POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior Drybulk Chartering Manager will ensure profitable employment of chartered vessels, manage voyage charter (spot / forward cargo / COA) and time charter contract for 1 segment (Handysize / Supramax or Panamax).
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for Vessel employment for chartered vessels; identify & fix best available businesses through contact with owners / operators and international ship broker channels, and intelligent projection / analysis of market trend
- Secure spot and forward cargoes / COAs / tonnages to cover future ship / open cargo position
- Time-charter contract for covering cargoes in the book; identify potential tonnage for chartering-in through direct contact with owners / operators and international ship broking firms
- Involve in Project / Contract negotiation & development and manage fleet coverage with higher rate than market index
- Critical analysis of statistics, records and trade studies and product / client / work research.
- Recommend long term charter-in or purchase proper tonnages as appropriate.
- Assist the Research team on market analysis and forecast
- Business network maintenance and development, including key customers, brokers, owners, shippers, charterers and other business partners, reporting and following up opportunities accordingly
- Attend conferences, functions and seminars to gather market information and act as IMC Ambassador
- Negotiate main terms of business and charter party details with owners / charterers, reduce risk exposure and evaluate commercial viability
REQUIREMENTS
Degree in any discipline with minimum 8 years of Chartering experience in Drybulk ship owner / operator CompanyGood market sense and capability to evaluate the general development, major cargo and trades pattern of DrybulkGood network of contacts and relationship with clients and related communityMulti-lingual advantages – spoken, read and write which will facilitate communication with respective counterpartyStrong inter-personal skills and ability to socialize with different tier and type of clients