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Manager, Operations (Breakbulk & Project Cargo)

POSTED ON 4/22/2025 AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2025
Kuok Maritime Group Singapore, Singapore Full Time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Manager, Operations to oversee the day-to-day operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of maritime operations, excellent leadership skills, and a proven track record of driving efficiency and productivity.

  • Coordinating agency appointments, reviewing the PDAs and FDAs.
  • Communicating with charterers, brokers, agents and vessels regarding voyage orders, vessel itineraries etc.
  • To plan / prepare / circulate loading & discharging operations and coordinating with various parties like Master, attending port catains, stevedores, agents and other related parties for efficient turn around in ports.
  • Monitoring vessel movements and performances.
  • Reviewing and preparing cargo stowage plans to optimize cargo liftings for bulk/breakbulk or project cargo, able to make stowage plan, lashing/bedding plan, lashing calculation and other cargo documents.
  • Monitoring hold cleaning plans; including supply of chemicals and supervisors.
  • Proper planning bunker supplies and co-ordination with bunker suppliers.
  • Good experience for handling claims, liaising with the P&I clubs, legal teams to resolve disputes/ arbitration.
  • To attend vessel and supervise the cargo operation whenever critical shipments going to be loaded to vessel. To source and purchase materials required for cargo operation.
  • Perform cost control procedures for the voyage expenses and verify bills received from agent and vendors.
  • Supporting Chartering team for fixing of potential shipments, and checking/confirm suitability for the vessels going to chart-in.
  • Supporting chartering team for max cargo uplift, stowage plan, port information inquiries for prospective vessel’s employment.
  • Guide postfix team to calculate voyage laytime, chart-hire and freight are correctly calculated and verify all invoices are correct before send to account department to settle.
  • Coordinating operations strategies and activities to ensure operational efficiency and meeting objectives effectively.
  • Effectively manager, motivate team members and performance assessment.
  • To capture weakness of the current procedures/practices/ process, summarize with solution for top management approval and improve the same.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Maritime Studies, Nautical Science, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 6-10 years of experience in shipping operations for bulk, breakbulk, parcelling and project cargo.
  • Master Mariner with shore job experience in operations for bulk, breakbulk, parcelling and project or sailing experience in similar shipping trade is preferred.
  • Prefer to have fruitful experience of loading Windmill components, project cargo and general cargoes.
  • Prefer able to use CAD, FEMAP or other similar software for stowage plan.

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