Freight manager

Key Job Responsibilities:Voyage calculations;Searching and fixing bulkers/tankers/coasters;Negotiate Charter parties and fix ocean freight for voyage charters;Maintaining active networks with shipowners, operators, brokers, agents and clients;Reviewing weekly freight markets and preparing internal commercial reports;Nominating the vessels to the shippers/consignees and coordinating the loading/unloading processes;Monitor the cargo readiness for the shipments and vessels queues/line-ups at loading/unloading ports;Forecast the chartered vessels’ departure/arrival;Control the cargo documents for incoming/outgoing chartered;Provide information on incoming and outgoing vessels;Freight payment arrangements;Calculate and coordinate the lay time negotiations (demurrage and dispatch) with ship owners, as well as with shippers/consignees/agents;Prepare and coordinate the vessels’ loading/unloading plans; ensure reporting and reviewing/commenting SOF;Preparing (filling up/getting approvals) letters of indemnity (LOI) with counterparties for light rain during loading/discharging, for discharging w/o OBL etc.;Cooperation with insurance and legal departments with regard to claims and protests.

Requirements

Higher education (preferably on organization of transportation and process management in transport/logistics/navigation or other related studies on transportation of goods by sea);Knowledge of basic [BIMCO] forms of charter-parties and its general terms and conditions;Language proficiency: fluent English obligatory (incl. professional terminology skills) and Russian (as an advantage);5 years of experience in maritime transportation/logistics preferably (3 years minimum);English Law basic principles within claim’s negotiations;Knowledge of MS Office products, laytime calculation products (BV laytime, Enqlare and etc.), distance calculation programs (Netpas);Personal qualities: high level of responsibility, attention to details when working with documents, stress resistance, communication skills, ability to learn;Desire to develop in the logistics and freight field, deepening professional knowledge and skills.