Commercial Freight Operator: Tankers Sailing Experience: World Energy Co

Exciting opportunity for a Commercial Freight Operator to join this global Energy company.

This is an exciting time to join this world-leading Energy company as it evolves from a traditional Oil & Gas enterprise into a future-focused Energy leader. This transformation includes the establishment of a highly successful new Power Trading desk within the Energy Trading team and ventures into cutting-edge solutions that address the evolving demands of the Energy sector. These initiatives include advanced Gas infrastructure, LNG technology, effective Energy Storage systems and Green Energy solutions. These innovations create opportunities for exceptionally talented individuals to contribute to the success of this evolution, working alongside some of the industry's top professionals and leveraging the very latest technology.

Office attendance: Minimum 3 days per week in the office (mandatory)
Experience: Tankers sailing experience
At least 1+ year of industry experience in Commercial Operations

Ensures that crude, oil products, natural gas and chemical feedstocks are delivered to Trading & Supply customers around the world. Includes the efficient running of physical assets while ensuring timely delivery of fuel to customers, a structured approach to optimising molecules in the supply chain, applying knowledge of trading tools and technique as well as commercial acumen, and ensuring Continuous Improvement in the management of our processes. At the same time the management of all physical operations is handled with an uncompromising emphasis on HSSE, Compliance and Product Quality.

Key elements of Freight Operations include:
* Support Freight Trading Strategy for our Time-Charter fleet by adding as much value as possible to the bottom-line whilst maintaining safe and compliant operations
* Conduct all freight operational activities promptly and professionally ensuring that all obligations and requirements under the charter party contract terms are met. This refers both to our external charters and internal business
* Identify and maximize the Embedded optionality within charter party agreements (ie laycan, demurrage rates, ship space parcelling, ship swaps, backhaul opportunities)
* Ensure the efficient operation of time-chartered vessels including the issuance of voyage orders, the correct preparation of cargo tanks and the issuance of LOIs in accordance with charter party terms and conditions
* Ensure that bunker procurement is optimised in terms of location, cost and grade in close liaison with the freight trader
* Support fleet performance optimisation initiatives to reduce bunker consumption
* Ensure that service provider appointments are made in line with policies and guidelines and expedites turnaround of the vessel
* Liaise with Demurrage & Finance teams to maximise outgoing claims and ensure settlements are fulfilled timely and accurately
* Identify & develop areas for process improvement in freight activities
* Use in-house tools for managing ship operations and records

Requirements:
Commercially aware and able to make rapid and accurate decisions, you'll have proven experience in analysing complex issues and managing your demanding workload effectively to ensure deadlines are met. Confident and self-motivated, your excellent interpersonal and communication skills mean you'll be able to liaise effectively with all levels of internal and external stakeholders. You'll also have a thorough understanding of all contractual, license and regulatory obligations in the markets in which Shell operates.

We value the following skills for this role:-
- Established experience in handling the commercial aspects of trades/commercial deals and logistics
- Ability to troubleshoot existing process issues/proactive in continuous improvement
- Experience in managing complex multi-stakeholder needs
- Ability to analyse and simplify complex problems
- Experience in cross-function, cross-business, multinational and cross-cultural teams

This needs combining with a positive attitude and an ability to work within a large, globally dispersed project team in a multi-cultural environment. You also need to be a self-starter, a logical thinker and a quick learner, with strong initiative and excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, able to write clearly and concisely. We believe in equality of opportunity for all job applicants regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, creed or religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. With a focus within Energy Trading, Oil & Gas, Financial Markets and Commodities, we offer a transparent Recruitment Service that has proven to be reliable and effective for over 40 years. We are ISO accredited and proud of our excellent TrustPilot Reviews. Your search for a New Contract Assignment or for a New Permanent Job will be in safe hands with Eaglecliff Recruitment. Please telephone for an immediate response or email your CV for a quick response.

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