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Trade Finance Officer

ECOBANK
📍 Cotonou 🇧🇯CDIđŸ—“ïž 6 days ago

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Cotonou
CDI

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Trade Finance Officer

DIVISION: TSG

Location

Launch Date: 30 October 2026 Closing date: 13 November 2026

Main duties

● Managing Trade Revenue Growth and Related Trade Market Share with the budget and objectives assigned for the subsidiary. ● Develop customer visits with customers using or able to use the products Trade in collaboration with the Sales Departments (Corporate and Commercial) ● Ensure and coordinate a sales development strategy for Trade products, meet the trade needs of existing customers and solicit prospects for convert them into new customers, mainly in the Bank segment Commercial (Local Corporate Division)

Responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION

● Participate and follow the Trade strategy. ● Determine and develop a portfolio of Trade (Commercial and Corporate) clients Names) existing within the subsidiary. ● Establish a list of "Trade" Business Prospects. ● Monitor and ensure optimal use of Trade credit lines and/or Trade products from the customer portfolio. ● Manage in partnership with Account Managers the credit risk of Trade products ● Identifying, structuring and finalizing client trade opportunities either alone or in collaboration with the Group/Region Trade Specialists or teams Trade ● Develop, manage a Trade deal pipeline and ensure the effectiveness of trade deals working with the Corporate, Commercial and Trade product partners (local and group level) ● Ensure proper and correct accounting of Trade income on the portfolio Client Trade. ● Continuously drive and ensure a customer-oriented culture, as well that a high level of quality of service delivered to Trade customers by respecting the standards of the group. ● Develop a customer retention and development plan for each existing client, using the bank’s tools to optimize cross-selling and In-depth sales ● Drive customer satisfaction, benchmark Trade services offered on market and build customer loyalty ● Proactively manage new and existing TRADE customers to ensure Growing market share in the bank

Education / Qualifications

● Regularly organize trainings, forums and workshops for clients to identify and maximize Trade opportunities/solutions. ● Set up a weekly Trade customer visit plan to conduct the activity ● Negotiate the terms of international trade with customers/solve problems that customers have with products related to trade ● Providing expert advice on trade products to customers ● Work with sales teams to secure risk agreements for trade transactions. ● Manage the risk of the Trade portfolio and help structure solutions to mitigate the Risk Trade ● Track the use of trade credit lines granted to customers ● S ‘ensure the support and frank collaboration of account managers, Significant operations and stakeholders ● Acting as the focal point for international trade activities ● Periodically review trade commissions and make competitive analyses and ● Establish regular reports on Trade products and services as well as the Client Trade portfolio of the Bank.

Candidate profile

Qualifications / work experience / skills required Qualifications: ● Higher Education BAC+4/5 Marketing, Banking, Finance, Accounting, Economics

Experience

● Minimum of 3 years experience in Trade Finance including 2 years market oriented / Business Development ● Have a professional exposure in Trade Finance including 2 years market oriented / Business development function would be an asset ● Required Skills and Qualities: ● Knowledge of simple and complex Trade products ● Ability to interact and negotiate with high-level clients ● Customer orientation and result culture. ● Excellent oral and written communication, and presentation skills ● A good organizational and time management ability would be highly appreciated. ● Team spirit; ● Development and maintenance of strong networks in the Enterprise market ● Experience in building and maintaining business relationships ● A co-operative style of work and strong communication skills are required, in order to to develop and maintain effective working relationships both internally and in external, with colleagues in the subsidiary, in the region and in the group. ● Ability to work on your own initiative ● Strong interpersonal, influence and communication skills. Only shortlisted candidates will be

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Trade Finance Officer

DIVISION : TSG

Localisation

Date de Lancement : 30 Octobre 2026 Date de clĂŽture : 13 Novembre 2026

Missions principales

● GĂ©rer l’accroissement des revenus Trade ainsi que la part de marchĂ© Trade en rapport avec le budget et les objectifs assignĂ©s pour la filiale. ● DĂ©velopper les visites clientĂšles avec les clients utilisant ou pouvant utiliser les produits Trade en collaboration avec les Directions Commerciales (Corporate et Commercial) ● Assurer et coordonner une stratĂ©gie de dĂ©veloppement des ventes des produits Trade, satisfaire les besoins Trade des clients existants et dĂ©marcher des prospects en vue de les convertir en nouveaux clients, principalement sur le segment de la Banque Commerciale (division Local Corporate)

