Logistics Operator

Founded in 1992, Greenwich Metals (GMI) has a long history of sourcing and supplying industrial metals to manufacturing companies globally. The company was revitalized in 2018 as the founder sold the company to a group of investors led by several metals trading executives. Collectively, the group holds over 100 years of trading experience. Under this new leadership, the company has been refinanced, rebranded, and diversified.

The Operator-Logistician is responsible for all aspects of executing physical shipments. Responsibilities include logistics, hedging, profit and loss issuance and risk mitigation covering refined metals shipments.

• Written and verbal daily contact with suppliers, receivers, and service providers
• Co‑ordinating the shipments with our customers and suppliers.
• Issuing and taking releases to and from international warehouses
• Preparation and handling of all shipping documents
• Invoicing while observing and maintaining payment terms (Holding Certificates, CAD, Letters of Credit, Bank collections, Open Account etc.)
• Checking and arranging payments to our suppliers and logistics providers.
• Issuing Certificates of Insurance bearing in mind incoterms.
• Taking LME pricing orders and declaring quotational periods.
• Handling claims by mediating and coordination with all parties involved.
• Arranging for inspection, sampling, assaying and umpiring of the various products.
• Organization and coordination of shipments by vessel, truck, rail, multimodal through direct contact with shipping lines, warehouses, owners, brokers, etc.
• Obtain freight quotes and vendor services.
• Checking and calculating demurrage/dispatch.
• Being in regular contact with brokers, shipping agents, stevedores.
• Maintenance of credit lines, shipping lists, debtor reports and exposure sheet.
• Inventory reconciliation: compare the stock reports given by the warehouses against our system.
• Contract creation and understanding of P&Ls.
• System, (Balsamo), maintenance to keep it updated.
• Ability to read/understand the Balsamo reports.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Logistics, or related field or a related subject
• 1‑3 years of experience working in finance or business
• Fluent English essential as daily contact with traders and internal departments is conducted in English
• Strong communication skills and numeral literacy are very important
• Ability to be flexible and work to deadlines and under pressure
• Accurate and efficient working style with good attention to detail to complete the daily processes
• Growth mindset and motivated by learning
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills

Potential occasional travel to other office locations, ports, warehouses, and/or client facilities.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned.

Full‑time

Non‑Exempt

Entry level

• Management and Manufacturing
• Mining