Simon David is a Deputy Managing Director - Coffee Trader at Belco. He is proficient in Anglais and Espagnol. Colleagues describe him as "Strong knowledge in commodities trading, international relationships and logistics management. Very good problem solving approach, helpfulness and really open-minded, resulting properly customer oriented. Great sense of innovation, but always driven by practical and responsibility sense." and "I currently work with Mr. Simon at Touton Vietnam, he has been my Managing Director for one year. My experience as one of his direct reports has been immensely rewarding and he is one of the reasons why I enjoy my work so much. After promoted from Senior Trader to Managing Director of Touton Vietnam, he brings his value to build up a dream team with responsibilities, respect and dynamic. He also inspires me the diligent learning attitude and continuous creation to reach better targets which support me to improve myself every day. I am totally sad if he won’t be my Director anymore. However, I also wish him all best and strongly believe that he will be successful which he deserves it obviously."
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Deputy Managing DirectorBelco Oct 2023 - PresentBordeaux -
Specialty Coffee MerchantBelco Sa Nov 2021 - May 2024BordeauxAssignment: Develop the sales in Europe and help the company to grow• Take over the existing customers accounts in Norway, Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy and Greece (+Turkey)• Escort our customers in their growth to develop our coffee sales on these markets• Hunt and convert new leads into our vision, our sourcing and our services• Advise the board management in its decision of development (pricing, financial control, hedging,…)• Improve my cupping skills with a panel of QGraders• Increase my coffee culture to another market sector (new processes, new product approach, new way to brand the coffee, roasting, brewing,…)• Train the other merchants in improving their technical skills and understanding of the coffee industry as a whole• Develop the sales of the coffee gears, second activity of the company
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Coffee TraderTouton Sa Jan 2019 - Nov 2020BordeauxAssignment: Develop and deploy the best commercial strategy to optimize the profitability/risk ratio• Analyse the coffee market, its changes and the exogenous stress (Geopolitics, Economics, Supply and Demand…) to determine the impact on the futures and the trading optionsTogether with the trading team, define and adjust the coffee department global commercial strategy and the risk management (Futures & Options)• Apply and drive the strategy on the Asian origins portfolio (Vietnam, China and Indonesia)• Develop the worldwide coffee sales for all the origins the group is sourcing from• Bring a differentiated offer to our customers in order to create competitive edge and win market shares• Anticipate/ Solve the sourcing or the logistic matter the supply chain may face in order to provide a reliable and continual service -
Managing DirectorTouton Vietnam Dec 2017 - Dec 2018Ho Chi Minh, VietnamAssignment: Optimize the operational efficiency of the branch and build competitive advantage:• Manage and guide the entity and its team in their performance and development (27 permanent employees)• Make the operations managers aware of their responsibilities in order to make the chain of command shorter and more efficient• Optimize the production flows and minimize the wastage to rationalize the cost of production• Draw a new business plan to make the branch sustainable and profitable.• Bring my operations expertise to the finance department to develop the financial control to become a reliable decision support system• Supervise the monthly accounting closing: reconciliation between the operating performance and the transfer pricing to be more agile, more accurate and improve our commercial relevance• Advise the ingredients department to professionalize the sourcing in Vietnam
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Trade ManagerTouton Vietnam Dec 2014 - Dec 2018Ho Chi Minh, VietnamAssignment: Optimize the raw materials purchases, the factoring and the outbound flows to generate and maximise the profitability without impacting the customer service:• Manage the trading team, the operations and the factory managers (20 people)• Contribute to build the commercial strategy in collaboration with the headquarter• Run the strategy and control the risk exposure (purchase of 45,000 tons)• Follow up of our physical positions, processing pace and conformity of the exports• Assess the performance of the suppliers and secure the supply chain• Ongoing improvement of the processing yield: minimize the cost and maximize the rejection repurposing• Support the research department about fundamentals in Vietnam (Crop tour every 2-3 months)
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Graduate Program-Junior TraderTouton Sa Apr 2013 - Nov 2014Ivory Coast/ Cameroon/ Vietnam/ FranceLearning about international trading and particularly about coffee and cocoa origins throughout different departments and positions (whose 15 months at origins and 5 months at cocoa shipping department):• Assist in local Purchases / FOB Purchases • Report the fixations and risk hedging positions (12 months in the trade department in Vietnam)• Master shipping documentation/ Insurance/ Warehousing (5 months in the cocoa shipping department)• Raise my awareness about sustainability in commodities business (certification, traceability)• Understand the cocoa beans and green coffee processing
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Junior Commodities TraderMambo Commodities Sep 2012 - Feb 2013ParisFirst immersion in commodity trading:• Develop the customers and suppliers portfolios in West Africa• Optimize West African fertilizer plants' flow• Submit to the different West African fertilizer tenders• Draw up a weekly fertilizer report -
Grains Market AnalystTallage Sas - Stratégie Grains May 2011 - Aug 2011France• Build a statistical model for forecasting the consumption of cereals in the Maghreb area• Make recommendations about the model strength and reliability
Simon David Education Details
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Agriculture, Soft Commodities, Economy, Management -
Management, Commerce, Finance, Gestion -
Formation Reprise D’Entreprise – Les Outils Pour Réussir -
Finance, Management, Trade
Frequently Asked Questions about Simon David
What company does Simon David work for?
Simon David works for Belco
What is Simon David's role at the current company?
Simon David's current role is Deputy Managing Director - Coffee Trader.
What schools did Simon David attend?
Simon David attended Groupe Ecole Supérieure D'agriculture D'angers, Audencia Nantes School Of Management, Cra Formation, University Of Cincinnati College Of Business.
Who are Simon David's colleagues?
Simon David's colleagues are Jérémy Limousin, Jean Etchats, Vito C. Montanaro, Nelly Laffitte, Sylvia De Rivas, Mohamed Aboahmed, Jorge Alfredo Márquez Fagoaga.
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