Assistant Trade Manager at HC Trading

Job Description

• For our Trading Division, located in Europe we are looking for high potential, young talent as Assistant Trade Manager who will be responsible for West Africa Region.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate flows of all dry bulk seaborne imports and exports of HC Group in West Africa to take over scheduling duties if needed in short term.
• To increase HC market share in West Africa (focus on locations where we need import volumes)
• Being in the field and find new customers in coordination with our Business Units where applicable.
• To collect and report market intelligence on import flows, prices, volumes, products
• To give support to international Trading of Cementitious products and coal & Petcoke. Should be trained to handle solid fuels as well.
• Liaising with suppliers and customers to record consumption, deliveries and forecasts.
• Working with our shipping team, documentation team and suppliers to secure logistics and vessels for deliveries.
• Invoicing and reconciling any related operational issues
• Involvement in projections of trade flows to trade manager

Qualifications
The successful candidate should have the following qualifications:

• University Degree, preferably in Engineering, Logistics, Business Management or a related field with graduation in top 20% of a reputable university.
• Knowledge / experience in Commodity Trading Business, International Trade, Cement Industry or Logistics field will be an asset.
• Must be fluent in English and native in French. (Arabic and/or Spanish will be plus)
• Living in or can re-locate in Madrid or Malta.
• Strong customer focus (internal and external) with good negotiation and presentation skills should need be
• Young and ambitious to learn, self-driven, ready to start from scratch.
• Self-motivated professional, team-player, excellent communication.
• Proven track record of being dynamic, goal oriented, highly flexible.
• Able to handle stress with full dedication to work in a challenging, multinational, complex and fast-paced environment.
• Willingness for extensive overseas travel to West Africa region and having ability to work flexible hours.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Programs - Word, Excel and PowerPoint.