Trade Finance Specialist - Bank Guarantee Manager

Are you an experienced trade finance Specialist and looking for a dynamic position within a large international company where no day is the same? Do you have extensive knowledge of assessing, drafting, amending and settling trade finance instruments, such as bank guarantees and letters of credit? Then read on and discover what we have to offer you!

Trade Finance Specialist - Bank Guarantee Manager

The position

As a Bank Guarantee Manager, you are operationally responsible for the entire process surrounding bank guarantees, letters of credit, etc., from application to settlement. You will work closely with various internal and external stakeholders, including commercial teams, legal departments and trade finance departments of financial institutions. Thanks to your accuracy and stress resistance, you know how to optimally represent the interests of the organization.

Your impact

• Assessing, drafting, amending and settling bank guarantees, letters of credit and other trade finance instruments.
• Analyzing warranty conditions and risks and advising on this to internal stakeholders.
• Monitoring the validity periods of current warranties and ensuring timely renewal or release.
• Maintaining contacts with banks, customers and internal stakeholders about bank guarantees, letters of credit and other trade finance instruments.
• Ensuring the availability of guarantee limits with financial institutions to support our guarantee needs.
• Managing the guarantee portfolio, including documentation, reporting, management information and compliance.
• Identifying and advising on improvements in processes and documentation relating to bank guarantees, letters of credit and other trade finance instruments.
• Providing internal training/workshops on trade finance instruments and related processes.

About you

We are looking for an accurate and stress-resistant professional with a solution-oriented attitude. You are able to work independently, but also function excellently within a team. In addition, you bring the following:

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in trade finance, preferably within a financial institution.
• Extensive knowledge of the warranty process, warranty conditions and contractual provisions.
• A good understanding of the legal and financial aspects of bank guarantees and other trade finance instruments.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• A proactive and structured work attitude.
• Good communication skills in both Dutch and English.

We offer

• Attractive travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home working allowance (€2.45 per day);
• 32 holidays (of which a maximum of 7 are collective);
• Variable bonus, partly dependent on company results;
• Attractive pension scheme;
• Option for collective health insurance (Van Oord pays for your supplementary package);
• Flexible home working arrangement; on a full-time basis, you can work from home 2 days a week;
• Extensive development opportunities, including a comprehensive online academy via Goodhabitz;
• Communities to join, such as Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women, and the Van Oord staff association;
• Various events and sports activities, such as skiing, sailing weekends, cycling, and motorcycling.

“Show what you can do and where your ambition lies, and you’ll get every opportunity to act on it. That’s something I’m proud of!”

Renske, Category Manager Engineering