SUMMARY:
The purpose of the role is the strategic sourcing, buying, selling, and execution of international trade opportunities across global markets.
POSITION INFO:
International Trader - Paarden Eiland, South Africa
An opportunity to manage the strategic sourcing, buying, selling, and execution of international trade opportunities across global markets.
About Our Client
The company is a global business engaged in the import, export, and distribution of seafood products worldwide.
The Role: International Trader
The purpose of the role is the strategic sourcing, buying, selling, and execution of international trade opportunities across global markets. The main focus areas include identifying profitable trading opportunities by sourcing products from multiple international origin markets and placing them into suitable destination markets worldwide. The position involves active sourcing and trading between multiple international origin and destination markets, rather than being limited to local exports.
Key Responsibilities
- Relevant work experience in international trading for 5 or more years.
- Sourcing products globally from multiple producing countries and international markets while developing and maintaining global supplier relationships.
- Developing robust international customer relationships and expanding sales into existing and emerging global markets.
- Structuring profitable international transactions and managing end-to-end trade execution from contract to final delivery.
- Analysing international pricing trends, global supply and demand dynamics, freight and logistics costs, and currency impacts.
- Negotiating international sales agreements, supply contracts, payment terms, Incoterms, and volume commitments.
- Coordinating international shipment execution, including freight bookings, shipping schedules, customs requirements, and documentation.
- Managing commercial and financial risk through Letters of Credit, payment structures, currency exposure management, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
About You
- 5+ years of relevant work experience in international trading.
- Strong working knowledge of international sourcing strategies, global logistics/freight, Incoterms, trade finance instruments, customs, compliance processes, and foreign exchange risk.
- Proficiency in ERP/CRM systems and Advanced Excel.
- Strong commercial acumen, advanced negotiation capabilities, strategic thinking, analytical decision-making, and proactive problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent relationship-building skills, close attention to detail, strong execution discipline, and global market awareness.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, highly self-motivated, results-driven, commercially aggressive yet disciplined, ethical, trustworthy, and resilient under pressure.
- Strong communicator who is adaptable across international business cultures.
