Senior Cargo Operator

Opportunity

Maersk Oil Trading (MOT) acts as the sourcing arm for Maersk in terms of supply, storage, purchase and delivery of fuel for vessels. Maersk is the key customer (80%), and, in 2021, MOT handled 11m MT of total fuel purchases. With fuel being amongst the main operating cost of Maersk's vessels operating expenses, MOT focuses on optimizing along various channels, including blending, tolling and barging. We are a mixture of talented and passionate professionals, traders, and industry experts.

Maersk Oil Trading consists of around 100 employees located in a handful of offices around the world - from New York and Singapore to Rotterdam, Geneva and Copenhagen. This role will be based in one of our European offices.

We offer

An exciting position based in either Copenhagen, Geneva or Rotterdam in a global environment.

You will be an integral part of our dynamic Front Office team, handling bunker fuel deliveries to the world’s largest container and shipping fleet and other 3rd parties in Europe and have an important operational role keeping the world’s largest container fleet running efficiently.

Next to that you will liaise with external counterparties such as suppliers /agents and terminal customer service / barge companies / surveyors / authorities.

Key responsibilities

Your main focus will be to work with the operations team and administer the activities required for a smooth and continuous operation of barges / vessels / terminals and other assets we operate in ARA. You will be at the center of the action and liaise with internal and external counterparties, building on strong logistics/customer service and administration skills.

Key tasks:

• Delivery planning, manage supply and demand and timely schedule loads- and deliveries from suppliers / terminals, as well as assist in the preparation of blending
• Manage operational functions of cargo/vessel operations for oil products, including vessel vetting and voyage instructions amongst others
• Liaising with, and building relationships with cargo personnel and other service providers.
• Close communications with traders on hedging and pricing.
• Administering Quality/quantity/loss control processes
• Monitoring and improving/optimizing the performance of the bunker tanker operations as well as the installed mass flow meter system onboard
• Contributing to actively improving our operations in close cooperation with the trading team
• Managing inventory/control stock movements
• Optimisation of supply chain relatedOPEX costs
• Liaison with internal Credit, Compliance, Finance & Backoffice teams
  

We are looking for

An energetic and pro-active self-starter with good attention to detail who is familiar with operating in a fast paced, multicultural environment. Ideally you have experience in areas of Oil & Gas operations, bunker barge operations/shipping/the marine industry and servicing customers in a BTB environment.

You will have an academic education in commerce/administration/shipping & logistics or equivalent industry experience.

Motivation to improve and an analytical mindset with a 24/7 mentality. You are an Individual who is motivated to always look for ways to improve and deliver better results.

You will be fluent in both written and spoken English and have good interpersonal skills.

Experience in a related role is required.