The Senior Drybulk Chartering Manager will ensure profitable employment of chartered vessels, manage voyage charter (spot/forward cargo /COA) and time charter contract for Supramax segment.

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

• 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 Company

• Good market sense and capability to evaluate the general development, major cargo and trades pattern of Drybulk

• Good network of contacts and relationship with clients and related community

• Multi-lingual advantages – spoken, read and write which will facilitate communication with respective counterparty

• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to socialize with different tier and type of clients