We are scouting the Shipping Market for a highly skilled commercial shipping professional who can undertake the role of Shipping Development Specialist with our Client in Saudi Arabia. 

The Shipping Development Specialist is accountable for creating shipping and chartering strategies, ammonia fleet development activities, and program economics, as well as analyzing, planning and implementing our client's shipping plans through direct engagement with ship operators to establish long-term time charters. This vital role will also interact with internal stakeholders to ensure maximum value capture for the group.

Job Duties

• Monitor marine market trends, analyzing and defining short and long-term marine transportation options to develop optimal product delivery strategies.

• Identify optimal vessels and negotiate rates and short and long-term charter party terms.

• Define all commercial and contractual details for negotiated charter party terms.

• Develop and provide market research on vessel availability and freight economics, terminal projects and shipping competitors.

• Coordinate closely with schedulers to nominate tonnage to optimize system freight costs, minimize demurrage and ensure timely delivery of cargo.

• Communicate and liaise with shipowners and utility companies, and network and maintain relationships with market players to keep abreast of market developments and opportunities.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to build a fundamental shipping model to enable strategy decisions.

• Coordinate, analyze, and prepare transportation plan documents, ensuring quality and completion.

• Coordinate and analyze shipping operations expenses calculation and review, covering fuel- bunker and ship maintenance.

• Coordinate, monitor and analyze fuel bunker consumption, ship maintenance, dry-docking and activity to ensure all processes are completed effectively.

• Coordinate and analyze the consolidation of information and reports on issues during loading, sailing and discharging to ensure the availability of timely reports.

• Coordinate and participate in compatibility studies between ship and shore for buyers' terminals to ensure all requirements and conditions are incorporated for effective and efficient shipping operations.

Candidate Prerequisites: 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or related discipline; an MBA or a relevant advanced degree is strongly preferred.

• Well-seasoned professional with vast experience in commercial shipping roles, with a proven track record of negotiation of long-term charter party agreements.

• Proven ability to analyze market data, develop models, use derivatives and identify commercial opportunities.

• Proven practical negotiating skills and commercial judgment.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multinational teams.

This role comes with a complete relocation and high-income remuneration package, with added family benefits such as complete schooling and medical, etc 

For more details on this role or a confidential discussion, please reach out to Leasha Stone, Head of Recruitment Services leasha.stone@karieragroup.com 

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