Graduate Operations Executive

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Closely coordinating with counterparties including shipping agents, cargo suppliers/customers, surveyors, and Cargo traders for following the operations properly.
• Endeavour to provide notice of potential issues to trading teams as well as proactively look for solutions.
• Staying current with all relevant industry news.
• Ensure local customs procedures are fulfilled.
• Proactively chase for vessels ETA, Cargo docs, invoices, and other relevant documentation from all parties involved in the operation.
• Advising of port dues, calling costs and other related costs at the point of quoting, and following through to ensure correct invoicing.
• Ensuring Bunker Delivery Notes, invoices, and other relevant documentation is promptly actioned, checked and verified.
• Providing timely updates of vessels to be supplied to all parties involved.
• Organisation and monitoring of daily terminal/loading operations.
• Supporting local and worldwide traders within the company
• Closely coordinating with all other departments; fleet management & shipping ops for daily operations, Finance teams, system teams, etc.
• Proactively work on relationships both external and internal.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s (minimum 2:1) or Master’s degree completed in the last 2 years, ideally in Maritime, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics or Business
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, strong level of Excel
• Demonstrable interest in Commodities, Shipping or Financial markets (extra-curricular activities, work experience, internships) 
• Professional level of English 
• British or EU Passport holder