MANAGER

NR TRADING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NR TRADING PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks an experienced Trading Operations Manager to lead day-to-day activities across the trading business. You will develop key supplier and customer relationships, identify opportunities, and drive commercial negotiations to improve margins and growth.

You will oversee forecasting, budgeting, inventory, logistics, and regulatory compliance while mentoring the sales and operations team and reporting to senior leadership on performance and strategic development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, International Trade, Supply Chain, Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in trading, import/export, distribution, wholesale, or related industry.
• Experience managing suppliers, customers, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong understanding of purchasing, sales, logistics, and international trade processes.
• Good financial and commercial awareness, including margins and profitability.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to analyze market information and make commercially sound decisions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office/Google Workspace; experience with ERP or trading software is an advantage.
• Good command of English; additional languages are an advantage.
• Willingness to travel internationally when required.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the trading business.
• Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers, customers, distributors, and business partners.
• Identify new products, suppliers, customers, and market opportunities.
• Negotiate pricing, payment terms, contracts, and commercial agreements.
• Monitor purchasing, sales, inventory, logistics, and delivery activities.
• Prepare and manage sales forecasts, budgets, and business plans.
• Monitor market prices, competitors, and industry trends.
• Coordinate import/export documentation, shipping, customs, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage and develop the sales and operations team.
• Track sales performance, gross margins, expenses, and profitability.
• Resolve customer, supplier, and logistics issues promptly.
• Ensure company policies and applicable laws and regulations are followed.
• Report business performance and key developments to senior management/directors.
• Identify and implement process improvements to boost efficiency and margins.

Skills

Business development

Trading & procurement

Supplier management

Sales management

Contract negotiation

Import/export operations

Market analysis

Financial management

Team leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP software

Trading software

Job description

JobResponsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations ofthe trading business.

• Develop and maintainrelationships with suppliers, customers, distributors, and business partners.

• Identify new products, suppliers, customers,and market opportunities.

• Negotiate pricing, paymentterms, contracts, andcommercial agreements.

• Monitor purchasing, sales, inventory, logistics,and delivery activities.

• Prepare and managesales forecasts, budgets, and business plans.

• Monitor market prices, competitors, and industrytrends.

• Coordinate import/exportdocumentation, shipping, customs, and regulatoryrequirements.

• Manage and develop the salesand operations team.

• Track sales performance, gross margins, expenses, and profitability.

• Resolve customer, supplier, and logisticsissues promptly.

• Ensure company policiesand applicable lawsand regulations arefollowed.

• Report business performanceand key developmentsto senior management/directors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, International Trade, SupplyChain, Economics, ora related field.

• 5+ years ofexperiencein trading, import/export, distribution, wholesale, or a relatedindustry.

• Experience managing suppliers, customers, and commercial negotiations.

• Strong understanding ofpurchasing, sales, logistics, and international tradeprocesses.

• Good financial and commercial awareness, including understandingof margins andprofitability.

• Strong negotiation, communication, and leadership skills.

• Ability to analyzemarket information andmake commercially sounddecisions.

• Proficiencyin Microsoft Office/Google Workspace; experiencewith ERP ortrading software isan advantage.

• Good commandof English; additionallanguages are anadvantage.

• Willingness to travelinternationally when required.

Key Skills

• Businessdevelopment

• Trading & procurement

• Supplier management

• Sales management

• Contract negotiation

• Import/export operations

• Market analysis

• Financial management

• Team leadership

• Problem solving