Chartering Manager

Enter the front line of global trade, where your commercial focus, market insight and structured risk approach shape results - backed by collaborative colleagues and support teams, such as risk management and market research, who provide the data and analysis to make confident decisions.

To strengthen our Handy, Projects & Parcelling activities, we are seeking an experienced Chartering Manager to join our team in Suntec City, Singapore.

You will play a key role in shaping and executing our trading strategy for the fleet, focusing on maximising earnings, securing cargoes and positioning tonnage in a fast-changing, competitive market.

What is in it for you
Working closely with colleagues across regions, you will convert market intelligence into actionable trades, support operational optimisation and identify new opportunities across NORDEN.

You will manage commercial exposure, including hedging where relevant, while consistently cultivating key customer and broker relationships.

You will be part of a collaborative and empowering organisation with an international footprint. With skilled analytical and riskfocused support functions by your side, you can focus on highquality commercial decisionmaking and longterm customer value.

Our culture centres on trust, accountability and enabling people to deliver at their highest level.

The tasks that await you
These are the core responsibilities that define the role:

• Establish, maintain and expand relationships with customers, brokers and internal stakeholders.

• Maximise earnings on owned and controlled tonnage.

• Create direct value through short-term trading, tonnage procurement and cargo bookings.

• Promote cross-selling of freight solutions across all NORDEN verticals, spotting opportunities beyond your core segment.

• Partner with Operations on ongoing voyages to enhance performance and ensure clients receive highlevel service.

• Support the development of strategic trades to enable growth globally.

• Coordinate and position our fleet in close cooperation with the team and in alignment with our overall trading strategy.

As connecting with stakeholders is fundamental, business travel is expected.

Your core skills and qualifications

You build solid professional relationships and are always on the lookout for new market leads and prospects. You hold a minimum of 5 years of experience in Dry Cargo Chartering, ideally within the Handy Parcelling or Project/Breakbulk oriented segments.

In addition, you bring experience in:

• Trading and optimising earnings on tonnage and cargoes.

• Managing commercial exposure.

• Key customer and broker relationships.

• Basic understanding of hedging and FFAs.

• Good commercial acumen.

• Knowledge of the Australian Markets advantageous.

• Proficient in SEDNA and IMOS favourable.