Mark Ward Email & Phone Number

Baulkham Hills, Nsw, Au

Baulkham Hills, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

As the Sydney Branch Manager I'm responsible for managing the Branch P&L and facilitating the business to provide a quality customer experience. This includes leading the people within the Branch and managing customer interventions, plus providing HR support.Key areas of responsibility: • Business Strategy• Financial Performance• Quality• People Management• Compliance• Human Resources• IT• Group Projects• Marketing direction and content

Sydney, Nsw & Singapore

• Oversight and management of the Sydney trade team (1 direct report) & Singapore team (4 direct reports).• Provide expert opinion on documentary and standby letters of credit to Macquarie businesses.• Review and manage documentation, confirmations and invoice preparation.• Pro-actively engage with physical commodities businesses across coal, iron ore, oil & gas, sugar, steel coils, LME metals, milk powder, rubber, grain, cocoa & cocoa butter as well as Islamic Financing, in order to execute contracts and reconciliations in a timely manner.• Produce and verify regular reports and reconciliations for regulatory reporting purposes.• Liaise with traders, credit and legal departments for the preparation and issuance of contracts.• Develop policies and procedures to manage and mitigate risks within the business to achieve consistent and scalable outcomes whilst still maintaining profitability and high standards of customer service.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

As head coach of the Parramatta District Cricket Club it was my position to arrange the pre-season and in-season training activities in conjunction with assistant coaches and specialist coaches for the club of approximately 66-80 men and boys.

Revesby & Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

• Build and maintain working relationships with customers and prospects through rigorous use of daily, weekly and monthly call cycle programmes.• Pricing negotiation for local markets and conduct regular customer & product reviews.• Assist product research and development via insights from market and client interactions.• Maintain active international marketing duties across China, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Identify, target and market to new potential customers.• Work with stakeholders to onboard and bring new customers through to deal execution.• Check and manage all export related operations, including letters of credit, collections, guarantees, Letters of Undertaking, payments and supervision of other staff’s document checking activities.

Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia

• Develop and maintain customer relationships, process orders and manage customer enquiries, requirements and collate feedback.• Negotiate freight rates with forwarders and shipping lines.• Organise export insurance policies and manage broker interactions.• Assist with the development of new products, procedures and systems to facilitate business development and improve risk management.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Liaise with and negotiate better rates, fees, terms and conditions with banks, insurers, shipping companies and wool brokers.• Report currency risk exposures in accordance with risk management policies, including the daily booking of foreign currencies for export shipments, weekly wool auction purchase balancing, wool shipment organisation and scheduling of vessels. Organise, plan and control duties among staff members to ensure smooth and efficient workflow management.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Customer and branch liaison (telephone, direct and written), booking of foreign currency and checking of import and export documentation.• Letter of Credit establishment and verification• Forward exchange contract booking.• Various supervisory and verification roles

Bachelor'S Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Certified Documentary Credit Specalist, International Business/Trade/Commerce

Diploma In Export Management, Export/Import

Certified Documentary Credit Specialist., International Business/Trade/Commerce