IN GENERAL
Role:- Ship Operation and/or Business Development
Title:- Assistant Manager or Manager (expected)
REQUIREMENTS
Essential
- Either of following experience and skill
Shipping Industry (minimum 3-5 years)
- Either or all of following:-
Time Charter Party / Voyage Charter Party / Bill of Lading
Memorandum of Agreement (Sales and Purchase of Vessel)
Shipman / Agency Agreement
- Basic knowledge of calculation of vessels’ commercial profit/loss
- Or any others which deems to be appropriate for the roles/duties mentioned hereafter
- Language:-
English (Native or Business Level, writing/speaking)
Japanese (at least Business Level, writing/speaking)
- Others:-
Good leadership, Communication, Sense of teamwork, Perseverance
Preferable
- Experience in Ship Owners
- Accounting (Basic Accounting in Double-Entry System)
- Finance (Basic Loan Agreements/Derivatives/others)
DETAILED ROLES/DUTIES
The division which Candidate will belong to are composed of two parts as below. Company will take his/her suitability and wishes into consideration in order to determine the roles/duties.
PART I :- Operations
1. Chasing schedule/itinerary of assigned vessels and being prepared for the necessary events as such loading/bunkering/discharging/dry-docking liaising/negotiating with/against Charterers/Ship Technical Managers or all concerned parties.
2. Collecting Time Charter Hire Revenue, including negotiation against any claims/disputes raised by Charterers, settlement of account payable/receivable and/or etc.
3. Managing/Approving yearly/quarterly/monthly/daily/ad-hoc budgets of assigned vessels prepared by Ship Technical Managers and monitoring their activity/financial results of vessels (and instructing/drawing up and carrying out any plans for rectifications/improvement with such managers)
4. Checking if the Voyage Orders or requests given by Charterers on case-by-case basis are in conformity with Time Charter Parties and/or acceptable as Owners in any points of view, including negotiation against Charterers
5. Liaising with underwriters in Japanese Hull & Machinery and/or Protection and Indemnity insurance in case of material accidents and arranging any additional premiums (not limited to but including reporting any incidents to Charterers or all concerned parties, drawing up plans for escaping from them, legal proceedings, settlement/collecting insurance premiums and/or preparing press conferences in case of a serious accident)
6. Visiting vessels to check their condition and maintenance status as Owners for the commercial purposes.
7. Analyzing and calculation of “vessel-wise” profit/loss.
8. Reporting punctually to the HQ in Tokyo and/or the partners in Joint-Venture vehicles.
9. Any others, ad-hoc basis
e.g. Preparation for complying new maritime regulations, renewing annual fleet insurance, etc
PART II :- Business Development
1. Developing new business with potential customers / expanding with existing ones through world-wide marketing for building/owning vessels or any other investment projects
2. Calculating overall budget for new projects/scheme (New built vessels, Second-hand vessels, or any other structured business and analysis/evaluation for them and managing outturn/progress on the existing projects.
3. Analyzing shipping market and planning in investment/sales of vessels
4. Negotiating/discussing extension of existing Time Charter contracts against Charterers
5. Concluding the relevant contracts such as Ship Building Contracts, Time Charter Parties, Ship Sales Agreements (a.k.a. “Memorandum of Agreement”), Bareboat Charter Parties, Ship Management Agreements (Agency Agreements), etc.
6. General managing in Entities’ profit and loss/balance sheet/cash flows in a manner set up
7. Any others, ad-hoc basis
EXTRA:- Basically Ad-hoc basis
1. Educating/managing colleagues in terms of all above as a Team Leader
2. Public Relations of Company
3. etc
TREATMENT EXPECTED
Gross Salary (in SGD) : $4,000 – 9,000/month range but depending on his/her performance expected, and no over time allowance
Without AWS, but with Bonus equivalent to about 2 months (+ some depending on personal achievement)
Starting on AM 9:15, ending on PM 6:00, from Monday to Friday, with 1 hour rest for luch.
Probation : 3 months
Annual Leaves 14 days/year for the first 5 years + Medical Leaves 14 days/year
Annual Leaves 21 days/year + same Medical Leaves thereafter
(basically will follow government regulation/guidance)
Medical Insurance
Transportation Fee : Actual expense for MRT/Bus/public modes only (Office Location : Paya Lebar)
CPF/SDN
No WFH unless the superiors approve
Or any others following Company rules and/or legal regulations.
COMMENTS/SUPPLEMENTS BY COMPANY
Company is a pure shipowner/tonnage provider who handles Time Charter Parties and most contracts are long-termed ones.Our customers, i.e. Charterers are the first-classed and leading ones in shipping industry, like oil or grain majors, or one of the largest operators, etc, which make our financial condition stable and where it is expected that Candidate can work steadily with relatively less being rushed.
The Candidate will belong to Administration Group and will handle various matters including financing, accounting, and administration. Thus, wider experience/views are essential and required.
The main language used is Japanese, so skills of Japanese is highly appreciated but not essential.
Work place : Paya Lebar
