6653
Academy Course
Green Coffee Professional
Sourcing at a professional level: contracts, market dynamics, and the long-term decisions that define a quality program.
Format
In person · Online
Duration
3 Days
Level
Professional
Next Cohort
16–18 October 2026
What You'll Learn
Eight core competencies to master in this course.
1
Navigate green coffee contracts: pricing terms, differentials, and the C-market.
2
Build direct-trade and long-term sourcing relationships.
3
Evaluate origin risk: climate, currency, and supply chain factors.
4
Design a quality program that holds consistent across harvests.
5
Negotiate with mills, exporters, and importers from an informed position.
6
Forecast and manage inventory against a roasting programme's needs.
7
Make sourcing decisions that balance quality, cost, and relationship.
8
Lead sourcing strategy for a café, roastery, or import business.
Who It's For
- Green coffee buyers and sourcing managers.
- Roastery owners building or scaling a sourcing programme.
- Green Coffee Intermediate graduates moving into strategy.
- Import and export professionals deepening their quality expertise.
Prerequisites
- Green Coffee Intermediate, or equivalent sourcing experience.
- Working familiarity with green grading and defect standards.
The Instructor
Maryam Tabatabaei
Authorized SCA Premier Trainer · Q-Arabica GraderTaught by Maryam.
Maryam is an Authorized SCA Premier Trainer and a Q-Arabica Grader certified under the SCA Q Coffee System (formerly the Coffee Quality Institute) — one of the few practitioners in the United Arab Emirates who holds both credentials at once.
She placed fourth at the HB Best Batch Roasting Championship (Feb 2026), judged the UAE National Roasting Championship (Jan 2026), and presented at Gulfood 2026’s Specialty Coffee Stage. Cohorts in her studio are kept to six learners — closer to a master class than a campus.
“I will not teach you what to think about coffee. I will teach you how to taste it for yourself.”
SCA Authorized TrainerQ-Arabica Grader · SCAUAE Roasting Championship Judge4th · HB Best Batch RoastingGulfood 2026 · Specialty Stage
Frequently Asked
Is this course focused on business or cupping?
Both. Sourcing decisions live at the intersection of quality judgment and commercial strategy — this course covers each.
Will we review real contracts?
Yes. Case studies use real (anonymised) contract structures so the terms feel familiar, not theoretical.
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