Director - Trade & Commodity Finance Division

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Employer:

One of the top-10 trade & commodity finance providers across Europe which has tremendous expertise and an excellent reputation for its services in the segments of trade & commodity financing. Division’s business approach is relationship-based and tailor-made, with a selected number of commodity traders as clients with which business-specific solutions are developed and long-term relationships are maintained. The bank's TCF Division has historically received several industrial awards signifying the well-known customer satisfaction in its segment. Products & services offered include bilateral facilities covering agri commodities, soft commodities, metals, mining, oil and petrochemicals as well as syndicated corporate loan facilities and structured trade finance products.

Position: DIRECTOR for its Trade & Commodity Finance Division in Amsterdam

Duties and Responsibilities:


  • Proposes and implements the business strategy and budget of related TCF Department (energy)


  • Oversees the existing portfolio of clients from relationship, commercial, credit risk and integrity risk perspectives.


  • Coordinates the Department’s activities towards client origination and asset growth.


  • Reviews and actively comments on credit proposals, selects eligible files for further submission to Credit Administration Department and review of Credit Committee members.


  • Constantly monitors macroeconomic, country-specific, commodity-specific and client-specific credit risks; constantly reviews portfolio and transactions for credit risk assessment and deterioration.


  • Interacts with other departments to resolve emerging or chronic issues directly related to the Department’s activities. Makes the reasonable assessment for elevating issues to TCF ED.


  • Informs ED Trade Finance and other related parties to the requirements, requests and necessities (including but not limited to technological support, subscription to publications, participation to conferences, etc.) in order to maximize the department’s performance.


 

Managerial Responsibilities:


  • Prepares and manages departmental business plan, lays out the working framework and allocates tasks and duties amongst team members.


  • Motivates and coaches staff to achieve professional development and optimal performance results.


  •  Continuously monitors and develops team members’ performances. Requests necessary trainings for team members based on these assessments.


  • Executes performance appraisals of employees within the dedicated time periods.


 

Knowledge and Experience:


  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Trade Finance at a financial institution or at a commodity trading firm.


  • Specific commodity knowledge  energy / oil markets


  • Existing client portfolio and network of executives


  • Ability to build up asset for the Department acquisition of new clients



  • Proficient in a wide array of products in the European trade finance market


  • Proficient in financial statements analysis of trading and distribution businesses



  • University degree


 

Required Skills/ Competencies:


  • Top level self-motivation  


  • Performs under time-pressure, delivers results within strict deadlines


  • Ability to coach other team members and motivate for learning


  • Proven fluency in English. French, Spanish and/or Dutch is a plus


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    jc.bohorquez11
    "Good afternoon Aurelien



    I have read this positition and I think my profile fits with it, I would like to express that I am interested on it. My email is: jc.bohorquez11@uniandes.edu.co



    Thanks



    Juan Bohórquez

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