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Overview
Green coffee buyers purchase unroasted coffee beans for roasters, comparing producers, bean types, quality characteristics and the path from coffee fruit to finished cup.
In job descriptions, look for supplier relationships, coffee varieties, sample handling, reception checks, food and beverage requirements, international trade, consumer trends and close contact with roasters or customers.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Green coffee buying links roasters with producers and lots of unroasted beans. The work can involve comparing samples, bean types, pesticide risk in raw materials, supplier reliability and how a coffee will behave later in roasting and grinding.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth comes from coffee characteristics, types of coffee beans, food and beverage production requirements, HACCP or GMP routines, sample labelling and international trade communication.
Salary context
Pay is best read through purchase responsibility, travel demands, supplier portfolio, quality decisions and the value of contracts handled for a roastery. Roles that combine buying with customer education or trend analysis usually differ from narrow order processing.
Career paths
Development may move from sample coordination or purchasing support into origin sourcing, supplier relationship management, quality control at reception, customer-facing coffee education or broader food and beverage procurement.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names green bean sourcing, sample cupping or reception checks, origin travel, roaster requirements and business relationship work. Generic purchasing adverts may not include enough coffee-specific quality responsibility.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
13-1021.00
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
purchaser (3323.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/095169ac-feee-4fcf-bff7-222ab6d84bc4 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3323.2.1 |
| ISCO group | 3323 |
| Concept type | Occupation |