Marine Charterer - Jobs in Saint John, NB

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Job TitleMarine ChartererWho are weFounded in 1924, Irving Oil is a family-owned international refining and marketing company with a history of long-term partnerships and relationships. With operations throughout Eastern Canada, New England and Ireland we focus on delivering quality products and exceptional service to our customers and our communities. Every day, we strive to put our good energy in action to bring families together, support the environment and local wildlife, and to create learning opportunities that empower the next generation.Heres what you can expect from us:When youre a part of our team, youll see how we bring good energy to all that we do. At Irving Oil, we strive for a work environment where each of us feels we belong, can bring our whole selves to work, and where we treat our fellow employees with kindness and respect. Together, we will support our corporate strategy, high standards and the communities where we live and work. Our collaborative approach, safety-first culture and commitment to building resilient teams helps reinforce our internal brand position where People Matter. Thats why were dedicated to investing in our employees’ potential, so that they can reach their career goals.Job DescriptionWhat you can expect in a typical dayAs a Marine Charterer, you will be an integral part of our Marine Terminals and Logistics team supporting the Refining & Supply Operations. The Marine Charterer is responsible for a variety of marine chartering activities including the chartering of barges, crude vessels, including Suezmax, Aframax and VLCCs, as well as clean and black oil vessels as required to support the business needs. They focus on successful chartering at current market condition to ensure low transportation costs per barrel (Bbl) to the company. They are responsible for selecting the right vessel and negotiating favorable terms to ensure minimal risk exposure in schedule reliability, pollution exposure and meeting customer delivery windows. This role includes collaboration and communication with product traders and the production planning team to ensure all terms and requirements are met.What we offer:

• Competitive salary, bonus, and pension plan

• Flexible benefits, including a Health Spending Account

• Hybrid Work Opportunity – flexible work model that supports a blend of in-office and remote

• Wellness support, including annual wellness allowance and paid personal care days

• Paid vacation and vacation purchasing

• Personal and professional development opportunities

• Named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for six consecutive years

Your roles and responsibilities:

• Manage the chartering function to ensure adequate and appropriate vessels are chartered to meet the company’s operating and safety requirements.

• Purchase and manage fuel delivery for charters

• Negotiate chartering terms consistent with internal standards and market conditions. Provide input into strategies on Charter Party terms development, developing and evaluating strategies on contract of affreightment to meet vessel requirements.

• Lead a small team in moderately complex projects to develop longer term chartering strategies and requirements as they integrate into the supply chain and other areas of the business.

• Coordinate with marine operations to ensure the relevant charter party terms and conditions and/or voyage specifics are understood by operations for the accuracy and timing of instructions to both chartered in vessels and company relets.

• Cooperate with marine operations to ensure that the assessment and checking of claims from owners/brokers for demurrages, detention, deviation within the terms of the charter party is done in a timely manner in order to negotiate prompt settlement. Support in negotiation and resolution directly with Owners if required.

• Provide recommendations for maximizing the fleet revenue and profits on the spot chartered crude vessels to the Senior Manager, Marine. Provide planning and actioning for these recommendations.

• Perform day-to-day chartering activities for associated vessels on either time or spot charter. These activities include coordinating delivery and redelivery notices, invoice approvals, reviewing and negotiating any post fixtures requests from Owners, managing Owners to the terms of the charterparty, etc.

• Perform constant review of market conditions, evaluation and recommendation of candidate ships and barges from an operational and financial standpoint and negotiation of the charter conditions with the owners, operators, and brokers.

• Coordinate and supervise the chartered ships and barges operations, which includes, for spot voyages, the actual freight versus planned freight cost variance analysis and corrective action, recommendations, invoice approval and payment for follow-up.

• Build and foster relationships with both ship owners and brokers, always ensuring a full understanding of the Irving Values

• Communicate regularly with various teams, including product traders, production planning and marine operations ensuring clear alignment on chartering requirements and strategies.

• Communicate updates to the market as required. This may include views to rates, availabilities and changes in market dynamics

• Identify, analyze, and present strategies to management, including opportunities with a focus on lowering the cost per barrel (Bbl) of either crude or product transportation.

• Compile monthly, quarterly, and yearly KPIs, and performance data for both accounting and management as required.

• Produce weekly newsletter reporting on the market conditions over the previous week as required.

Professional skills

• Strong analytical and negotiation skills.

• Strong financial analysis abilities

• Strong communication skills, both written and spoken

• Good listening skills, ability and willingness to invest time in understanding the direction of the various shipping markets you will be expected to follow.

• Be flexible and adaptable to constant changing and fast moving environment/situation

• Ability to handle many multi-tasks on very diverse range of subjects.

• Build customer relationships with both ship owners and brokers, always ensuring a full understanding of the Irving Values

• Team Building

• Assist in the development of others to work better as a team.

• Strong interpersonal skills

Travel

• Travel to a terminal maybe required from time to time.

Education and experience

• Knowledge of Maritime Law, chartering terms and conditions, and its implications

• Good knowledge of claim procedures/settlements

• Minimum of 5 years experience in tanker ship chartering is essential.

• Experience in tanker vessel operations is required. Experience to include, but not limited to, understanding tank segregations and pipe line layouts.

• Minimum of 3 years experience in the purchasing of Marine bunkers.

Irving Oil supports a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applications from all qualified applicants.Job Requirements - Work ExperienceChartering, Supply ManagementJob Requirements - EducationBachelors: Marine ScienceLocationSaint John, NBQuick Apply

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