Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Full P&L responsibility for the commodity trading portfolio of the Group
• P&L responsibility includes, but is not limited to, the cash flow responsibility andengagement with the Cash Team, and other Finance functions, to ensure optimal cashflow management and forecasting, as well as management of the various cash flowcycles relating to the trading portfolio of the Group
• Overall Business Development function relating to Trading
• Working closely with the Pricing Lead to ensure pricing is effectively executed upon forall tenders and business development opportunities
• The identification and development of the most commercially attractive trading and businessopportunities existing within- and supporting the Group’s integrated logistics solutionsservices
• To ensure that the Group wins as much work and maximizes profitability related to commoditytrading as well as business development in order to strategically position thecompany for continued growth, as well as growing the operating profit of the tradingportfolio and overall business
• Directly manage and develop your direct reports to ensure the development of the team andto ensure that they are aligned with the Group strategy in pursuing the besttrading opportunities
• Develop a pipeline of future opportunities relating to the Trading portfolio
• People Management
• Manage and develop direct reports
• Overall accountability for the quotation process ensuring accuracy and expedition onthe documenting process
• Accountability for the communication and interaction with all departments involved in completingquotations
• Accountability for ensuring that the Trading Team updates and maintains the pricing database, cost and transit times
• Maintain a competitor analysis to assist strategically and for trading to achieve maximumprofitability
• Provide overall leadership to the Trading Team and promote continual improvement,humility and safety across the Group
• Customer Management
• Customer Relationship Management: update and maintain customer information and clientinteraction database
• Accountability for quick resolution of customer issues and queries
• Initiate communications with internal and external customers when appropriate to resolveissues or convey information

Education, Skills & Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary education in Business Management, Supply Chain Management or logistics
• 10 years’ successful track record in a similar position
• Mandarin speaking with experience living in China
• Experience in the Logistics Industry would be an advantage, alternatively Freight
• Forwarding, Supply Chain Management, the Mining sector and/or Business Development
• Well organized and has good attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, coupled with strong commercial acumen
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to innovate
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Mandarin