Team Lead - Trade Contracts

Bunge Iberica SA; Mohali; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bunge Iberica SA is seeking an experienced Contracts & Settlements professional to manage operation planning and budget, lead global projects, and roll out major initiatives like IMOS CLM and DocuSign. The role emphasizes strong contract knowledge, stakeholder management and change leadership within an international commodity setting.

The candidate should have 6–10+ years of relevant experience, an MBA or postgraduate degree is advantageous, and fluency in English with strong written and oral

Qualifications

• Minimum 6–10+ years of work experience in a similar role or with an international commodity company.
• Post‑graduation or MBA in International Business is advantageous.
• Experience handling commodity contracts with GAFTA, FOSFA, PORAM and related trade terms.

Responsibilities

• Manage operation plan and budget planning for the process.
• Lead or participate in large global projects and provide leadership to project teams.
• Ensure CI projects and global initiatives like IMOS CLM, DocuSign and SENDA are rolled out successfully.
• Design the organization structure with proper resource planning to meet operational needs.
• Identify and focus on important issues with a problem-solving approach to drive tangible business outcomes.
• Review third‑party contracted drafts to mitigate risk and ensure no dollar value impact.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Change management

Contract management

Education

MBA in International Business (advantage)

Post-graduation

Tools

SAP system

Job description

Main Accountabilities

• Manage operation plan and work on budget planning for the process.
• Develop a Contract Center of Excellence (COE)—identify key talent and develop them into Commodity Contract experts.
• Lead or participate with comparable influence in large global projects and provide leadership guidance and support to project team members to have a sizable impact on business at an international scale.
• Ensure CI projects and global projects such as IMOS CLM, DocuSign and SENDA are successfully managed, rolled out and implemented in the team for better results and desired outcomes.
• Identify Global Transition Programs under GTE and lead them successfully.
• Design the organization structure with proper resource planning and optimization to meet operational needs.
• Accountable for the performance and results of multiple small teams under Contracts and Settlements and address issues that impact beyond own team based on knowledge of related disciplines.
• Identify and focus on important issues, work with a problem‑solving approach based on acquired expertise to analyse and solve problems with clear precedent.
• Achieve 50% YoY improvement in Net Promoter Score and drive best‑in‑class KPIs.
• Focus on business partnership on operational and performance‑related matters and drive customer satisfaction.
• Run pulse checks, identify problems and areas, and work on tangible business outcomes to deliver value.
• Impart domain knowledge to the team to build a pool of subject‑matter experts (SMEs).
• Review third‑party issued contracts, sales and purchase drafts for new counterparties, ensuring no dollar value impact and Bunge risk mitigated.

Knowledge and Skills

Behavior

• Use knowledge of Bunge’s business, structure and strategy to develop innovative solutions to improve results or eliminate problems.
• Build partnerships, appropriately influence to gain commitment, foster talent and coach others to grow in current or future roles.
• Drive results through high standards, focus on key priorities, organization, and preparing others for change.

Technical

• Relevant experience in handling entry and issuance of commodity contracts for bulk and container shipments of Agri‑commodities, with good knowledge of GAFTA, FOSFA and other contract rules.
• Good knowledge of concepts and procedures related to contract life cycle of commodity contracts (dry and oil), related terms and guidelines, commercial and legal clauses including expertise in Incoterms, logistics, execution and shipping documents, service providers and related services offered by them.
• Ability to work independently, efficiently and deliver high‑quality output under time pressure.
• Experience in managing people, stakeholders and processes through a sustained period of change.
• Prior experience in process transitions and transformation.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English; knowledge of other foreign languages is an added advantage.
• Computer proficient and competent in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook).
• Experience working with SAP system.

Education & Experience

• 6–10+ years of work experience in a similar role or with an international commodity company.
• Minimum education qualification: Post‑graduation or MBA in International Business (advantage).
• Relevant experience in handling commodity contracts with good knowledge of contract rules such as GAFTA, FOSFA, PORAM, and a strong understanding of trade execution and settlement.