Two colleagues reviewing sugar, coffee and chilli samples and specifications in an office overlooking Victoria Harbour

Careers

We work across food, own-label manufacturing, industrial supply and property in Southeast Asia. We look for talented, skilled and driven people who take pride in getting the detail right, want to learn the trade from origin to shelf, and enjoy responsibility early.

Trading

Sourcing, pricing and selling products, and managing buyer and supplier relationships.

Operations and logistics

Contracts, shipping, documentation and the movement of goods from plant to port.

Quality and compliance

Supplier audits, specifications, inspection and sanctions screening.

Own-label development

Taking products from brief and samples to packaging, approvals and production.

Finance

Trade finance, payments, accounts and reporting.

Graduates

Graduates who speak English and at least one language of the region, and are willing to spend time at plants, mills and ports.

Who we look for

People who make things happen, and see them through.

Commercial instinct

A feel for price, margin and risk, and the energy to win and keep business.

Curiosity

An interest in how products are grown, made and shipped, and how to do it better.

Trust across cultures

The ability to build lasting relationships with suppliers and buyers in several languages and cultures.

Ownership

People who take responsibility for a shipment, a supplier or a client, from start to finish.

Working with us

Learn the whole trade

Everyone works across sourcing, quality, shipping and sales, not one narrow role.

Time in the field

Regular visits to farms, plants and ports across the region.

Responsibility early

Real accounts and suppliers, with support from experienced colleagues.

Our standards

We expect integrity in every contract, and hold ourselves to our standards.

How to apply

Current openings are listed on this page when available. We also welcome applications at any time: send your CV and a short note on the area that interests you to enquiries@matthews.partners, with “Careers” in the subject line.

Equal opportunities. Matthews Partners is an equal opportunities employer. We recruit, develop and promote people on merit, regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability or marital status.

Recruitment fraud: Matthews Partners never asks candidates for payment for training, visas or equipment. Job offers made only through messaging apps or social media are not genuine.

We never charge candidates a fee, and contact them only from an @matthews.partners address.

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