Job Description

Our client is a sucessful Trading House, headquartered in Switzerland with entities worldwide.
To strenghten the metals operations team, we are looking for a well versed
Senior Traffic Operator (metals)
Tasks
This position offers you the opportunity to develop into a frontline operations role within the commodity business.
The successful candidate will be responsible for all operational tasks of a contract / shipment, including supplier contract negotiation, sales contract negotiation through to final payments and closing the contracts.
The main tasks and responsibilities include

• Logistics: Vessel chartering or container shipments in co-operation with our chartering team, organizing rail, truck and air transport or releasing of material in warehouse
• Bank contacts - Letters of Credit (L/Cs): Opening of and checking of L/C's for our suppliers and receivers, requesting amendments and negotiating documents for collection of payment
• Hedging: Calculation of metal quantities and foreign currency amounts to be priced
• Contact to clients/field offices: Correspondence on availability of material in production, transit and in stock; documentation, invoicing, payments, client exposure control and claim handling
• Contact to supervision companies and laboratories: Give full and detailed instructions to perform a proper supervision job as well as instructions for assaying and umpire
• Insurance: Insuring risks of each transport as well as material in storage
• Internal tasks: Email exchange and direct contact with traders for the execution of the contracts. Issuing profit and loss calculations and controlling of client exposures. Dealing with accounting in regards to bookings, account reconciliation, monthly closing tasks and file liquidation

Requirements
Qualifications and requirements

• A sound educational background (commercial apprenticeship or bachelor)
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in a traffic role in metals in a commodity trading company
• Excellent English skills (spoken and written), further languages are of advantage
• Current SWISS B/C Permit or passport holder of EU

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