Main Purpose:

The department undertakes and deals with all activities involving voyage planning, bunkers procurement, agency appointments, voyage orders, monitoring ship’s effectiveness/compliance. Complete and continuous follow up of ships’ trading activities from delivery till redelivery. Maximize and optimize vessel’s performance.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

• Assist Charterers in business development by collating information for new trading opportunities.
• Optimize the voyage P&L (profit & loss) through efficient voyage planning by communicating updates in a timely and organized manner.
• Actively manage all voyages by sending voyage orders to vessel owners, negotiating with terminal operators, counterparties and port authorities to optimize the logistics and minimize costs.
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with ship owners, international customers and third party service providers on a regular basis regarding post voyage activities.
• Assist chartering team with vessel clearance, freight calculations and pre and post fixture optimization of oil tankers.
• Review and negotiate contractual terms with international clients to gain maximum commercial advantage for Trafigura.
• Be completely aware of the costs related to a particular deal, minimize the costs actively and keep deals desk team continuously updated.
• Provides and supervise updated questionnaires and certificate copies for clean acceptance of vessels on subjects to chartering team.
• Study and be cognizant of the Charter Party terms in place, up and down the chain with owners and sub-charterers. Relay and supervise voyage orders and LOI’s issuance to Ship-owners. Lead all aspects of the progress of the vessel during voyages.
• Optimize well-timed Bunkers procurement/speed and consumptions monitor/tank cleaning optimization during voyage in line with Company’s policy.
• Monitors and ensures that post fixing and relet time Charters.
• Supervises and signs off the off-hire/dispute calculation.
• Handling enquiries from TC-In owners and working with them for satisfactory solution of any dispute in accordance with terms of charter party.
• Pro-actively communicate & handle expected and/or identified exceptions which arise during ballast, tank cleaning, loading, transit or discharge phases of a voyage.
• Ensuring all relevant systems are continuously updated with voyage related data which includes PNI cost updating in IMOS, document management (update Q88 and certs expiry, last 3 cargoes), Agency appointment, Bunker survey appointment, Invoice checks (redundant), Bunker stem – need to send email as well as enter into IMOS.
• Ensure strict adherence to Trafigura’ s Code of Conduct and follow internal procedures and company's policies.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

• Tanker Operator with 3 to 5 years of previous office experience in the Operations department/ Chief Officer's or 2nd officer sailing experience license with product Tankers sea experience is preferred.
• Having a strong interest in commercial shipping operation.
• Aptitude to work and perform in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment.
• Strong communication skills and quantitative ability.
• Strong business acumen and has a commercial bent of mind.
• Ability to negotiate with international customers/good stakeholders management and team player.
• Independent, well -organized and able to think out of the box to find solutions.