Freight Voyage Analyst

3 weeks ago

London Area, United Kingdom Eaglecliff Recruitment Full time

Exciting opportunity for a Freight Voyage Analyst to join this global Energy company within their Trading & Shipping arm.


This is an exciting time to be joining this world-leading company as they transform themselves from a traditional Oil & Gas company into a leading name within the Renewables sector.


The successful candidate will join the Global Freight Operations team that provides support to the Crude & Products Freight Trading desks who commercially manage upwards of 150 time-charter vessels carrying out roughly 2,500 voyages/year.


This is an excellent opportunity for high potential candidates who are looking for front line freight trading experience and with the ability to proactively create and develop this new process opportunity and identify opportunities for value improvement and driving change.


Key Accountabilities:


• Calculating and negotiating laytime and demurrage. Ensuring proper and timely invoicing and settlement of laytime calculations with external & internal counterparts.

• Contribute to the development and improvement of Freight Voyage global efficiency.

• Provide focal point for liaison with relevant departments responsible for the delivery of the necessary records and documentation for effective voyage analysis.

• Evaluation and maturation of estimates of revenue expected under the Charter Party (Port costs/deviation/HRA/other).

• Handle Time Charter claims such as Headowner’s hire payments, sundries and final hire settlements under Time Charter obligations.

• Responsible for calculating and negotiating Offhire claims

• Prepare claims under the governing contracts requiring details investigation and understanding of voyage costs and exposures and Charter Party terms.

• Evaluation of all revenue streams for Trading as Ship-owners, ensuring that Freight invoices are correct and include fixed/variable diffs and overage.

• Close out period end duties to ensure accurate financial reporting.

• Monitor payments minimizing bad and aging debt, chasing counterparties in respect of overdue claims.

• Where necessary negotiate settlement with external customers to achieve optimum cost benefit to the business for disputed claims under the charter party arrangements entered by freight traders.

• Ensure that any specific learning points, poor practices are referred to the Freight Desk where an impact to business profitability is incurred.

• Advise trading staff of issues relating to post deal expenses and keep them fully appraised of claims in progress so that this can be considered in determining future business. Log and record all correspondence.

• Co-ordinate the required actions for other cost exposures for the voyage ensuring the relevant team is informed.

• Maintain records of claims activity to facilitate transparency to business.

• Monitor payments minimising bad and aging debt, chasing counterparties in respect of overdue claims.

• Give support to the freight desk regarding any additional queries regarding costs

• Process payments of ad-hoc invoices

• Provide ad hoc reports and presentations as required


Skills and Requirements:


• Good understanding in Charter Parties Term. 1-2-year experience in CPP, DPP, Palm Oil, Gas & Chemicals tanks freight with direct involvement in laytime calculations and post deal support operations.

• Skill in Charter party analysis and post fixture expenses, with demonstrated comprehension of interpretations of Charter Party clauses.

• Able to demonstrate key negotiating skills for accurate determination of liabilities.

• Excellent numerical analytical and presentation skills

• Cross functional knowledge of Shipping Contracts & Operations and Freight & Trading Businesses. Individual must be pro-active, and confident to liaise with internal and external stakeholders.


Freight Voyage Analyst tasks will include the administration of all freight book operational activities, obligations and requirements under the charter party contract terms, for charters internally and with third parties, including operational elements of the time chartered fleet such as off-hire, breakdown, deviation, HRA, Offhires and any event which may be recoverable either under the Time Charter or the appropriate Voyage Charter in accordance with charter party terms and conditions. The aim is to eradicate un-necessary profit leakage from the Crude and Product Freight books P&L.


Freight Voyage Analysts have the opportunity to add multi-million USD to the bottom line of the Freight Trading books by protecting the company’s position through commercially-savvy negotiation of claims with 3rd parties.


This needs combining with a positive attitude and an ability to work within a large, globally dispersed project team in a multi-cultural environment. You also need to be a self-starter, a logical thinker and a quick learner, with strong initiative and excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, able to write clearly and concisely. We believe in equality of opportunity for all job applicants regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, creed or religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. Specialising within Energy Trading, Oil & Gas, Financial Markets and TV & Entertainment, Eaglecliff Recruitment is ISO accredited, a Member of REC and listed within the top 4% for Financial stability by Dun & Bradstreet. Please telephone for an immediate response or email your CV for a reply within one hour. Eaglecliff Ltd is acting in the capacity of an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for contractor resourcing

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