Assistant Manager - Trade Operations

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.

Job Purpose and Impact

The responsibility of this position is to ensure the efficiency in Export-Import of commodities from all the major & minor seaports and across the world. This role requires the individual to coordinate Export- Import Documentation (Containers & Bulk) Shipping Lines, Customs & Other Govt bodies, operations processes, Customer service and quality management. Achieving operations efficiency to the highest possible standard and meeting the company's expectations.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure that the end-to-end Trade Execution processes are executed flawlessly, involving contracts management, plan, execution and finalization the shipment. The operational lapses are minimized/ managed.
• Maintains and develops relationships with small-size customers, suppliers and other business partners
• Collaborate with trade execution teams in other regions as necessary.
• Follows up on new contracts with routine customers in reference to quality, quantity, origin, delivery period and schedule, payments, and pricing.
• With oversight, actively works directly with traders to ensure smooth execution
• With frequent direction, communicates with agents on estimated time of arrival and any foreseen issues/concerns.
• May communicate with ocean transportation to make adjustments to the voyage of vessels
• With frequent direction, searches for opportunities to optimize planned costs and any other cost saving opportunities and analyze unexpected costs to identify root causes and define action plan.
• May conduct routine risk analysis on execution plans/contracts to provide recommendation for next steps.
• Under direct supervision, participate in process improvement analysis to search for process efficiency opportunities and deliver data driven recommendations
• Build and maintain relationships with strategic stakeholders internally and externally and leverage client interactions and business partnerships to ensure the execution of the related activities and processes.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in any field (preferably In Internal Business or Export/Import Documentation)
• Fluent in both written and spoken English
• Computer proficiency - Analytical tools,PowerBI MS Office (word/excel/Power Point etc.),
• Minimum 6-8 Years of exp in the Field of Supply Chain, Shipping & Documentation.
• Strong communication skills/soft skills.
• Good working attitude, positive approach.
• Flexible and adaptive to changing conditions in the business/markets/industry.
• Have ability to work with the team
• Effective decision making and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in handling border trade execution(Nepal/Bangladesh)
• Knowledge of import and export regulations in India (other countries is an added advantage).
• Knowledge regarding vessel handling and discharge operations
• Knowledge in grains and other Agri commodities handling/conditions
• Knowledge in cost and warehouse management