Trade Assistant

Trade Operations & Logistics

• Contract & Document: drafting, checking, and managing trade contracts, sales confirmations, supplementary agreements, and shipping documents
• Shipping & Logistics Coordination: Coordinate with shipowners, charterers, inspection agencies, and port agents to ensure smooth execution of dry bulk and bagged shipments.
• LC & Trade Finance Support: preparing and reviewing Letter of Credit (LC) applications, documents for negotiation, bank guarantees, and other trade finance instruments.
• Operational Troubleshooting: Track vessel line-ups, monitor laytime/demurrage calculations, and assist in resolving day-to-day logistical or operational hiccups.

Commercial & Market Development Support

• Market Intelligence: Monitor regional supply-demand dynamics, price trends, and trade flows for key fertilizers
• Competitor & Customer Tracking: Map out key buyers, local producers, and import-export statistics.
• Business Development Assistance: Assist in preparing analyzing import/export, filtering and targeting customers.
• Database & CRM Management: Maintain and update tracking databases for inquiries, pricing indications, bids, and offers across target countries.

Education & Experience

Degree: Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Economics, International

Trade, Maritime Studies, or a related discipline.

Experience Level:

o Preferred: 1–2 years of hands-on experience in physical commodity operations, or

international trade (fertilizers, or agricultural commodities).

o Fresh Graduates / Juniors: Exceptional recent graduates with a strong commercial

mindset, and a genuine eagerness to learn will also be strongly considered.