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Position: TRAFFIC ASSISTANT
Based in London
Ref. 8189
Requirements: International trading group seeks an experienced Traffic Assistant to join busy department.

Responsibilities:
• Liaising and organizing shipments with shipping lines, agents, brokers to ensure timely execution of shipments and that best possible rates are obtained
• Preparing transport and banking documents in a timely and accurate manner
• Liaising with financial institutions, treasury and compliance to organise LC’s, assessing costs, country risks and other potential risks attached to present and future business
• Coordinating with supervision companies and laboratories for purposes of determining contractual weights and assays
• Controlling stock at various worldwide locations
• Assisting Traders with logistics solutions
• Monitoring and assisting with hedging requirements for physical deliveries
• Keeping control of internal electronic systems (Vista & Diva) for creating contracts, deliveries, costs, documents and profit and loss auditing
• Communicating by telephone/email in a professional, yet friendly, fashion with clients, advising them of deliveries, solving problems if any, and confirming Quotational Periods for hedging purposes
• Showing foresight and responding proactively to any potential issues with shipments and looking to improve logistics methods and costs through own ideas/contacts

Ideal candidates will have/ be:
• Base metals shipping experience, preferably Ores/Concentrates (mainly zinc, lead, copper)
• Sound  LC’s and shipping documentation knowledge

All applications must state salary required and notice period.
Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.

Salary: £Neg.
Location: London
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Position: SENIOR SALES AND LOGISTICS ADMINISTRATOR
Based in London
Ref. 8162
Requirements: International trading group seeks an experienced Sales and Logistics professional to provide logistics (inland transportation) support specifically between Kazakhstan and China; market research for non-ferrous metals within the Chinese market; professional support toward increasing sales products to China and the Far East.

Responsibilities:
• Logistics support as logistics administrator:
- Purchasing/ sales contracts analysis and data management
- Management of all logistics processes including despatching plans, LC’s, invoicing negotiation, payments and data input
- Communication with internal departments and customers
- Logistics conflict resolution
- Coordination of activities of the Chinese office
- Quality and quantity claims settlement
- Negotiation with, and coordination of, logistics suppliers
• Support to Head of Far Eastern Sales:
- Market research
- New business/ customer contacts
- Internal ad hoc reporting

Ideal candidates will have/ be:
• Fluent written and spoken Chinese and English are essential
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
• More than 5 years logistics administration experience and some knowledge or experience of non-ferrous metal trading
• Experience of doing business in the Chinese or Far Eastern market is desirable

All applications must state salary required and notice period.
Only CV's fulfilling the above criteria will receive replies.

Salary: £Neg.
Location: London
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