Management
Export Execution Team Leader
Sucafina
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Full-time, Entry Level
Remote: No
Full-time, Entry Level
Remote: No
Company Description
Sucafina is one of the leading trade houses in the world, and sources coffee from most producing countries. Sucafina with more than 1,400 employees in 42 countries, the Group is a key and growing player in the coffee world. With its main trading base in Geneva, Sucafina sources coffee, often directly from farmers, to provide its partners with sustainable value across the global supply chain.
Job Description
Operational Execution
- Ensure the optimal execution of assigned contracts through consistent high-quality service to all stakeholders.
- Collaborate with traders on position follow-ups and resolve commercial issues with shippers.
- Issue shipping instructions to suppliers in a timely manner to maintain schedule integrity.
- Manage bookings with shipping lines while maintaining data accuracy within internal systems like SOL and Cargoo.
- Coordinate with internal teams, brokers, and logistics providers to ensure efficient handovers and position checks.
- Oversee the processing of shipping documents and the timely execution of payments to shippers.
- Investigate and follow up on potential weight claims with suppliers to protect company interests.
- Monitor assigned positions and payables specifically related to coffee suppliers.
- Review and approve all assigned service invoices to ensure cost accuracy.
- Conduct monthly stock checks at assigned warehouses and generate corresponding reports.
- Maintain up-to-date shipper and origin profiles while communicating procedural changes to client teams.
- Coordinate with the insurance team regarding warehouse counterparty onboarding on CTRM and coverage for insured cases.
Leadership and Management
- Provide daily oversight of the shared mailbox to ensure all inquiries are handled promptly.
- Develop and update formal working procedures to standardize team operations.
- Supervise team members in their daily tasks to ensure operational targets are met.
- Take direct responsibility for the overall performance and output of the execution team.
- Provide necessary training, coaching, and motivation to foster professional growth within the team.
- Lead the interviewing and training process for new team members.
- Act as a functional back-up for team members during absences to ensure business continuity.
- Perform weekly monitoring of payable logs, sales invoice due dates, accruals, and position scans.
- Execute additional analytical, reporting, or declaration missions as requested by the Logistics Manager or Traders.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with a preference for concentrations in Commodity Trading, Logistics, Risk, or Management.
- Possess a minimum of 5 years of professional experience, ideally within an international or global environment.
- Demonstrate experience in coffee trade logistics as a significant advantage for this role.
- Maintain proficiency in Excel, Word, Outlook, and collaborative tools like MS Teams and SharePoint.
- Apply a strong working knowledge of Incoterms, international payment terms, and basic logistics principles.
- Offer familiarity with ESCC or ICE market rules as a plus for specific team functions.
- Utilize Power BI or Business Intelligence tools to enhance reporting and data analysis.
- Exhibit proven people management skills with the ability to unite a team and develop individual potential.
- Maintain a customer-oriented mindset to manage expectations and execute tasks to high standards.
- Demonstrate strong leadership qualities including initiative, resourcefulness, and a proactive attitude.
- Identify priorities effectively and apply creative thinking to solve complex problems.
- Display excellent organizational and communication skills to manage diverse stakeholder requirements.
- Willing to relocating to Bandung.