Trade Support Specialist

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Trade Support Specialist

The international company specializing in global commodities trading has a unique opportunity for an experienced or aspiring Trade Support Specialist to join their Operations team.  This position in the Operations team requires close work with the trading team to support physical trading activity and reporting to the Operations Manager and other departments within the company.

The candidate will be responsible for a variety of operations and documentation related activities including overseeing of specific transactions from beginning to end (shipment of commodities), ensuring internal systems are correctly updated and reporting of operational activities. The candidate should have excellent communication skills, as well as the ability to perform successfully and efficiently under pressure. The role also requires someone that can consistently produce accurate work in a timely fashion, has excellent attention to detail and the ability to resolve problems independently.

Although desirable but not essential, the candidate’s previous work experience and efficiency in logistics, management of complex supply chains and multimodal transport with proper control over issuance, provision and exchange of accompanying shipping documents will be a positive factor in the screening of successful candidates.

Past experience in working with commercial, sales-purchase, transshipment service and freight forwarding contracts, reviewing the operational terms in new contracts at the tendering stage, identifying the clauses that may be detrimental to the company and taking exceptions as necessary will also increase candidates’ chances.

Understanding fundamentals of commodities trading, international business fundamentals, general market trends and realities is also important.

Responsibilities will include:

• Implementing effective cargo assurance procedures, providing assurance on quality and quantity issues & investigation, resolving claims and disputes effectively.
• Managing relationship with inspection, additive, and expeditor companies to ensure compliance with company's expectations/requirements related to policies, procedures, billing rates and performance.
• Submitting operational claims in a timely manner and actively seeking ways to minimize delays and operational costs.
• Handling the planning and shipping execution for marine and inland shipments of oil/oil products.
• Providing cover and support to other benches and wider operations as and when required.  
• Providing for and controlling the timely issuance of proper shipping documents, and giving documentary and operational instructions to suppliers, forwarders, transport and other service providing companies.
• Bookkeeping transactions and invoicing as per contractual terms and record keeping of all the details for internal reporting purposes.
• Checking data input entry of physical contracts onto internal record keeping system. Ensuring accurate, complete, consistent and timely data capture.

Qualifications/Personal Attributes:

• Excellent numerical reasoning and analytical capabilities are a must have.
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably but not essentially, in Shipping/Commerce/Logistics/Business Management/Economics/Law or other relevant disciplines requiring great analytical skills. A Master’s degree is desirable but not required. Holders of degrees from reputable European universities will be given priority.
• Qualifications and/or membership to professional bodies (CIPS, CILT, CIS, APICS, CILEx and etc.) or qualification by experience would be highly desirable.
• The candidate must have an ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced and dynamic environment as well as strong organizational skills and must be able to work under pressure and out of office hours.
• Must be detail oriented and demonstrate thoroughness and strong ownership of work.
• Must have inquisitive mind-set with strong desire to learn new subjects and disciplines.
• High level of proficiency in English  ( written and oral).
• Good computer skills

The company employs a policy of performance-based remuneration and merit-based wages to ensure highest job satisfaction.

CVs with a photo need to be sent to    [email protected]

Candidates who are not called back within 10 days after CV submission are not shortlisted.

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