Louis Dreyfus Company

agriculture and food

EMEAGraduateProgram2026

Rotterdam, Netherlands FULL TIME
The Brief

“EMEA Graduate Program 2026 at Louis Dreyfus Company. Skills: commercial role within the physical commodity business, analytical skills, communication and interpersonal skills, leadership potential. exposed to the fundamental components of global agriculture and food value chains. provide a basis for a commercial role within the physical commodity business”

What You'll Achieve.

develop a broad understanding of the company and its diverse activities; provide opportunities for you to build your network across several areas; launch, support, and accelerate your career; develop a broad understanding of the company and its diverse activities; provide opportunities for you to build your network across several areas; build the skills and expertise you need for a diverse, challenging, and exciting career at LDC

Industry & Context.

agriculture and food
Problems you'll solve

critical thinking; robust decision making; problem-solving

Eligibility Requirements

field visit(s)

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree with specialization in Agronomy, Accounting & Finance, Economics and/or Business, Fluency in English is Essential, International mindset, interest in global markets, agriculture, and trade flows and personal interest in career mobility, Good understanding of supply-chain risk, trade finance, and physical market dynamics, Excellent analytical skills, ability to analyze supply, demand and trade flow fundamentals and make sense of market signals, entrepreneurial / innovative approach to taking initiatives, critical thinking, robust decision making and problem-solving, leadership potential, with distinctive competitive spirit and resilience, Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, cross-cultural negotiation collaborative with humility, Capacity to contribute to and learn from the team, excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to Have

work experience or a summer placement in Commercial environment, 2 years’ internships/placements in commercial/trading/analytics a plus, Professional working proficiency in another language always appreciated

What You'll Do.

exposed to the fundamental components of global agriculture and food value chains

provide a basis for a commercial role within the physical commodity business

identify and develop talented individuals

contribute to a variety of projects

work within one of our products platforms (Coffee

covering areas on execution

trading and marketing

involved in projects of Louis Dreyfus Foundation

work within one of our products platforms

covering areas on execution

trading and marketing

involved in projects of Louis Dreyfus Foundation

Initiation to cash-trading

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborative with humility; Capacity to contribute to and learn from the team

Communication Scope

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; cross-cultural negotiation; communication and interpersonal skills

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