Traffic Coordinator

Our company is a solid, long-existing base metals trading company in Zug with subsidiaries worldwide. To complete the physical/non-physical Trading team we are looking for a well versed, younger

Traffic Coordinator

Key areas Responsibility Traffic Coordinator

• Draft and review sales and purchase contracts - and amendments
• Prepare and submit commercial invoices to receivers/suppliers, organize settlement of invoices in coordination
• Organize container-, truck shipments of concentrates including storage
• Opening and checking of L/C’s for our receivers, requesting amendments and negotiating documents for collection of payment
• Coordinating operations with the local logistics companies/agents, following up daily warehouse transfer reports, stock controls and independent inspections
• Arranging independent supervision of loading and discharging operations as well as weighing, sampling and moisture determination operations
• Providing instructions to the laboratories for assaying and umpire, arranging assay exchanges with suppliers and receivers
• Insuring risks of each transport as well as material in storage
• Monitoring profit and loss calculations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, customers, banks, logistics providers and other stakeholders

within the small team, you will also be responsible for handling / overviewing of risk/ hedging/LME tasks, as:

• Daily handling of metal and FX hedges, including collection of physical pricings and preparation of daily hedge instructions
• Booking contractual pricings and futures trades into the system and maintaining/controlling London Metal Exchange (LME) positions
• Controlling of price risk management by co-ordinating hedge orders, positions and settlements on a daily basis
• Reconciliation of the LME positions on a daily and monthly basis with the broker and issuing daily clearing instructions

Personal Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in an international environment in Traffic/Logistics and/or LME/Derivatives within the commodities trading industry
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to interpret market data and trends to make informed hedging decisions
• Fluency in English, German is an asset and any further languages (Spanish) are of advantage
• Strong communication and negotiation skills to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across different levels
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while managing multiple priorities
• Attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving

Be a part of a young, committed team and you will find many opportunities to expand your skills and to grow inside the company!