Container Shipping Operator

4 days ago

Athens, Attica, Greece Trafigura Full time €40,000 - €60,000 per year

Main Purpose:

The commercial and operational container shipping activity is carried out in the Metals & Minerals division under the Operations Department Management.

The Container Shipping Operator is responsible to fully optimize the shipping operations by following adequate processes to ensure a smooth and efficient execution of the activity.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

  • Markets and related dynamics awareness about commodities, volumes, stakeholders, local supply chain, purchase/sale incoterms, local requirements and specificities.
  • Ports operations monitoring involving containers supply, ports congestion and local activities.
  • Shipments booking observing carriers' nominations and following commercial shipping team instructions.
  • Space allocations management.
  • Shipments organization and follow-up from load port to discharge port including transshipment operations and eventual cargo diversions to ensure a full shipments optimization.
  • Shipping documentation follow-up including shipping instructions submission, packing lists verification, BL drafts approval, LC requirements observation, timely OBL issuance and dispatch.
  • Communication and coordination with all concerned stakeholders (warehouses, shipping lines, customs agents, etc) and in-house departments (trading, operations, finance, accounting, etc).
  • Costs disputes (containers damages, demurrage and/or detention) handling and escalation.
  • Freight invoices verification and payments approbation.
  • Carriers statement of accounts management, observing the pre-agreed credit terms.
  • Monthly statistics reporting.

Abilities, Experience and Qualifications:

  • Previous experience (5+ years) in the shipping industry (preferably in shipping operations related departments at a shipping line or at a freight forwarding company).
  • Familiar with Incoterms & Shipping terms
  • Good knowledge of shipping documentation processes
  • Good maritime geography knowledge
  • Good level of MS Office applications (excel, PowerPoint)

Competencies:

  • Organized and diligent
  • Problem solver
  • Great teammate
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Strong communication skills
  • Open Personality with energy and drive

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

  • Cargo operations
  • Traders
  • Trade finance

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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