Job Title: Head of Coffee Execution – Louis Dreyfus Uganda Jobs 2021
Organization: Louis Dreyfus Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala
Louis Dreyfus Uganda Profile
Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC), also called the Louis-Dreyfus Group, is a global merchant firm that is involved in agriculture, food processing, international shipping, and finance. The company owns and manages hedge funds, ocean vessels, develops and operates telecommunications infrastructures, and it is also involved in real estate development, management and ownership. It is one of the “ABCD” quartet of companies – alongside Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge and Cargill – that dominates world agricultural commodity trading.
Job Profile
We are seeking to recruit an all-rounded individual for the position of Head of Coffee Execution to be based in Kampala Uganda.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Manages own assigned vessels to flawless execution meeting deadlines and proactively resolving potential issues
• Proper understanding of the commercial contracts assigned, vessel charter parties contractual obligations, etc.
• Fully understands the service to be contracted during the execution of contracts such as surveyors.
• Proactively resolves issues as they arise and escalate to managers, as needed.
• Manages the nomination process with shippers on a timely fashion to ensure full compliance with contractual deadlines.
• Appoint third parties (freight forwarders, supervision, agents, insurance) to monitor loading operation as needed.
• Follow up on daily operations to ensure cargo is loaded as per contractual obligations (weight, quality, quantity, packing, URA documentation, etc.) to ensure smooth operations.
• Ensure conformity of document instructions from buyers and issue shipping documentary instruction to sellers accordingly. Ensure that documents received in the process match LDC’s contractual obligations
• Ensure smooth and cost competitive operation during loading and imports.
• Proactively manages the operations to ensure issues are dealt and resolved in a timely manner.
• Maintains timely and accurate updates to the front system
• Maintains detailed and accurate filing documentation to ensure supporting documentation is available
• Prepare outgoing commercial invoices in a timely fashion
• Follows up on accounts receivable to ensure LDC is fully paid.
• Reviews and approves incoming invoices from third parties for payment.• Follows up on calculated laytime to ensure timely settlement of files
• Ensure full compliance with Group’s Code of Conduct, LDC’s internal polices and legal requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- First-hand experience in international trade (preferably in the agricultural industry) with exposure to international contract terms of coffee.
- Knowledge of international payment instruments, current banking & trade practices
- Experience in management and working with diverse teams.
• High level of integrity, Proactive and result-oriented• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent planning and organization skills
• Excellent customer care and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in IT skills including MS office as a must.
How To Apply for Louis Dreyfus Uganda Jobs 2021
All interested and suitably qualified candidates can submit their applications through the link below.
Deadline: 15th May 2021
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