Credit & Trade Manager

Job Title: Credit & Trade Manager
Location: Cambridge, ON Headquarters (Hybrid 4 days in office, 1 day remote)
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
Salary: 90k – 100k
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with dotted line to Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Jamesway Chick Master Incubator Company Inc. is a global provider of commercial Poultry Incubation Products and Services. Jamesway is a privately held company, headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada and operates subsidiaries in the United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia and China.

Jamesway is a leader in the poultry industry, committed to innovation and excellence. We specialize in developing state-of-the-art incubation products that meet the evolving needs of the poultry sector. Our team is driven by a passion for delivering high-quality, reliable, and innovative solutions that empower our customers. Today, Jamesway is one of the top three brands worldwide in Poultry Incubation and has a customer base reaching every corner of the world.

Reporting to the CFO with a dotted-line relationship to the CEO, the Credit & Trade Manager is responsible for leading the Company’s global credit, accounts receivable and trade finance function, while serving as a strategic commercial partner to Sales. This role protects the Company’s cash and working capital while enabling profitable growth by developing innovative payment structures for customers around the world.

This role will lead a customer-focused Accounts Receivable team, provide executive guidance on global credit risk and trade finance, and work closely with Sales, Operations, banking partners and Export Development Canada (EDC) to remove commercial barriers.

• Lead the global credit and Accounts Receivable function, Credit Risk Management, invoice & billing, payment collection & cash application, dispute Resolution, reconciliation, and effective management reporting
• Develop credit policies, approval authorities and governance while approving credit facilities within delegated authority
• Monitor receivables, bad debt exposure and customer, country, sovereign and political risk across the global portfolio
• Review aged receivables, recommend bad debt provisions and approve write-offs within delegated authority
• Provide subject matter expertise in international trade finance, including Bank Guarantees, Performance Bonds, Bid Bonds and Advance Payment Guarantees
• Partner with Sales and Operations to identify payment or credit issues early and support quotations, shipments and customer relationships
• Develop commercially viable payment structures and alternative solutions that balance customer needs with Company risk
• Advise on complex international transactions, including letters of credit, documentary collections, bank guarantees, bonds, credit insurance, export documentation and trade finance solutions
• Support negotiations with customers, agents, banks, insurers and other commercial partners
• Maintain strategic relationships with TD, Commerzbank and other financial institutions regarding trade finance and credit solutions
• Manage the executive relationship with EDC, including policy renewals, governance and expanded use of export credit solutions
• Develop, coach and mentor the Accounts Receivable team while fostering a commercially minded, customer-focused and accountable culture
• Drive continuous improvement and automation within SAP S/4
  
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• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related discipline
• 10+ years of progressive experience in international credit, trade finance, export finance or commercial banking
• Demonstrated experience with global manufacturing and international…