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Chartering Manager – Dry Bulk
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Description
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Responsible for performing/supervising all fixtures and manage the post-fixture activities for bulk vessels chartered by the Company.
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Develop and maintain a system to provide the Company with up-to-date visibility of all vessels chartered.
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Keep constant contact with brokers, owners and regularly report on actual positions, freight markets, trends, and analysis.
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Introduce best practice methods and or adjust existing processes accordingly.
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Monitor open positions, including spot, time charter contracts.
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Efficiently and timely convey voyage instructions, charter party terms, and other information relevant to the voyage and/or employment to the vessels to other parties and maintain a close dialogue with them.
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Ensure cost-efficient fixture calculations and accurate reporting.
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Ensure freight and demurrage are invoiced correctly and received on time.
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Develop and maintain relations with customers.
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Support an internal network of traders with freight rates, contract review, and shipping information.
Responsibilities
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The ideal candidate should have min 3 years of relevant experience in Dry Bulk Chartering/Broking.
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Experience in dealing with vessel owners/brokers/agents, especially in Handysize, Suppramax, and Ultramax vessels.
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Possess profound knowledge of chartering dry bulk cargo shipments, including demurrage and Laytime calculations.
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Excellent English knowledge, French is a plus.
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Drive to excel and grow with a fast-growing organization.
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Eager to learn, self-driven, ability to take initiative.
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Attention to detail.
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Negotiation skills: Strong negotiator and ability to outperform market levels.
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Meticulous, pro-active with a positive attitude, and willing to learn.
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IT skills MS-office; Online portals; Records management; ERP systems. Able to lead ERP projects.
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Values and Ethics.
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Team player who has the discipline to work along and meet pre-defined deadlines.
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Ability to achieve results in a demanding and challenging environment.
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Academic qualification: Graduate in any discipline; Maritime Studies/ Commerce/Economics or equivalent is preferred.
Hard Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Customer relations
- Advanced Excel Skills (queries, pivot tables, formulas, macros)
- ERP systems
- Contract negotiations
- Relationship building
- Marketing research
- Customer success
- Trend research
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Process improvement
- Best practice development
- Deliverable management
- Executive updates
- Advanced language knowledge
- Advanced writing skills
Soft Skills
- Team player
- Strong work ethic
- Self-motivated
- Enthusiastic
- Attention to detail
