Trading Operator

About Holcim

Holcim Trading & Shipping (HT&S) is the trading arm of Holcim Group, the world leader in innovative and sustainable building materials. Holcim Trading & Shipping (HT&S) is specialised in meeting the needs of customers and suppliers around the world through a unique portfolio of products and services provided from offices in Zurich, Singapore and Miami.

Holcim Trading & Shipping (HT&S) is a leading international trader and seaborne logistics operator who delivers, through a team of dedicated specialists, solutions for the seaborne import and export of raw materials and finished goods both to Holcim Group companies as well as to third party businesses. 

Job overview 

The Trading Operator is responsible for executing trades from contract conclusion by the Trading teams to cash collection:

• Delivering seamless and effective delivery of excellent service to Holcim’s business partners (customers, ship owners/brokers, suppliers) in a timely manner.

• Ensuring integrity of information flows to and from internal and external stakeholders.

• Managing risks under the responsibility and guidance of the Trading teams within the defined segregation of duties.

• Adding value by proposing improvements to the Trading teams and by integrating customer feedback to improve Holcim’s value proposition to customers.

Main activities / responsibilities 

Business objectives

Manage the value creation for and with existing customers and suppliers for the whole Holcim’s perimeter characterised by activities such as:

• Ensuring smooth and seamless execution of trades administration (for bulkcarriers, containers and multimodal transportation) with Holcim business partners by driving supply chain schedules and daily updates directly with suppliers, customers, ship owners/brokers, port agents, freight forwarders/logistics providers and other stakeholders.

• Ensure and track that cargo, shipping and multimodal transportation commitments are fulfilled and escalate any potential performance issues to the various internal stakeholders (Traders, Shipping, Supply Chain, Legal, and Management).

• Ensuring the integrity, timeliness and quality of the information provided to internal and external stakeholders through internal checks and controls (e.g., get approval before loading from CFO and Head of Region in case of missing LC, non-back-to-back positions, provisions, etc).

• Obtain, issue documentary/shipping instructions, customs documentation, inventory documentation with the various stakeholders (suppliers, customers, banks, ship owner/brokers, freight forwarders/logistics providers, etc) and organise surveyors, inspection, etc. where required.

• Ensure nomination and timely acceptance of vessels in close coordination with the Chartering Managers/Shipping department.

• Ensure that all measures of mitigation are in place to avoid any risks, disruptions, losses related to vessel operations/trade execution.

• Is responsible for the issuance and control of any laytime calculations and claims with ship owners, suppliers and customers.

• Initiating cash in – cash out processes at transactional level upstream from Finance.

• Prepare reports, statistics for the Team Leaders, Traders or other internal stakeholders when required.

• Escalate any operational issues to the Team Leader and/or the Trader and/or the Chartering Manager.

• Share internally any market/business intelligence collected through daily interaction with customers and suppliers.

• Collect and forward customer inquiries to the relevant Trader.

Risk management

• Adhere to the Holcim Code of Business Conduct, Trading Policy and Shipping Directive and all relevant Holcim policies. 

• Protection of the Holcim Group reputation and brand value for relevant seaborne trading activities.

• Anticipation, mitigation and resolution of trade incidents under the Trading team’s guidance, providing suggestions on mitigations strategies.

• Alerts to Team Leader and/or Traders/Charterers in case of material risk (e.g., missing LC, claims), deviance from the delegation of authority or any risk of breach of applicable Policies, in line with Holcim’s segregation of duties

• Strict compliance with the Operation Operating model (process, tools etc).

Profile Required

Education/ Qualification:

• Commercial degree in international trading, shipping, logistic, freight forwarding or similar education and experience

Experience:

• Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience in trading, shipping, freight forwarding and supply chain logistics and operations.

Knowledge and skills:

• Solid understanding of international seaborne trading and maritime regulations and logistics. Knowledge of multimodal transportation/handling, customs documentation and inventory documentation (handling DAP or DDP trades).  Knowledge of Trade Finance tools (letter of credit, documentary collection, payment terms and payment instruments). Knowledge of laytime calculations concepts and specific shipping terms.

• Creates, cultivates and nurtures an excellent and service-oriented culture towards our customers and suppliers to build long-term business relationships.

• Consequential losses and cost avoidance in risk management.

• Cultural and language skills; comfortable to work in a multicultural environment.

• Mature, stable and disciplined personality, attention to details and execution risk, good communicator at all levels, diplomatic and able to adapt to the situation when required. Multitasking and sense of priority while keeping a cool head – street-smart, resilient and persuasive to achieve an objective in a sometimes-conflictual environment.

Languages: 

• Full professional proficiency in English and Spanish is required.

• Additional languages are a plus

Benefits 

• Hybrid work contract

• Family Support: Subsidized child care and paid maternity/paternity leave

• Professional Growth: Company-sponsored training and professional development.

• Discounts and Perks: Subsidized meals, exclusive discounts, and company gifts for special occasions.

• Long-service awards

• Employee referral bonus

• Pension and Savings: Access to a comprehensive pension fund and an employee savings scheme.

Holcim is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We support equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of race, national origin, gender, sexuality, disability, or age. 

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