Job Title:
Traffic Operations Coordinator
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About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Traffic Operations Coordinator to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating all operational tasks related to contract and shipment management, including supplier contract negotiation, sales contract negotiation, and final payments.
Main Responsibilities:
* Logistics Coordination: Coordinating vessel chartering or container shipments in collaboration with our chartering team, organizing rail, truck, and air transport, and releasing material in warehouses.
* Bank Contacts: Opening and checking Letters of Credit (L/Cs) for suppliers and receivers, requesting amendments, and negotiating documents for collection of payment.
* Hedging: Calculating metal quantities and foreign currency amounts to be priced.
* Client Communication: Corresponding with clients and field offices on availability of material in production, transit, and stock; documentation, invoicing, payments, client exposure control, and claim handling.
* Contact with Supervision Companies and Laboratories: Providing full and detailed instructions for supervision jobs, 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 contract execution; issuing profit and loss calculations, controlling client exposures, and dealing with accounting tasks.
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 advantageous.
* Current SWISS B/C Permit or EU passport holder.
This is a unique opportunity to develop into a frontline operations role within the commodity business.