Trading Operations Analyst (Intern)

Intern / Student, Full-time · Berlin

Your mission

As Trading Operations Analyst, you will join the team full-time and work with other Operations Managers and the sales team with the mandate of flawlessly executing negotiated and booked orders, covering processes from order confirmations to delivery to invoicing and payments. Specifically this will include:

Booking orders into our ERP system and issuing order confirmation documentation
Sourcing logistics quotes and handling steel & metal delivery within Europe (by truck or rail) or to export markets (by sea) through our network of shipping companies
Collaborating with our factoring partners to ensure deal financing when required
Revenue operations - issuing invoices, processing incoming invoices, processing and tracking payments, managing overdue invoices
Ensuring statutory reporting compliance including VAT declarations and Intrastat reporting
Ensuring we maintain an updated and relevant network of logistics partners to provide truck delivery across Europe
Automating existing process workflows to reduce manual work and improve process stability and scalability

Your profile

First experience in trading operations in a B2B trading environment for physical goods (commodities, ideally metals)
Understanding of commodity (metal) trading processes and documents
First experience with truck and ship logistics, including an understanding of incoterms and risk transfer
Familiarity with legal requirements regarding regional and export shipments and respective documentation
Knowledge of customs procedures, including simplified customs authorizations and documentation handling.
Understanding of payment terms and experience actively managing receivables
Familiarity with B2B invoicing processes
Advanced knowledge in Excel/Google Sheets
Strong quantitative skills - able to handle large amounts of data
Strong track record of achievements
Solid organizational and time management skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English & German

Why us?

Ownership of projects with a focus on outcomes rather than time-tracking
Fast-paced yet collaborative culture fostering individual performance and teamwork
Competitive compensation based on experience
Urban Sports Club membership or BVG Ticket subsidized
Hybrid work format
Beautiful office located in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
Regular team building events, company breakfasts and Friday drinks

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About us

We are a Berlin-based start-up that has successfully established a leading B2B marketplace for industrial metals across Europe.

The multi-billion-euro metal trading industry is operated on Excel, PDF and Email. We are on a mission to transform buying and selling in one of the oldest industries of the modern world with seamless and intuitive digital solutions. Our technologies increase liquidity, accelerate transactions, reduce scrapping rates and enhance buying convenience for hundreds of steel and metal distributors across Europe.

As a lean team of young, international, and passionate talents, we've recently reached breakeven and are gearing up for the next phase of growth. We are looking for an outstanding individual who wants to join an exciting early stage start-up.

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We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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