Base Metals Operator

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About us

Gunvor Group is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy from where it is sourced and stored to where it is demanded most. With strategic investments in industrial infrastructure—refineries, pipelines, storage, and terminals—Gunvor further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers. Gunvor, founded in 2000, generated US $50 billion in revenues on volumes of 191 million MT in 2020. Gunvor is the largest independent LNG trader in the world.

Gunvor has more than 1,500 employees and it maintains offices in Geneva, Singapore, London, Istanbul, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Dubai, Houston, and Tallinn with new offices planned in strategically relevant markets.

Main responsibilities:

• Acts as a reliable point of contact for routine internal and external inquiries on the desk 

• Maintain close communications with customers and solve any issues that arise from the fulfillment of contracts concluded with them

• Maintain close communications with Traders and relevant teams to ensure smooth cooperation; proactively offering creative solutions to the trading team

• Optimize trader strategies by utilizing knowledge of product movement and resolving and communicating any transport issues that arise with traders

• Serves as a point of contact for internal or external issues or disputes for the team

• Reporting required information from Operations processes

• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date account of storage positions, and product movement positions, review all accruals in the system, ensuring proper costs have been booked against each trade/strategy or storage facility

• Reconciliation of month-end inventory

• Manage cargo inventory and operations interacting with ports/terminals, agents, cargo inspectors, and international legal restrictions on vessels/trucks/rail used for cargo shipments

• Design, document, and update written procedures

Key Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of Base Metals and/or Commodities Operational experience in a trading environment

• Knowledge of multiple commodities, components and grade specifications, bulk product storage, inspection procedures and product regulatory compliance

• Complete understanding of cargo transport operations including dry freight

• Knowledge of cargo shipment procedures, policies and industry standards, shipment regulations and maritime technical terminology, as well as relevant transport laws and the impact on cargo movement operations

• Experienced in vessel cargo operations interacting with ports/terminals, agents, cargo inspectors, canal transits, bunkering, vetting, chartering, ship shore compatibility and international legal restrictions on vessels used for cargo shipments 

• Experienced in trade recaps review, confirmations, contract review and execution

• Proven analytical mindset regarding product movement reconciliation, along with the capacity to facilitate Loss Control investigations

• Pro-active and able to take initiative to complete tasks

• Good English written and oral skills

If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

Our people make all the difference in our success.