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 EMEA High Seas Trade Execution Coordinator is accountable for all waterborne sale and purchase contract execution activities for one or multiple flow(s) moderately and high complex flows and one or multiple product line applying full/thorough knowledge of trade execution practices and procedures such as International contract terms, import/export regulations, delivery and payment terms.
This role will execute activities in the area of business partnership, compliance, shipment execution and documentation as some activities related to workload management and development of new team members.
Key Accountabilities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with complex customers, suppliers, and business partners while collaborating with trade execution teams across regions.
- Manage and follow up on complex contracts, ensuring alignment on quality, quantity, origin, delivery schedules, pricing, and payment terms, while advising commercial teams on contract conditions and risks.
- Coordinate closely with traders and merchants to ensure smooth and efficient execution of trades.
- Oversee shipment execution by liaising with agents, port authorities, supervision companies, and service providers, including managing ETAs and resolving operational issues.
- Monitor and adjust ocean transportation plans, including vessel voyage changes, to support optimal logistics execution.
- Contribute to logistics and shipment strategy by partnering with Commercial and Planning teams, including participation in site visits to support operational efficiency.
- Track and monitor end-to-end logistics performance (origin to destination), proactively identifying deviations, risks, and opportunities for improvement during execution.
- Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 3 years of related work experience
- Fluency in English and French
- International Commodity Contracts (GAFTA, FOSFA)+ Incoterms
- Computer skills: MS Office, SharePoint is a must.
Preferred Qualifications- SAP knowledge is a plus.
- Ocean freight knowledge
- 5+ years of experience is advantage.
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Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities and are committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process and workplace. We encourage candidates to let us know if they require any accommodations during the recruitment or interview process so we can support them appropriately.
Interested? Then make sure to send us your CV and cover letter in English today:
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