Metals Minerals Commercial Operator

- Good command in English, PC literacy

- Ability to be flexible and work to deadlines and under pressure

- Communication skill and problem-solving skill are very important

- Sensitive on numbers and able to identify the profit/loss in full course of the shipment

- Able to work in details while maintaining full picture of the shipment

- Efficient and well-organized, able to take responsibility, performance driven

Key Responsibilities

1. Contract preparation

- Coordinate with contract admin to draft the contract

- Coordinate internally and externally to reach agreement on the contractual clauses

2. Manage Exposures

- Ensure the payments can be only affected against contractual documents

- Prepare and book the cargo invoices

- Monitor the cargo exposure on day to day basis

- Ensure LCs are fully workable and LC presentation can be made timely

- Other types of payments incl. T/T, DP, credit, RMB L/C

- VAT forecast and collection for domestic shipments

3. Logistics

- Logistics arrangement including bulk, container, rail, truck, barge, warehouse etc.

- Coordinate to prepare the issuance of shipping documents

- Screen the service provider and report incidents happened

- Conduct Due Diligence check on storage locations

- Ensure the business/commodity/quality are in compliance with customs and local regulations

4. Quantity and Quality management

- Nominate surveyor and send out supervision appointments

- Arrange for assay analysis and ensure the result can be reported on time

- Coordinate to resolve the onsite issues on quantity and quality

5 Stock

? Identify the stock type and arrange for stock inspection per company rules

? Coordinate with warehouse to reconcile the stock position

? Organize stock audit if required

6. Hedging and pricing

- Calculate the hedging quantity

- Enter hedge and adjust if required

- Ask for QP optionality declaration

- Coordinate the pricing orders between customers and DD, collect pricing confirmations.

7. System

- Prompt and timely update on operations system

- Use system reports to control the shipment flow/accurate data entry/exposures, evaluate the common issues to save operational cost

Key Relationships

? External counterparties, including suppliers, receivers and service providers

? Internal: traders, deals desk, finance, credit, accounting, tax, legal in shanghai and other offices

Main Purpose

- Take responsibility on all aspects of a trade in the full lifecycle of the shipment

- Coordinate between internal divisions and external counterparties