Contract Administrator jobs in United Arab Emirates

Gerald Group is one of the oldest and the world’s largest commodity trading companies focused purely on the merchanting of non-ferrous, ferrous, and precious metals, as well as related concentrates and raw materials. For six decades, we have distinguished ourselves as the leading market specialists in the trading of all forms of refined metals and raw materials around the world. We take pride in our well-earned reputation as a dedicated and trusted partner to top-tier miners and processors, industrial consumers, and major financial institutions.

The Junior Contract Administrator will support the physical movement, custody and contractual obligations concerning the metal traded including the commodity supply chain to execute tasks with customers, logistics companies, and warehousers to ensure the timely and cost-efficient execution of physical metals trades.

• Booking invoices for deliveries into our in-house system to record the purchase or sales.
• Checking freight/storage/inspection invoices received from different 3rd party companies and preparing them for payment based on traffic inputs.
• Booking of and following up on deliveries with different freight forwarders
• Develop and maintain high quality customer service relationships with various counterparties including producers, consumers, and service providers in a manner which creates operational synergies across the supply chain
• Proactively monitor contractual documentation, such as purchase/sales orders invoices, shipping and title documents to ensure contractual obligations are met and realized in an accurate, timely and cost-efficient manner
• Various other admin tasks on regular or ad hoc bases as needed by the operations team

• Minimum of 1 to 3 years of experience in operations within the base metals industry.
• A solid educational background, bachelor’s degree required, or professional degree
• Fluent English (spoken and written), additional European language is a plus
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Efficient and well-organized working skills, very good accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
• Able to work and communicate with people from various multi-cultural backgrounds.
• Must be flexible to work additional hours as required
• Excels in collaborative environments while maintaining a versatile, autonomous, and flexible approach to their work.
• Ready to adapt to international practices.
• Interested in Commodity Trading
• Knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams)