Chart Your Career with GeoServe - Join Our Voyage Operations Team!
GeoServe is a growing force in the Maritime industry, known for delivering integrated commercial management solutions. Our expertise lies in providing technology enabled services that help vessel operators, owners, and managers optimize every stage of voyage from pre-fixture planning to voyage execution and post-fixture analysis.
If you are ready to build your career in voyage operations, your next opportunity starts here at GeoServe.
Job Summary:
Responsible for the pre & post fixture operations of Dry bulk vessels
Task & Responsibilities:
1) Assist the Chartering Department in collating the information required by customers during the pre-fixture negotiations. The information required may include:
- Details of the vessel specifications
- Cargo carrying capabilities
- Performance history of the vessel
- Assessing suitability for the trade & Vessel scheduling
- Cargo hold readiness
- Estimated Voyage Costs
- Port specific information
2) Execution of Voyage:
- Thorough in Voyage planning & voyage orders for Master, including maximizing on cargo intake and bunker requirements etc.
- To liaise and coordinate with Brokers, Charterers, Owners, Agents, Internal departments on efficient & to facilitate execution of the voyage on a 24/7 basis.
- Monitor ships performance at sea.
- Liaising with accounting and preparing summary of outstanding, receivables.
- Ensure collection of all receivables to improve cash flow.
- Contest / defend and negotiate claims.
- Thorough understanding of the voyage Profit & Loss account.
3) Bunkering & Vessel Optimisation:
- To ascertain that the vessel optimizes cargo intakes & to ensure vessel is sufficiently bunkered.
- To coordinate with weather routing services & ensure vessel is following optimal sea route.
4) Internal & External Liaison:
- To negotiate & appoint port agents, plan bunkers stem as per grades permissible to trading areas.
- To bill for freight and other charterers claims and coordinate with post fixture group.
- Post fixture inputs to Claims Coordinators
- Review and approval of Port Disbursement accounts.
- Record keeping and Data Management in company systems
Qualification & Experience:
- Minimum (5 - 6) years experience in commercial operations
- Seagoing experience in the management position on Dry Bulk vessels.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Strong experience in pre-fixture operations
- The candidate should be able to work independently & also feel comfortable collaborating & communicating across all levels of the organization.
- Good at negotiations and communications.
- Experience in IMOS operating system.
- Need to be pro-active rather reactive in nature
