What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Contract Administrator -Aluminium position at Gerald Group?
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Overview |
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The Junior Contract Administrator will support the physical movement, custody and contractual obligations concerning the metal traded including the commodity supply chain to execute tasks with customers, logistics companies, and warehousers to ensure the timely and cost-efficient execution of physical metals trades
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Responsibilities |
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· Proactively coordinate internally across departments (Legal, Credit, Risk, Treasury, etc.) and with other Gerald global offices as needed; and externally with trade counterparts, warehouses, ports, stevedores, and other third-party service providers to negotiate and procure necessary logistics services (trucking, rail, barge) to support the needs of the physical trading business. · Develop and maintain high-quality customer service relationships with various counterparties, including producers, consumers, and service providers, in a manner that creates operational synergies across the supply chain. · Proactively monitor contractual documentation, such as purchase/sales orders, invoices, shipping documents, and title documents, to ensure contractual obligations are met and executed in an accurate, timely, and cost-efficient manner. · Maintain internal records, including inventory on hand, goods in transit, and various bearer documents; continuously reconcile inventory records for reporting to Traders, Credit, and Treasury, as well as various external stakeholders. · Maintain and distribute storage and freight cost databases in order to facilitate timely and accurate trading decisions. · Responsible for timely releases, invoicing, and execution of other documentation to counterparties, as well as subsequent coordination of payments with the Treasury Department. · Ensure timely and accurate processing and payment of vendor invoices. · Perform other duties as assigned.
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Educational Qualification and Experience |
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· Bachelor’s degree. · Fluent English (C1 level spoken and written) is a must, additional language is a plus
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software applications, with advanced Excel and Word capabilities. · Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and problem-solving skills. · Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment. · Willing to travel domestically and internationally (Asia, Dubai, UAE) as required by the company.
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Who We Are |
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Gerald Group is one of the world's oldest and largest independent and employee-owned metal trading houses for the merchandise of non-ferrous, ferrous, and precious metals, as well as related concentrates and raw materials. With a market presence in 40 countries and 18 offices around the world. Gerald is a dedicated and trusted partner to leading miners and processors, industrial consumers, and major financial institutions. The Group’s global footprint, experienced risk management, market expertise and innovative trading desks, supplemented by logistics, warehousing, structured finance solutions, derivatives trading, and strategic investments ensure an enviable position for providing customers access to a diverse and steady supply of resources across the global metals value chain. The commodity markets that Gerald participates in - aluminum, copper, cobalt, tin, zinc, iron ore and precious metals - are a major part of the Electric Vehicle growth taking place now and in the future. Gerald Group has significant mining related interests across Africa, including Marampa Mines Limited in Sierra Leone, producing high grade iron ore concentrate, as well as other investments and offtake agreements. Our diverse and skilled employees are critical to Gerald's success and satisfying the needs of our business partners. Gerald is proud to be an industry leader in gender balance. |