Coumba O. BA

Independent market leader in soft commodities trading (sugar, cocoa, coffee, ethanol, grains and oilseeds)

* Start of Paris based grains & wheat flour operations (bulk vessels and containers) in 2022 in collaboration with Singapore and Dubai teams:

Origination: Black Sea, Europe, North & South America, Australia

Destination: Africa, U.S.A., Europe, U.A.E., South Korea

* Obtention of GMP+ and GTP certifications

* Recruitment and training of a new operator (2024)

* Support in coffee contracts execution

First and Largest French Agricultural Cooperative

• Bulk grains contracts operations manager for three companies of the Group: "GRANIT NEGOCE"/"DURUM SAS"/'SICA AXEREAL"

- Multimodal transport from France to E.U. & Third countries for private and government companies.

- Operation teams relocation, reorganization and management:

GRANIT NEGOCE & DURUM SAS (Nîmes/Paris): Team of seven operators - SICA AXEREAL & DURUM SAS (Olivet): team of eight operators

- Contribution to the new E.R.P. system implementation

Global merchandizer of commodities and processor of agricultural goods worldwide

• Execution of purchase and sale contracts of fertilizers and Chemicals for Group subsidiaries and foreign customers:

- Bulk handy + Panamax vessels/containers/ bagged fertilizers

- Letters of credits management

- Laytime finalization

- Putting in place execution procedures for containers shipments to some specific African countries.

First French Group of Agricultural Cooperatives

• Contracts execution (EU & Third Countries) by bulk vessels & containers

- Coordination of grains transfers with ports silos and grains stocks monitoring.

- Contribution to continuous improvement of execution procedures

- Training to contracts execution (started in 2009) of 4 newly hired junior traders

- Key user during the implementation of the new E.R.P

• Successful 9 months end of studies internship (Master's Degree validation) within Union Invivo's Group - Grain Market Department.

- Assisting operators in grain contracts executions (Bulk vessels & containers FOB/CFR and CIF based contracts) from France (grains stored in silos) to E.U. countries

- Assistance on Export Licenses management, vessels nomination, documentary instructions and final applications

- Laytime calculation and payments follow up

Tramp shipping, shipbrokers, bunkering, clearing and forwarding agents based in Tema Port, GHANA/West Africa

* Successful 1st year of Master's degree validation by a 6 months internship abroad

- Boarding: Attendance of fishmeal vessels discharge operations and crew members documentation processing with Tema Port Authorities

- Clearing and Forwarding: Custom clearance of vessels spare parts

- Two short-term missions of agency representation within the warehouses of Mali (E.MA.GHA.) and the Burkina-faso Chamber of Commerce for Industry and Handicraft based in Tema port