Title: Senior Chartering Specialist
Dubai, AE
What will you be doing?
Overview of Role
Subsea 7 is hiring a Senior Chartering Specialist within the Supply Chain Management to support current project and tendering activity in the Middle East region. The specialist will be responsible for Chartering of Transportation & Marine Assets to support Middle East Projects as well as being responsible for pre award market engagement, supplier selection, negotiations, placement of contract and post award management during the project.
Key Responsibilities & Activities
- Liaises with suppliers in order to perform market screening and issuance of enquiries to the market.
- Performs commercial assessment, normalisation and evaluation of offers from suppliers.
- Issuance of bid summary and presentation to internal stakeholders.
- Supports and coordinates technical evaluations with internal functions and stakeholders.
- Leads negotiations with selected suppliers pre-contract award and through placements of Charter Party with selected owners.
- Manages the post contract award of the Charter Parties, issue of any addendum to the contracts during execute and remains focal point between suppliers and internal stakeholders until completion of the contract.
- Works closely with internal stakeholders and functions to ensure all contractual obligations are communicated and understood by the internal stakeholders.
- Ensure awareness of key project schedules and planning through regular collaborations with key project stakeholders.
- Responsible for review and obtaining approval of invoices related charter party agreements.
- Responsible for tracking of costs related to each charter party against the As Sold budget.
- Ensure timely close out of the Charter Party upon completion of the works.
- Effective supplier interface during the Chartering pre and post award activities.
- Continuously endeavours to optimise cost, quality and schedule related to chartering activities.
- Ensures compliance with company policies, objectives, environmental impact, safety and client requirements.
- Support pre-qualification of suppliers as required.
- Use SAP Ariba and S4Hana for performing market screening and issuance of Purchase orders.
- Work in accordance with Subsea 7 Business Management System and SCM Tools.
- Works in accordance with Subsea 7 Values and Code of Conduct.
What experience would we like you to have?
Experience
- Degree or Qualification in Maritime Business or Maritime Law
- Familiar with SAP Aribia and S4 Hana.
- Previous experience working with BIMCO charter parties most specifically Supply Time, Heavycon, Bargehire and GENCON.
- Previous experience in Offshore Chartering sector.
- Relevant experience in similar position with owner, broker or working for charterer.
- Solid Contracting and Negotiation skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Capable of managing multiple and challenging requests.
- Ability to remain focused during high workloads and to meet tight deadlines.
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