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Vacancy Operations
Post Lucerne, Concs Lead & Zinc Traffic Operator LUC403
Location Lucerne
Country Switzerland
Post Number LUC403

 

 

Main purpose of Job:

 

Traffic Operators are responsible for all aspects of executing physical shipments. Responsibilities include but are not limited to logistics, hedging, profit and loss issuance and risk mitigation covering copper, zinc and lead metal shipments.

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Direct contacts to customers

  • Written and verbal contacts with suppliers and receivers
  • Co-ordinating the shipments with our customers
  • Letter of credit negotiation according to contract terms
  • Arranging for inspection, sampling, assaying and umpires of the various products
  • Declaring quotational periods (hedge)
  • Preparing for all necessary documentation (holding certificates,
  • Releases, transport documents, invoices etc.)
  • Checking and arranging payments, claims

Bank contacts

  • Opening/checking Letter of Credit
  • Arranging for documents and collection of payments

Shipping

  • Arranging for the various international transport by sea-,rail-, barge and truck
  • Insuring the cargo/transports
  • Checking and calculating demurrage/despatch
  • Being in regular contact with brokers, shipping agents, stevedores

Internal work

  •  Checking and up-dating various shipping positions, exposure cards etc.
  • Working closely with traders and our various departments of finance, accounting, hedging and liquidation

Key Relationships:

  • Traders
  • Trade Finance Department
  • Accounting Department
  • Treasury Department
  • Risk and VAT

Reporting Structure:

  • Reporting directly to the Head of Lead & Zinc Concentrates Operations

Experience/Knowledge/Skills:

  • Educated to degree level 2:1 in Mathematics / Statistics / Economics or a related subject, ideally with initial work experience.
  • Fluent English essential as daily contact with traders and internal departments is conducted in English, as well as fluent French and Spanish for daily contact with clients
  • Strong communication skills and numeral literacy are very important
  • Ability to be flexible and work to deadlines and under pressure
  • Accurate and efficient working style with good attention to detail to complete the daily processes
  • Open Personality with energy and drive
  • IT skills: Excel, Word, Outlook

How to apply:

To apply for this Job please send your CV and a cover letter, stipulating which job you are applying for to the following email: trafigura-jobs@conciliat.ch

 

Please include the reference number and job title of the role you are applying to in the subject line of the email.