As Shipping Coordinator at Aalborg Portland, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient coordination of our shipping operations. You will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and overseeing the sea transportation of bulk and bagged cement products from our production plant to terminals and customer sites. This dynamic role requires collaboration with various teams, excellent communication skills, and a keen focus on optimizing inventory management.

The following outlines your primary responsibilities:

Coordinate Shipping Operations

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate sea transportation of cement products.
  
  
• Collaborate with production planners to ensure timely product availability for shipping.
  
  
• Align customer requirements with vessel schedules.
  
  

Inventory Management

• Maintain stock levels of bulk cement products at terminals across Northern Europe.
  
  
• Monitor and optimize performance in terms of costs and delivery efficiency.
  
  

Customer Communication

• Proactively communicate with customers regarding delivery schedules and shipment status.
  
  
• Address and resolve customer inquiries related to shipping.
  
  

Documentation

• Document and manage material flows in the company-wide ERP system (SAP).
  
  

Handling of Invoices

• Process invoices related to shipping activities.
  
  
• Prepare customer invoices, including any potential demurrage charges.
  
  

Miscellaneous

• Handle miscellaneous/ad hoc tasks related to shipping.
  
  

Your profile

Preferably, you are educated within shipping and possess a minimum of 3+ years of work experience as a shipping coordinator or in a similar role. You should demonstrate a solid understanding of the shipping world, including its customs and terminology.
It is crucial that you thrive in a dynamic environment and collaborate effectively as a team player, given your close cooperation with other planning functions. While experience with SAP is not mandatory, it is certainly beneficial.

Furthermore, we imagine that you:

• Are systematic and analytical in your way of working
  
  
• Are fluent in English both in written and verbal
  
  
• Are skilled in Microsoft Office such as Excel, Word, and Power Point
  
  

We offer

You will join a smaller team and have significant influence on the daily operations. Moreover, the role offers great opportunities for learning within vessel transportation as well as professional and personal development. For the right candidates, there are also many internal career opportunities. We are an informal workplace with a focus on close collaboration, knowledge sharing and free dialogue. In addition, we have a working environment characterized by freedom with responsibility and flexibility.

How to apply

If the position sounds interesting, please send your application and CV. We would like to point out that interviews will be held on an ongoing basis, and therefore we encourage you to send your application as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close the recruitment once the right candidate has been found. Employment will start as soon as possible.
You can get further information about the position from our Shipping & Planning Manager, Andreas Bendix Larsen by phone +45 24 29 14 87.

Aalborg Portland offers equal opportunities for all and have an active focus on fostering a work environment that is free from discrimination and where employees are treated with dignity and respect. In our company employment is based on an individual's merit and qualifications, which are directly related to job competence. We do not discriminate against any employee or job applicant based on race, ethnicity, nationality, ancestry, genetic information, citizenship, religion, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, rules or regulations. We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, and benefits.