SHIPPING OPERATOR - LPG

Job description

GENEVE-WTC1(CHE)
Job Description

As a LPG Shipping Operator you will be closely working with the traders / charterers and cargos operators. You will be responsible of executing efficient handling of transactions, with timely and accurate administration and data entry, directly contributing to maximize the traders’ P&L. Based in Geneva, you will be part of the LPG Trading Desk and will be reporting to the LPG Trading General Manager

Within the desk, 2 Shipping Operators are in charge of managing a time charter fleet of 10 vessels and spot chartered vessels, ranging from VLGC to coasters. The desk activity generates about 300 voyages per year to carry close to 4M tons of LPG.
You will also be in contact with ship owners, technical ship managers, vessel masters, brokers and port agents.

Key responsibilities

You will be in charge of post-fixture management and all aspects of voyage operations for the vessels chartered which consist in:

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Managing the voyage operations from the loading to the discharging port in the most efficient way

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Issuing voyage orders, instructing masters, appointing shipping agents, etc…

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Checking and negotiating the charter parties terms with the assistance of the legal dept

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Estimating freight cost

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Calculating final voyage cost for time charter vessels

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Optimizing and ordering bunkers for the time charter fleet in coordination with the bunker purchase dept

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Checking freight calculations and invoices and ensure consistency with the book reporting

Offer ID

30593BR
Country

Switzerland
About us / company profile

Give your best to better energy and make the commitment with Total. With over 500-plus professions in 130 countries, we offer high safety and environmental standards, strong ethical values, an innovation culture and wide-ranging career development. Be part of the global team whose mission is already shared by 100,000 employees: to make energy better each and every day.

Trading Shipping :

One of the most active players in the international oil markets

We have built a vast network of customers and suppliers worldwide, enabling us to trade on a daily basis with national oil companies, producers, other oil majors, refiners, traders, distributors and end-users.

We actively trade most crude grades and nearly all qualities of refined products, from high sulphur cracked fuel oil to gasoline components.

We have developed a set of trading strategies and expertise, which allows us to respond permanently to market changes and opportunities.

Through our commitment to the oil markets, we have become a major player in all their various aspects: physical, futures and derivatives.
Candidate profile

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You have a Maritime Degree and have already gained a first experience as Officer on board tanker. An experience on board a LPG carrier will be considered as an advantage.

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A Master Degree in Maritime and Logistic Operations with an experience as Shipping Operator will also be considered.

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You developed a very good grasp of coordination, a good commercial instinct, and a solution-oriented attitude, which allowed you to resolve, with determination and agility, any unplanned events.

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Curious and eager to learn fast, your analytical skills and considerable rigor are at the root of your performance. You must also be digitally savvy to be able to quickly master our range of IT tools.

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Your collaborative mind-set and communication skills - in English and in French - must be second-to-none to allow you to be successful in your missions.

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Your ability to make decisions under pressure and to manage deadlines will help you to thrive in a fast-paced and multi-tasking environment

Métier

General S/T Responsabilities
Job Title

Shipping Operator - LPG
Branch

Gas Renewables And Power
Functional discipline

Logistics
Experience level required

0 - 3 years
Employment type

Regular position
Affiliate (if known)

TOTSA TOTAL OIL TRADING SA
Context and environment

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International and multicultural environment with worldwide contacts

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Working in a very challenging and evolving environment, which requires quick and efficient reaction to situations

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Commercial involvement in the daily execution of charter-parties

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Permanent interface with the trading activity, the support functions (vetting, technical, legal, etc...) and the maritime “world” (ship owners, captains, agents, ship brokers etc...)

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Manage and report all HSE aspects of the shipping activity

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Organize once per year a crisis drill in coordination with the HSE dept.

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This opportunity requires a strong sense of commitment and flexibility as the real-time activities could require afterhours and weekend work to complete critical operational tasks.

Accountabilities

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Apply group procedures and ensure safety aspects of shipping operations

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Optimize voyages and ensure cost-effectiveness of time-charter vessels

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Ensure the good execution of charter parties