From master coffee roaster to green coffee buyer
10 of the 20 essential skills of a green coffee buyer are already essential for a master coffee roaster — about 50% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from master coffee roaster in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 10
- would be new
- 50%
- of the target job covered
- 20
- essential skills of a green coffee buyer
What a green coffee buyer does
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.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
10 skillsEssential for a green coffee buyer and not for a master coffee roaster. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- analyse consumer buying trends
- build business relationships
- carry out active selling
- conduct extensive international travel
- educate customers on coffee varieties
- effects of pesticides in food raw materials
- food and beverage industry
- maintain updated professional knowledge
- negotiate buying conditions
- negotiate price
← master coffee roastergreen coffee buyer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a green coffee buyer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.