Procurement Specialist - Iron Ore

BAOHUA STEEL INTERNATIONAL PTE. LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading steel trading company in Singapore is seeking a skilled professional for procurement and business development related to Iron Ore. The candidate should possess a Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of business operations experience in trade. Proficiency in English and Mandarin is essential. Key responsibilities include maintaining supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and collaborating with sales teams for market intelligence. This role demands strong communication skills and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in business operations in trade.
• Experience in import and export of commodities is preferred.
• Familiar with procurement, sales, and logistics of Iron Ore is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with existing mining companies and suppliers.
• Procurement of imported Iron Ore.
• Explore potential clientele or iron ore related business activities.
• Collection and analysis of Iron Ore market information.
• Develop and implement key Iron Ore sourcing strategies.
• Work with sales and marketing teams for market intelligence.
• Negotiate contracts with clients.
• Liaise with sales and freight teams.
• Perform ad-hoc duties assigned by management.

Skills

Proficient in English

Proficient in Mandarin

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in international trade or business

Job description

JobDescription&Requirements

Responsibilities

• Maintainingrelationshipswithexistingminingcompaniesandsuppliersofothercategories;
• ProcurementofimportedIronOre,etc.
• Explorepotentialclienteleorironorerelatedbusinessactivities
• CollectionandanalysisofIronOremarketinformation
• DevelopandimplementkeyIronOresourcing/originationstrategiestoactivelybroadenthesupplierbase
• WorkingwiththeIronOresalesandmarketingteamtogainunderstandingofmarketintelligenceandprovidingintelligencetotheresearchteamtoformtradingstrategies
• Negotiatingcontractswithclients
• Liaisingwiththesalesandfreightteams
• Anyotherad-hocdutiesassignedbythemanagement

Requirements

• Bachelordegreeorabove,internationaltrade,businessEnglishrelatedprofessional;
• Atleast3years’experienceinbusinessoperationsinthefieldoftrade,experienceinimportandexportofcommodities,andpriorityofforeignworkexperience;
• MustbeproficientinEnglishandMandarin,bothwrittenandspoken. We are seeking candidates proficient in Mandarin to effectively communicate with Mandarin-speaking clients.
• Familiarwiththeprocurement,salesandlogisticsofIronOreisaplus
• Goodcommunication,negotiationandpeopleskills
• Strongsenseofresponsibilityandteamwork
• ExperiencedindoingprocurementofCommodities
• Easygoingandcouldworkunderpressure.