Main Purpose:

The commercial and operational container shipping activity is carried out in the Metals & Minerals division under the Operations Department Management.
The Container Shipping Operator is responsible to fully optimize the shipping operations by following adequate processes to ensure a smooth and efficient execution of the activity.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

• Markets and related dynamics awareness about commodities, volumes, stakeholders, local supply chain, purchase/sale incoterms, local requirements and specificities.
• Ports operations monitoring involving containers supply, ports congestion and local activities.
• Shipments booking observing carriers’ nominations and following commercial shipping team instructions.
• Space allocations management.
• Shipments organization and follow-up from load port to discharge port including transshipment operations and eventual cargo diversions to ensure a full shipments optimization.
• Shipping documentation follow-up including shipping instructions submission, packing lists verification, BL drafts approval, LC requirements observation, timely OBL issuance and dispatch.
• Communication and coordination with all concerned team members (warehouses, shipping lines, customs agents, etc) and in-house departments (trading, operations, finance, accounting, etc).
• Costs disputes (containers damages, demurrage and/or detention) handling and critical issue.
• Freight invoices verification and payments approbation.
• Carriers statement of accounts management, observing the pre-agreed credit terms.
• Monthly statistics reporting.
   

Skills and qualifications required

• Previous experience (minimum 3 years) in the shipping industry (preferably in shipping operations related departments at a shipping line or at a freight forwarding company).
• Familiar with Incoterms & Shipping terms
• Good knowledge of shipping documentation processes
• Good maritime geography knowledge
• Organized and diligent
• Problem solver
• Team player
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong communication skill

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

• Chartering and Operations Team
• All Intercompany Trading desks
• Disbursements
• Post fixing and Claims Departments
• Owners, Vessel’s, & 3rd Party Charterers
• Service Providers
• Shipping agents/Vetting organizers
• Trading Desk
• Deals Desk
• Trade Finance Desk
• Customers