Ocean Transportation Academy Trainee

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Ocean Transportation is a leading customer-focused freight-trading business that serves customers across the globe. Founded in 1956 in Geneva, our business benefits from the rich heritage and capabilities of the Cargill corporation. We are developing critical capabilities in areas such as risk management, trading, digitalization, analytics and sustainability, and we are collaborating with our industry peers to help transform the maritime industry  Ocean Transportation Academy aims to attract early career professionals with different educational backgrounds ranging from Data Science to Sustainability, with the purpose of building a talent pipeline able to support our future strategy.

Your career path could take you to consulting, managing and executing on the ocean transportation requirements for some of the key flows of one of the largest soft commodity traders in the world, all the way to getting involved on the trading of Ocean Transportation as a stand-alone commodity. You will tackle real challenges, cultivate your curiosity, have client exposure, enjoy both personal and team accomplishments and have your initiative acknowledged along the way.

The Ocean Transportation Academy Trainee is a 12-month program aimed at equipping you with foundational merchandising and trading proficiency in shipping. You will focus on developing the key skills and capabilities early in your career that are critical for progressing your career within Ocean Transportation covering operations, chartering, and finally analytics and trading. Participants will receive real, immediately impactful, and diverse experiences.

Throughout each rotation, you will have the opportunity to explore and develop your passion in an outstanding supply chain organization, while having a dedicated support system to ensure you are reaching your full potential. After successful completion of the rotational program, you will be placed into a permanent position.

• Cohort experience: You will join the rotational program with other graduates onboarding and training together during a week-long training session. During your program, you will participate in various activities together with your cohort. In addition, you may be assigned a cohort project where you will work together to solve a leader-nominated opportunity with high impact and visibility. These projects are based on business needs and timing
• Mentor assignment: Broaden your perspective on career development, gain problem-solving insights, and enhance your ability to navigate the organizational culture with the aid of an assigned mentor

• Highly impactful rotational assignments with the opportunity to be responsible for your work, influence others, and drive innovation
• Participate in trade life cycle, including contract negotiation, trade entry and physical execution, as well as profit and loss analysis
• Analyze supply and demand data and market/economic conditions to explore ways to innovate and improve data analysis
• Handle basic issues and problems under…