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Redstone Commodity Search are currently working with trading house based in South Florida, who are looking to hire a Senior Chartering Manager to their dry bulk trading team team.
Key Responsibilities / Tasks
- Establish suitable vessels and fix for dry bulk goods globally (coal, petcoke, iron ore, cement, clinker, gypsum, etc.), negotiating with owners, operators and brokers.
- Work closely with the traders and operations team to ensure a smooth trade process as well assisting with post fixture activities
- Responsible for creating, maintaining and using models to evaluate and structure freight trades for both paper and physical.
- Actively manage FFA trading contracts to further improve the company’s freight trading objectives.
- Assess the feasibility and profitability of time chartering vessels and, when warranted, develop associated charter management plans.
- Role reports to the VP of Chartering
Key Qualifications / Experience
- Minimum of 6 years’ experience as a chartering manager or shipbroker fixing dry bulk vessels with in-depth knowledge of market fundamentals
- Experience and the ability to create, maintain and use models to evaluate and structured freight trades
- Excellent analytical, negotiation, organisation and communication skills.
- Experience with active management of FFA trading contracts.
- Located in Miami / Palm Bach Country Florida, or happy to relocate to the local area (must have the right to work in the USA)
If you match the job description and are keen on applying for this role; please send us a copy of your resume/cover letter to or submit your application through the Vacancy Form.