Head - Documentation - Steel Business

About the Client:-

It's a global trading and distribution company with a network of offices and subsidiaries spanning more than 39 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Job profile:

- Responsible to ensure timely preparation / execution / Negotiation of clean documentation for the UK trading business.

- Strong LC documentation and operations background

- Relevant experience in dealing with trade departments of banks with respect to documentation/ discrepancy resolution/ payment follow ups etc.

- Demonstrates extraordinary levels of energy and effort to ensure that things get done without delay

- Establishing high performance goals and standards

- Willingness to learn, entrepreneurial ability, adaptable and flexible

- Strong business & financial acumen

- Displays high customer focus and solution orientation

- Follow through on commitments that have been made

- Candidate should possess excellent knowledge of UCP 600, ISBP, URDG, ISP98 (CDCS preferred) and URC.

- Working knowledge of incoterms shipping and charter party agreements and freighting

- Must be proficient is vetting LC's against sales/ purchase contracts and advice discrepancies/ corrections etc.

- Opening letters of credit to suppliers and make any amendments required as the order progresses

- Preparing letter of credit opening instructions for customers and checking L/C is workable

- Responsible for close coordination with operations and ensuring draft documents from suppliers are met and are as per line with that required for customer side negotiation.

- Responsible for handling discrepancy free documents and negotiation with banks

- Responsible for timely preparation /execution of documents from back office (customs invoices/ beneficiary certificates and other beneficiary docs as per LC).