An Assistant Chartering Broker monitors freight, ship hire and cargo rates, identifies ships available for charter and prepares contracts that meet a client's requirements. This role includes assisting in reports on sales and freight earnings, and assessing market data to identify potential clients. The Assistant Chartering Broker sustains the organisation's relationships with existing clients by ensuring that service standards are met. The individual may also be expected to identify bottlenecks and propose improvements to the organisation's workflow. The job role is suitable for an individual who is proactive, pays attention to detail, and has a flair for numeracy.
Roles And Responsibilities
- Assist in the negotiation and finalisation of contract details
- Find ships for specific employment
- Identify and solicit prospective clients
- Monitor and analyse market directions, and supply and demand of ships
- Prepare reports on sales and freight earnings
- Propose workflow improvements to improve efficiency
- Report findings for business development
- Update chartering and customer databases
- Update clients on chartering activities, as well as personnel, refinery and fleet changes
