Associate Team Lead

Role Purpose StatementBunge Limited ( 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 ServicesThis position is responsible to execute shipments/vessels and ensure flawless execution of commodity trade contracts, which services the Asia Pacific operations for Bunge Group. In addition, there is also responsibility to support Officers in transaction processing & issue resolution.Main AccountabilitiesPerform vessel screening to ensure compliance as per Bunge Global guidelines – Review of reports, Check availability of vessel charter party agreement, vessel certificates and othersGather information on contracts nominated on the vessel to be executed from the Business TeamUpdate vessel nomination details to Sellers and Buyers (counterparties)Follow-up and get conformation on vessel nomination from counterpartiesRequest the Business Team to nominate surveyors and load port agents for the vesselMonitor loading/discharge operations and coordinate with surveyors and load port agentsSend regular updates to Buyers on the vessel statusCreate contract vessel and parcel in SAP system, and Nominate purchase/sales contracts in SAP systemPreparation of Shipping Documents like Bills of Lading, Packing List, Commercia invoice etc.Timely execute & settle purchase/sales contracts in SAP systemProvide guidance and inputs to co-workers (Documents team) on documents to be prepared for vessel execution for submission to internal and external stakeholdersReceive freight and purchase invoices from sellers and forward it to co-workers (Finance team) for payments processingKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)Reduce the Cash Cycle for trade flows under different value chains .Target minimum 90 % accuracy in Documents Preparation, and PresentationMaintain Documents presentation time line within 10 working days overall average .Major Opportunities and Decisions• Highly organized and able to work within required timeliness and applicable KPI’s• 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• Work well as part of a team to achieve a common objective• Effective decision making and problem solvingKey Relationships, Stakeholders & InterfacesThis is a role that interacts with trading, freight, Origin execution, controlling, accounting, finance desks across the regions Bunge serves.Knowledge and Technical CompetenciesGood knowledge of concepts and procedures related to shipment of Veg Oils and related terms & guidelines, including expertise in Letters of credit and shipping documents. Knowledge of tanker operations is must.Ability to provide high quality level of customer service to internal & external stakeholders involved in contract execution & settlementAbility to work independently, efficiently and deliver high quality output under time pressureIndependent and meticulous with figuresStrong written & oral communications skills in English. Knowledge of European languages added advantage.Strong problem solving & organization skillsExperience in managing people and processes through a sustained period of changeExcellent computer skills and competency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)Experience in working with SAP systemEducation/Experience6-7 years of work experience in a similar roleRelevant experience in handling bulk, break-bulk and container shipments of Agri-commodities, with good knowledge of FOSFA, GAFTA and NAEGA contracts’ rules..Minimum Education Qualification – Graduation. Post-graduation or MBA International Business would be an advantage.Distinct AdvantageExperience working in a similar Shared Services Centre setupExperience in processing of high volumes of transactionsExperience in workflow tools and document imaging systemsStrong customer service, communication skills/soft skills