Key Responsibilities:
1. Leadership C Strategy
- Full PCL responsibility for the commercial trading of chartered-in fleet
- Lead and mentor the chartering and operations teams, promoting a high-performance culture.
- Work closely with finance and risk management to manage exposure and profitability.
- Set up Shipping SOP to support efficient and cost-effective operations and ensure compliance
- Explore and implement up-to-date shipping technologies/system/programmes to develop innovation commercial solutions that optimises vessel trading efficiency
- Support in developing new commercial shipping opportunities
2. Chartering (Commercial)
- Develop and execute chartering strategy for spot, time charter, and long-term contracts.
- Identify market opportunities and negotiate fixtures with charterers, owners, and brokers.
- Manage and build strong relationships with clients, brokers, shipowners, and internal stakeholders.
- Analyse freight markets, competitor activity, and market trends to inform chartering decisions.
- Ensure all charter party agreements are commercially viable and legally sound.
3. Operations
- Oversee all post-fixture operations including voyage execution, bunkering, cargo handling, demurrage/despatch and voyage claims.
- Ensure compliance with international maritime regulations and company safety standards.
- Manage coordination between vessels, agents, port authorities, and Charterers/Shippers/Receivers/Cargo Owners.
- Ensure all voyage cost components are closely monitored and minimized to optimize voyage profits/losses.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Maritime related studies or Business Management
- Extensive experience in negotiating charter parties, contract clauses as well as managing post fixtures
- Familiar and skilled in usage of digital chartering platforms
- Strong network across charterers, cargo owners, tonnage providers, and brokers
- Excellent negotiation, leadership, and cross-functional coordination skills
- Analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills when under pressure and tight work deadlines
- Team management and leadership qualities.
