Job Type

Full-time
Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Charterer to join our team. The Charterer will be responsible for securing safe, reliable, and cost-effective marine vessels in support of the energy trading business. The successful candidate will build and maintain a portfolio of vessels suitable for meeting business demands and maintain contacts to predict business requirements and develop new opportunities. This includes negotiating and chartering of tanker vessels that adhere to UNIPEC America compliance, safety, and vetting standards.

• Coordinate efforts to support the business requirements, including securing spots, and short and long-term charter marine transportation.
• Ability to successfully execute multiple forms of charter party agreements (spot, COA, term).
• Negotiate various agreements and work with supplies, brokers, and agents to finalize securing vessels in a compliant, safe, and efficient manner.
• Work closely with internal groups such as Legal, Operations, Traders, Risk, and Finance to ensure we successfully collaboratively achieve business goals.
• Monitor various metrics to analyze performance such as market trends, broker performance, freight costs, and vessel availability.
• Coordinate with operations to nominate tonnage in a manner that will optimize freight costs, minimize demurrage, and ensure timely delivery of cargo.
• Maintain various databases and entered deal terms promptly.
• Ensure timely payment to vendors and suppliers, including working with internal groups to resolve billing and claims.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a Marine Operations field, such as Maritime Business, Maritime Administration, Maritime Logistics, or related.
• Minimum of 5 years of chartering experience in the tanker.
• Thorough knowledge of the marine transportation and logistics industry.
• Previous experience in commercial activities and negotiating agreements.
• Knowledge and background of API, pourpoint, flashpoint, viscosity requirements, and other industry standards.
• Knowledge of marine operations and safety.
• Effective negotiating skills.
• Strong analytical capability.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong bias for action, moving quickly and efficiently in a trading environment.
• Organized and able to work with substantial amounts of information.

Please note we will not sponsor, obtain, and/or petition for temporary visa status (for example, E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN) for candidates for this position and/or personnel hired for this position.
We are not accepting unsolicited resumes from third-party recruitment agencies; therefore we will not pay a fee for resumes submitted.