Responsabilités

PRINCIPALES RESPONSABILITÉS DU POSTE ● Participer et suivre la stratĂ©gie Commerciale Trade. ● Determiner et dĂ©velopper un portefeuille de client Trade (Commercial et Corporate Names) existants au sein de la filiale. ● Etablir une liste de Prospects d’Entreprises « Trade ». ● Suivre et s ’assurer d’une utilisation optimale des lignes de crĂ©dit Trade et/ou des produits Trade du portefeuille clients. ● GĂ©rer en partenariat avec les ChargĂ©s de Comptes le risque de crĂ©dit des produits Trade ● DĂ©celer, structurer et finaliser les opportunitĂ©s Trade des clients soit seul soit en collaboration avec les SpĂ©cialistes Trade du groupe / RĂ©gion ou les Ă©quipes commerciales ● DĂ©velopper, gĂ©rer un Trade deal pipeline et assurer l’effectivitĂ© des deals Trade en travaillant avec les Ă©quipes commerciales du Corporate, du Commercial et les partenaires produits Trade (local et au niveau du groupe) ● S ’assurer de la bonne et correcte comptabilisation des revenus Trade sur le portefeuille Client Trade. ● Conduire continuellement et assurer une culture fortement orientĂ©e vers la clientĂšle, ainsi qu’un haut niveau de qualitĂ© de service dĂ©livrĂ© Ă  la clientĂšle Trade en respectant les standards du groupe. ● DĂ©velopper un plan de rĂ©tention et de dĂ©veloppement client pour chaque client existant, en utilisant les outils de la banque pour optimiser les opportunitĂ©s de vente croisĂ©e et de vente approfondie ● Conduire la satisfaction des clients, faire le benchmarking des services Trade offerts sur le marchĂ© et bĂątir la fidĂ©lisation des clients ● GĂ©rer de façon proactive les nouveaux et les clients TRADE existants pour assurer une part de marchĂ© croissante Ă  la banque

Formation / DiplĂŽmes

● Organiser rĂ©guliĂšrement des formations, des forums et des workshops pour les clients pour identifier et maximiser les opportunitĂ©s/solutions Trade. ● Mettre en place un plan hebdomadaire de visite clientĂšle Trade pour conduire l’activitĂ© ● NĂ©gocier les termes du commerce international avec les clients / rĂ©soudre les problĂšmes que les clients ont avec les produits liĂ©s aux Ă©changes commerciaux ● Fournir des conseils d’expert sur les produits d’échanges commerciaux aux clients ● Travailler de concert avec les Ă©quipes commerciales pour obtenir les accords du Risque pour les transactions Trade. ● GĂ©rer le risque du portefeuille Trade et aider Ă  structurer des solutions pour mitiger le risque Trade ● Suivre l’utilisation des lignes de crĂ©dit Trade accordĂ©es aux clients ● S ‘assurer du support et de la franche collaboration des gestionnaires de comptes, des OpĂ©rations et des parties prenantes significatives ● Agir comme le point focal des activitĂ©s du commerce international ● Revoir pĂ©riodiquement les commissions Trade et faire des analyses compĂ©titives et ● Etablir des rapports rĂ©guliers sur les produits et services Trade ainsi que sur le portefeuille de Client Trade de la Banque.

Profil recherché

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPÉRIENCE PROFESSIONNELLE /COMPÉTENCES REQUISES Qualifications : ● De formation supĂ©rieure BAC+4/5 Marketing, Banque, Finance, ComptabilitĂ©, Economie

Expérience

● 3 ans minimum d’expĂ©rience en Trade Finance dont 2 ans orientĂ©s marchĂ© / fonction de dĂ©veloppement de business ● Avoir une exposition professionnelle en Trade Finance dont 2 ans orientĂ©s marchĂ© / fonction de dĂ©veloppement de business serait un atout ● CompĂ©tences et QualitĂ©s Requises : ● Connaissance des produits Trade simples et complexes ● CapacitĂ© d’interagir et de nĂ©gocier avec des clients d’un haut niveau ● Orientation clientĂšle et culture du rĂ©sultat. ● Excellente capacitĂ© de communication orale et Ă©crite, et de prĂ©sentation ● Une bonne capacitĂ© d’organisation et de gestion du temps serait hautement apprĂ©ciĂ©e. ● Esprit d’équipe ; ● DĂ©veloppement et maintien de rĂ©seaux forts dans le marchĂ© des Entreprises ● ExpĂ©rience dans la constitution et le maintien des relations d’affaires ● Un style de travail coopĂ©ratif et une forte capacitĂ© de communication sont requis, en vue de dĂ©velopper et maintenir des relations effectives de travail tant en interne qu’en externe, avec les collĂšgues dans la filiale, dans la rĂ©gion et dans le groupe. ● CapacitĂ© Ă  travailler sous sa propre initiative ● Fortes capacitĂ©s interpersonnelle, d’influence et de communication. Seul(e)s les candidats(es) prĂ©sĂ©lectionnĂ©(es) seront contactĂ©(es).

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