Commercial Director - Bulk

Commercial Director - Bulk

Grapefruit Recruitment is looking for a Commercial Director to lead an experienced team of Charterers to assist in operating the company’s fleet of Bulk Carriers, based in Germany

To apply for this position, you should ideally have - 

• At least 15 years’ experience in dry cargo chartering of handy size vessels (experience in Panamax and other bulk market segments is advantageous)
• Excellent verbal and written English and excellent communication skills
• Good communication skills, team work, problem solving, resilience, negotiation, critical and analytic thinking and interpersonal skills
• Experience as department head or deputy would be an advantage

Responsibilities for the role include

• Following the shipping market developments and analyse employment options for the managed vessels
• Sourcing optimal shipping solutions
• Create and promote new business
• Develop and manage cargo and tonnage opportunities and provide intelligent freight guidance
• Voyage and/or time charter calculations including associated tasks
• Negotiations and fixing of cargo orders and CoAs for employment of the managed ships with subsequent follow up of administration work
• Negotiations and fixing of market vessels for in-house or market cargoes with subsequent follow up of administration work
• Overlooking and guiding the Operations and Post fixture tasks
• Cooperation with other department heads and deputies to achieve the department and the company goals
• HR tasks within Commercial department, e.g. appraisal meetings, strengthen working atmosphere and team spirit

If this position is of interest to you and you have the rights to live and work in Germany and are happy to do some travelling on behalf of the Company, please apply by either forwarding your CV to Karen at Grapefruit Recruitment, or call us in strict confidence for further information.
Due to the location of this position candidates must live and have the right to work in the EU.

Grapefruit Recruitment Limited is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds.