Global Trading Operations & Logistics Director
You will be responsible for running the global trading operations, logistics and supply chain for our highly successful sugar trading business to deliver maximum efficiency across the trade support and physical delivery lifecycle. This newly created position is an ideal opportunity for an accomplished trading operations and logistics professional seeking a challenging and autonomous position to make an impact on the success of our business.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience within a physical trading operation covering the full cycle from trading support operations and technology, through to the logistics and supply chain for the delivery of products worldwide.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for the design and implementation of a robust trading operations and logistics strategy to ensure the most efficient trade processing and movement of agricultural commodities globally.
- Develop and implement best practice in operations, logistics and supply chain and manage the strategy and operational plan for our global business.
- Identify and propose solutions to existing deficiencies in operations, technology and supply chain to keep cost and risk at a minimum.
- Drive change throughout the trading operations, logistics and supply chain process, identifying and facilitating future business needs and ensuring optimal, trading support and supply chain execution.
§ To drive maximum efficiency and profitability in the soft commodity trading operations, logistics and risk management.
- Driving robust supply chain thinking to cover all areas including forecasting and planning, logistics, operations, inventory, warehousing and distribution.
- Create flexibility to respond to different market conditions and product demand and adjust strategic and operational objectives accordingly.
- Risk management of operations and supply chain.
- Manage our supplier relationships to produce the service level to support supply chain requirements.
- Monitor and regulate the complete performance of operations, supply and delivery.
- Work with senior management to introduce and integrate new supplier relationships and develop/renegotiate existing agreements.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- 10+ years’ experience in a senior physical trading operations and supply chain position in an international environment managing best practice, ideally handling agricultural commodities.
- Demonstrable success in dealing with the physical trading operations and supply chain, including transformation and innovation.
- Strong commercial acumen and ability to work integrally with the business functions to leverage international trading activities.
- Credible managerial and leadership skills, ability to operate at Board level
- Skilled relationship manager and negotiator who is collaborative in style.
- Ability to advise on and help resolve operational, logistical and supply chain issues as well as management overview and strategic direction.
- Adaptable and proactive in responding to changing commercial drivers and assessing the impact on supply chain.
- Background in or knowledge of a commodities trading business.
- Possess strategic planning skills and business awareness, as well as a strong drive for results.
- Ability to establish strong working relationships with key suppliers as well as other external and internal stakeholders
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic and changing environment
- Must be prepared to travel globally.
Established in 1783, EDF Man is a specialist merchant of agricultural commodities, trading specifically in sugar, molasses and coffee. We also act as broker to clients who need to access commodity and capital markets to hedge their risk.
EDF Man is a highly entrepreneurial environment providing the opportunity to build an international career in a partnership culture.
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