Key Responsibilities
- Planning, managing and executing cargo operations as per contract
- Timely reporting of critical operational issues to Regional Manager and/or Management
- Daily contact & communication with HQ, suppliers, customers and service providers to achieve timely and safe collection and delivery of our refined metal
- Running and maintaining an accurate Position Summary daily for the relevant trades under his portfolio. (Keying in new trades, updating all prices and relevant cost)
- Ensuring timely reconciliation with Junior Trader to ensure hedging position is updated
- Timely and accurately reconciliating and publishing monthly PNL for HQ & Management reporting
- Inventory management oversight, ensuring appropriate cargo insurance coverage and loss control at all stages of the supply chain (Managing loss or quality claims.)
- Managing documentation for all aspects of the supply chain, including Customs matters and financial collateral such as Letter of Credit and self-checked for errors before handing them over to Trade Finance for 2nd (Invoicing customers, and raising appropriate internal payment request for arranging payment to suppliers etc)
- Pricing monitoring, declarations to customers with timely update to Traders and relevant departments
- Maintain accurate and regular updates of all relevant operational issues to Traders/Management via weekly Operations update
- Liaising with relevant departments internally and externally to get new counter parties approved and set up (KYC)
- Arranging for inspection, sampling, assaying and umpires of the various products
- Sourcing the most competitive freight rate from forwarders & warehouses
- Negotiate competitive storage/warehouse incentives with LME Warehouse and maintain strong relationship with the warehouse operators