Senior Trade Execution Analyst

Location : St. Louis MO 

City : Chesterfield 

State : Missouri (US-MO) 

Country : United States (US) 

Requisition Number : 33121 

 

At Bunge, people don’t just come here to work, they come here to grow – solving challenges that directly impact the world with a diverse team of thinkers and doers.  Bunge offers a strong compensation and benefits package and our hybrid work environment provides a balance of in office and remote work.  Most importantly, in all we do we live our values: 
•    Act as One Team by fostering inclusion, collaboration, and respect
•    Drive for Excellence by being agile, innovative and efficient
•    Do What's Right by acting safely, ethically, and sustainably
 

 

Position Summary:
Designated team lead overseeing and supporting daily trade execution activities and governance of documentary requirements of cross-border trade flows across the North America geography for food, feed and fuel ingredients. Liaison between corporate functions and stakeholders, external service providers and regulatory agencies. Evaluates and supports mitigating risks in accordance with U.S. and foreign regulations. This position supports a continuous improvement focus, implementation, and maintenance of procedural documents, recordkeeping requirements and metrics. 

 

Core Functions:
·    Designated team lead for audit and approval of load orders, bank collections, and Super User for system platforms.
·    Ability to perform trade execution activities on bulk vessel or bulk tanker vessels in addition to any container trade flows.
·    Analyze export contracts to define and identify export execution requirements.
·    Ability to decipher industry trade rules and make recommendations for mitigating risk in business decisions.
·    Propose contract amendments to ensure alignment of regulatory and country of destination requirements, export compliance and customer obligations.
·    Evaluate and research destination market and shipment type to assess risk profile of trade flow.
·    Responsible for conducting a comprehensive risk analysis for string sales to initiate a document bypass proposal and/or payment proposal when possible.
·    Ensure expediency of title document issuance and release, resolve documentary concerns to avoid issuance of indemnification to any parties.
·    Validate receipt of customer import permits and licensing to confirm vessel or container is acceptable to load.
·    Responsible for resolution of concerns for value chain stakeholders, etc. to ensure timely processing and submission of documentation package.
·    Ownership for accuracy of the export documentation and/or filings presented to government authorities to support document audit and reconciliation activities.
·    Perform monthly internal audit control of shipment files and documentation as per BNA Record Retention policy within the system of record and in accordance with US and Canadian law.
·    Produce monthly metrics and/or KPI’s to monitor export trends and analyze to ensure metrics represent key trade execution activities performed.
·    Perform other duties as assigned.

 

Skills/Experience Requirements:
·    Bachelor’s degree in related field required
·    Strong organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task adjusting priorities as necessary to meet shifting time-sensitive deadlines
·    Demonstrated proficiency in electronic business systems, including Microsoft 365 apps and other standard business software
·    Excellent written and verbal communication skills
·    At least four years of applicable import, export, logistics or international trade related experience is preferred
·    Working knowledge or fluency in Spanish or French is preferred, not required
·    Business experience in import/export commodity shipments, documentation for bulk vessel and container shipments and understanding of letters of credit are a plus, but not required
·    SAP/GTM experience is preferred, but not required

 

Schedule: 
·    Normal office hours, five days per week, with a hybrid work schedule
·    Some overtime or weekend duties may be required, as needed

 

 

Bunge (NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge’s expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri and has 25,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 350 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain facilities, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.

 

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