Execution Executive

COFCO INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

COFCO International Singapore Pte. Ltd. is seeking an experienced contracts execution professional to manage end-to-end shipping and settlement activities for sugar trading.

The role requires coordinating with multiple functions, drafting and negotiating shipping documents, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The ideal candidate has 2–4 years hands-on experience in contract execution, proficiency in English, and Mandarin for liaising with teams in China, with sugar or

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or Diploma with solid and proven work experience.

Responsibilities

• Split contracts for ventures (planning of shipments and timely nominations to shippers / VARIOUS ORIGINS)
• Follow through on bulk/break bulk/containments/trucks including loading, discharging and payments
• Ensure accurate and timely invoicing from shippers / VARIOUS ORIGINS
• Timely claims settlements (eg. Laytime calculations/final price less provisional) with shippers / VARIOUS ORIGINS

Skills

Contract Execution

Letters of Credit

Letters of Indemnity

Shipping Documents

Mandarin liaison

Education

Degree/Diploma

Job description

Job Purpose

Execute operations activities for both physical sugar trades for the COFCO INTL Sugar business. Includes the full execution of all aspects of contract management, shipping documentation, co-ordinating with numerous functions and relevant parties to ensure smooth execution of shipment and turnaround of documents.

Key Responsibilities

Split contracts for ventures (planning of shipments and timely nominations to shippers / VARIOUS ORIGINS)

Follow through on bulk/break bulk/containments/trucks including loading, discharging and payments

Ensure accurate and timely invoicing from shippers / VARIOUS ORIGINS

Timely claims settlements (eg. Laytime calculations/final price less provisional) with shippers / VARIOUS ORIGINS

Key Result Areas

Timely execution of contracts with target zero claims

Qualitative documentation and contract execution

Ensuring contracts are within COFCO International’s risk parameters and flagging them in case they are not

Education, Skills and Experience

Degree qualified or Diploma with solid and proven work experience.

Fluent in both written and spoken English

Required to liaise and collaborate with colleagues based in China, fluency in business mandarin is essential

At least 2-4 years of hands on experience in all aspects of Contract Execution and associated activities.

Candidates with experience in sugar trading will have an added advantage or alternatively experience in other agri commodities is also preferred.
Required to liaise and collaborate with colleagues based in China,fluency in business mandarin is essential.

An understanding of all aspects of the work of a trading company.

In depth knowledge of:

Contract Terms and Conditions and Governing Rules and Standards under Refined Sugar Assocations/Sugar Associations of London.

Opening and negotiation of Letters of Credit.

Letters Of Indemnity

Charter Parties and container freight booking terms and conditions

All forms of shipping documents

Demurrage / Despatch calculations

Core Competencies

Diplomatic with Strong external /internal customer orientation and ability to work with people of international background

Very clear and precise communicator both written and spoken

Good Listener and shares ideas /solutions

Team player. Seeks involvement and input from other members of the team and ability to work and integrate with other teams.

Proactive, ability to think ahead to avoid problems. Drives processes and tasks to achieve required results.

Comes up with resourceful ideas and solutions

Takes ownership of own decisions and actions – successes and mistakes

Gives timely, constructive and specific feedback

Very strong attention to detail

Highly organized and very methodical

High level of endurance for file follow up