Commodity Logistics Analyst na Javelin Global Commodities

About Javelin

Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with head offices in London and wider global offices in New York, Dallas, San Diego, St Louis, Canada, Switzerland, Poland, Dubai, India, Singapore, China and Australia. Javelin was founded in 2015 and now operates across 100 countries and six continents with respect to more than 20 different commodities across thermal coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, steel scrap, metals, hydrocarbons, freight, softs, and renewables.

Established in 2015, Javelin employs over 200 people and is a unique place to grow your career. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic.  Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.

Whilst our footprint grows, we still foster a small-company atmosphere. We have a flat company structure and encourage collaboration across all seniority levels, teams and locations to generate the best ideas. Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a ‘give as you earn’ scheme and other fundraising activities. We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and organise various social evenings, sports clubs and lunchtime activities.  Our London office has on-site gym facilities and a golf/sports simulator. Discover more at http://www.javelincommodities.com/.

The Role

The Operations team at Javelin manages the logistics of commodity products within Javelin. Working with the traders, finance, technology & legal, documents and settlements, operations ensure that risk is captured accurately and deliveries are made to customers as per the terms of our trades

As the business continues to expand and grow, we are looking for a Commodity Logistics Associate to join the team in London. Dynamic and always challenging, this role will complement the responsibilities of the other team members and work as part of the global team to achieve the Operation Group’s objectives.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Responsible for physical operations in relation to Javelins domestic and international commodities businesses
• Make sure scheduling system are up to date and accurately reflect positions/inventory
• Liaise with documents team/legal team to make sure contracts are accurate from a logistics perspective
• Be responsible for documentation of cargos and prepare invoices on a timely basis
• Take responsibility for reporting of programme and respond to ad-hoc queries from trading desk
• End of month reporting – including stockpile reconciliation/management
• Building relationships with clients/ports/transport providers.

Requirements

• Self-motivated, proactive candidate with a bachelors’ degree in a relevant subject.
• It is not essential, but it would be beneficial if you have had some prior internship experience preferably in the logistics or physical commodities space.
• A strong work ethic is required to learn on the job under the daily guidance of senior team members.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and geographic locations.
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload across time zones and judge priority and urgency of requests and issues accordingly.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work well under pressure.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Company pension scheme (10% company contribution)
• Private medical scheme with a range of additional wellbeing benefits
• Travel insurance
• Income protection
• Life assurance (5x salary)
• Bike2Work scheme including secure storage and showers
• Season ticket loan
• Onsite gym
• Social environment with a breakout area with a golf simulator, darts board and foosball table.