Trade Finance Manager at Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA)

Application Deadline: 21 Sep 2015

Trade Finance Manager POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Source: The Guardian, 15th September,2015

Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) Limited was established in 1962; offering wide spectrum of banking products and services. Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) promotes equal employment opportunity and provides a conducive and challenging work environment for existing and potential employees to fully realize their potential. CBA is hereby inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacancy

POSITION: TRADE FINANCE MANAGER
REPORTING TO: SENIOR MANAGER. TRADE FINANCE
LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM

Job Purpose: .
• To market high quality, high value non-managed and managed trade account business in Tanzania. This incorporates the development of the trade
finance business focusing on promoting trade between Tanzania and abroad from import and export perspectives and identifying opportunities for
new or improved trade products, and telegraphic transfer business.
Key responsibilities:
• To deliver assigned trade business and revenue targets through a combination of onshore and offshore revenue streams by marketing trade finance
products to existing and new dients directly. And also via ARMs in order to maximize customer profitability by providing innovation and value added
financing while at the same time reducing the risk to the bank.
• Solicit business from existing customers by increasing utilization under approved trade credit limits.
• To aim for a higher share of non-aedit businesses from existing customers and new customers by offering superiof services. competitive pricing and a
flexible product range. -,
• Responsible for market research and identifying business from existing and new customers.'
• To develop account relationships which will provide a stable stream of high value and low risk transactions.
• Leveraging of credit and non • To facilitate customers with a faster, more efficient and foCused trade processing service in Tanzania
• SupPorting process change initiatives and constantly working to improve trade operations.
• To benchmark against world-dass trade finance providers and ensure that the standards of the trade unit in CBA meet similar standards.
• Joint calling with Relationship Managers for soliciting incremental business from new and existing relationships.
• Packaging of new trade product programs to meet specific customer product requirements.
• Customer Calls /Presentation- execute calling program on allocated customer portfolio and conduct sales presentation as appropriate.
• Ensure complete and accurate customer charges database is in place and is known to all users.
• Monitoring, management and growth of the T.T. business customers.
• Ensure maintenance of healthy business environment through strict compliance with policies and procedures, as defined by the group and local
regulatory authorities.
Qualifications and experience required:
• University degree or equivalent
• Trade 'skills related courses
• Dynamic sales orientation/result driven
• Ability to multitask and work effectively under pressure

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Your application should include application letter, up-to-date Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant certificates and names and contact detail of three work related referees.
Application should reach the undersigned by 1600 hours on 21st September 2015.

Head of Human Resources
Commercial Bank of Africa (Tanzania) Limited
P.O. Box 9640
Dar es Salaam