International Trade Manager (Commodities)

We are looking for our client, a global manufacturer, an International Trade Manager (Commodities), with location in Kiev, to join its Global Sales function.

Key functions:

• Conduct business reviews with key suppliers.
• Plan and implement strategy to meet individual and team commitments
• Maintain broad knowledge of worldwide market trends on assigned commodities.
• Help the Sales function create & manage sales targets in the steel & metal products category
• Assist in developing and qualifying new suppliers that will deliver supply chain productivity
• Manage contract negotiations, develop/manage suppliers and drive working capital gains to drive service, quality and price.
• Analyze market conditions with regard to best prices
• Evaluate trends and data related to global markets to facilitate export sales
• Assist the Global Sales function with feasibility studies, consultancy, training programs, and other project planning Obtain and analyze a broad range of product-specific trade and industry information
• Conduct extensive primary and secondary research (including data collection) on a wide range of products, industries, markets, and trade issues
• Resolve trade and industry data issues
• Represent the company in a variety of forums to provide information about, explain, advocate, and defend sales activities.
• Ad-hoc and standardized reporting to the Global Sales.
• Business intelligence
• Communicate effectively with the sales and operations functions in determining reporting needs and standardization
• Support all departments interacting with the reporting systems: Operations, Commercial, and Accounting
• Learn the operations, commercial and logistics of the business to be able to optimize the capabilities required to develop reports
• Function as program leader to manage national operational reporting projects.
• Act as single point of contact for all operational reporting related inquiries from the business.
• Provide documentation (where needed) for training , modifications, and solutions in regards to the reports developed
• Develop custom ad-hoc reporting from the different operational databases

Key requirements:

• University degree
• Relevant experience in commodities, sales, and market analysis
• A firm grasp of microeconomic, macroeconomic, industrial organization, international trade and finance concepts
• Demonstrated practical knowledge of quantitative methods of analysis
• Experience with either global or local industry players
• Excellent analytical skills
• Knowledge of the commodities market
• Great interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in the use of word processing (e.g., MS Word) and, spreadsheet (e.g., MS Excel) applications
• Fluent English, in addition to Ukrainian and Russian

We keep confidentiality of all applications.

Interested candidates are welcome to apply.

Selected candidate will be contacted immediately.