Trading Operations Manager

We are a Berlin-based startup that has successfully established a leading B2B marketplace for

industrial metals across Europe.

The multi-billion-euro metal trading industry is operated on Excel, PDF and Email. We are on a mission to transform buying and selling in one of the oldest industries of the modern world with seamless and intuitive digital solutions. Our technologies increase liquidity, accelerate transactions, reduce scrapping rates and enhance buying convenience for hundreds of steel and metal distributors across Europe.

As a lean team of young, international, and passionate talents, we've recently reached breakeven and are gearing up for the next phase of growth. We are looking for an outstanding individual who wants to join an exciting early stage start-up as a Trading Operations Manager to work closely with our senior management and a highly motivated team.

As Trading Operations Manager, you will join the team full-time and work with other Operations Managers and the sales team with the mandate of flawlessly executing negotiated and booked orders, covering processes from order confirmations to delivery to invoicing and payments. Specifically this will include:

• Booking orders into our ERP system and issuing order confirmation documentation
• Sourcing logistics quotes and handling steel & metal delivery within Europe (by truck or rail) or to export markets (by sea) through our network of shipping companies
• Collaborating with our factoring partners to ensure deal financing when required
• Revenue operations - issuing invoices, processing incoming invoices, processing and tracking payments, managing overdue invoices
• Ensuring statutory reporting compliance including VAT declarations and Intrastat reporting
• Ensuring we maintain an updated and relevant network of logistics partners to provide truck delivery across Europe
• Automating existing process workflows to reduce manual work and improve process stability and scalability

• 2 years experience in trading operations in a B2B trading environment for physical goods (commodities, ideally metals)
• Understanding of commodity(metal) trading processes and documents
• Experience with truck and ship logistics, including an understanding of incoterms and risk transfer
• Familiarity with legal requirements regarding regional and export shipments and respective documentation
• Knowledge of customs procedures, including simplified customs authorizations and documentation handling.
• Understanding of payment terms and experience actively managing receivables
• Familiarity with B2B invoicing processes
• Experience with handling customer claims in a physical goods / trading environment
• Advanced knowledge in Excel/Google Sheets
• Strong quantitative skills - able to handle large amounts of data
• Strong track record of achievements
• Solid organizational and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

• First hand experience with an exciting Berlin tech startup on a steep growth curve
• Fast-paced environment and strong company culture for high performing individuals
• Unrivaled autonomy and ownership
• Open and fun shared working environment/culture
• Office located in the heart of Berlin
• Competitive compensation, depending on experience