Associate Team Lead

Location Mohali City Mohali State Punjab IN-PB Country India IN Requisition Number 41664 Role Purpose Statement Bunge Limited www bunge com NYSE BG is a leading global agribusiness and food company operating in over 40 countries with approximately 35 000 employees Bunge buys sells stores and transports oilseeds and grains to serve customers worldwide processes oilseeds to make protein meal for animal feed and edible oil products for commercial customers and consumers produces sugar and ethanol from sugarcane mills wheat corn and rice to make ingredients used by food companies and sells fertilizer in South America Founded in 1818 the company is headquartered in White Plains New York Bunge has implemented a Shared Services Center in Mohali India to support Global Operations in areas of Finance Accounting Trade Operations Treasury and IT Support and other back-office support Services The overall responsibility of this role will be supervising the team for smooth execution and implementation of contract related activities ensuring KPIs are met stakeholder management work load distribution addressing queries issues raised by team and resolving them impart knowledge and support to the team and overseeing projects related to CLM DocuSign project management planning and development and successful roll out and implementation with ultimate goal of building an efficient customer centric and self-reliant Contract admin team Main Accountabilities Ensure all KPIs are met daily Domain knowledge of Agri-contracts gauge complete understanding to be SME of the process Ability to impart knowledge to the team Supervision and close coordination with team on daily activities Be first point of contact for the team -Handle teams queries Issues and concerns effectively In-put of purchase and sale contracts and relevant amendments Allocation of futures pricing rolling of futures pricing and overfill underfill pricing Creation of master data request for new contractual counterparties Issuance of contracts using Bunge standard terms and review of third party issued contracts Monitor the status of the activities and report upward to Manager Responsible to ensure accuracy of Contract Admin metrics reported Ensure timely filing of document for retention in accordance with Company s policies and procedure requirements Effective communication on all day-to-day operational related activities with various stakeholders Adapt and quickly get hands on to the new introduced applications and process and in turn train the team to learn and adapt for achieving better result and desired outcome SEDNA DocuSign and CLM Work in coherence to achieve self and team goals Additional responsibilities Ensure SOPs are diligently followed and compliance checks are always in place Control mechanism quality checks manage the process propose solutions Ensure all daily weekly and monthly reports send on time Daily status updates and report issues to the manager for timely resolution Ensuring close coordination with team to have smooth closure of month end activities Identify and propose ways of process improvement as per Industry leading practices Drive and ensure successful implementation of internal projects Lead User Accessibility Testing UAT Ensuring SOX and other statutory requirements are met and all information documents and reports provided by the team for audit Post the audit ensure corrective and preventive action plan set and successfully implemented in the Team Provide guidance and support to the team knowledge sharing and best practices Impact Dimensions Responsible for ensuring on time and accurate entry of the 45 000 transactions in SAP and timely issuance of the 7000 contracts ensuring its legal enforceability with intact value Also targeting towards business KPI improvement by improving the lifecycle of contracts CLM across value chains Key Performance Indicators KPIs Target to achieve 99 TAT and 98 accuracy for Contract entry Purchase Sales in SAP Ensure timeline for Contract drafting and signing within 1 working day maintaining 100 accuracy Overall Timeline contract issuance from the date of receipt of Biz com to sending the signed copy to the Counterpart Baseline for best in Class TAT is 3 working days Deliver efficiency of around 10 in the process flow by continuous improvement and eliminating unproductive methodology Major Opportunities and Decisions Highly organized and able to work within tight timeliness and applicable KPIs Flexible and adaptive to changing conditions in the business market environment Strong customer service communication skills soft skills Attention to details process oriented and analytical skills Effective decision making and problem solving Computer proficient SAP Analytical tools MS Office Work well as part of a team to achieve a common objective Management Leadership This is a people centric role Requiring close coordination with team on day today activities and requires leadership skills with good interpersonal skills to be able to work in coherence with the team and drive efficiency Domain knowledge and understanding of end-to-end process is a must with good understanding of contract rules GAFTA FOSFA etc Key Relationships Stakeholders Interfaces This is a role that interacts with trading legal execution controlling accounting finance tech Support teams like IT EDM and SAP team across regions Bunge servers along with interaction externally with Vendors Customers and brokers Knowledge and Technical Competencies Relevant experience in handling entry and issuance of commodity contracts for bulk and container shipments of Agri-commodities with good knowledge of GAFTA FOSFA contracts rules Good knowledge of concepts and procedures related to contract life cycle of commodity contracts and execution related terms guidelines including expertise in Incoterms logistics and shipping documents Ability to work independently efficiently and deliver high quality output under time pressure Experience in managing people and processes through a sustained period of change Strong written oral communications skills in English Knowledge of any other foreign languages will be an added advantage Computer proficient and competency in Microsoft Office Word PowerPoint Excel Outlook Experience in working with SAP system Education Experience 3-5 years of work experience in a similar role or with International Commodity company Minimum Education Qualification - Graduation Post-graduation or MBA in International Business would be an advantage Relevant experience in handling commodity contracts with good knowledge of GAFTA FOSFA contract rules is desirable 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 Bunge is an Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans Disabled