissioned by coffee roasters. They have a deep knowledge of the process of coffee from the fruit to the cup.
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Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
ECREnterprising · Conventional · Realistic — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising4.91
- C Conventional4.80
- R Realistic4.56
- I Investigative1.85
- S Social1.74
- A Artistic1.08
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products (13-1021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (20)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- analyse consumer buying trends
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- build business relationships
- carry out active selling
- coffee characteristics
- coffee grinding levels
- conduct extensive international travel
- educate customers on coffee varieties
- effects of pesticides in food raw materials
- evaluate coffee characteristics
- examine green coffee beans
- food and beverage industry
- grade coffee beans
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- match coffee grind to coffee type
- negotiate buying conditions
- negotiate price
- types of coffee beans
Optional (13)
- analyse characteristics of food products at reception
- apply foreign language for international trade
- customer service
- give humanitarian support to local economies
- have computer literacy
- label samples
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- maintain relationship with customers
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- perform coffee tastings
- perform public relations
- work in a food processing team
O*NET equivalents
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