Trade Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - HMM Europe LTD

HMM Europe LTD

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To respond to Commercial and Trade enquires, provide assistance and guidance to local teams using available guidelines and strategies.

MAIN JOB RESPONSBILITIES:

Provide answers to requests for freight rate and trade enquires within an efficient time frame.
Support the local office commercial functions within assigned geographical areas.
Closely monitor assigned areas performance versus their KPIs
Implement Management strategic objectives within assigned areas, providing assistance as required.
Completion of Tender documents and reports as required.
Close liaison with colleagues and consultation with EHQ Trade Supervisor

PERSON SPECIFICATION

WORK SKILLS, GENERAL AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE:

Ability to deliver high quality work in a timely manner as well as ability to prioritise and manage expectations both internally and externally.
Customer care: Must be prepared to support the local offices with their commercial requirements within the constraints of Management guidelines.
Teamworking: Embrace team objectives not just within the various departments in EHQ but also with the local office teams always proactively enforcing company objectives.
Communication: Good quality written and oral communication to ensure effective and concise communication with all levels and all nationalities.
Computer skills: Microsoft Excel to a minimum of Intermediate standard, coupled with other Microsoft products and inhouse systems.
Organisational skills: Ability to prioritise workload providing flexibility as and when required within the fluid environment of the container marketing team.
Initiative: Able to proactively provide solutions to areas of nonperformance.
Analytical skills: Critical ability to analyse information provided to ensure best decisions are being made as and when required.
Prioritising workload, ensuring effective communication both internally and externally to provide assistance and at all levels to educate and guide local office at various levels in Europe as well as other areas worldwide.
Ability to communicate with all levels internally and externally in an effort to achieve the KPIs set for the areas of responsibility.
Use of inhouse systems with a specific understanding of contribution logic and how to interpret the information within the dynamics of the container shipping industry.
Use of Microsoft Office Products, specifically ability of Intermediate level as a minimum level of excel to enable timely manipulation of tenders.
Attendance of inhouse meetings, teleconferences and the ability to debate intelligently about the areas of your responsibility.

PERSONAL BEHAVIOURS, EXPERIENCE & ATTRIBUTES

Networking ability is required at various levels both internally and externally.
Ability to work on own initiative with mínimal intervention.
5 years shipping experience at HQ or EHQ level with pricing or commercial knowledge preferably but not necessarily in TAS trade. Reefer & special equipment pricing skills are reviewed beneficially. Ability to make commercial decisions is essential.
Good level of education, A level or equivalent as minimum requirement.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Pay:
£10,000.00-£100,000.00 per year

Benefits: