Chartering Manager

Abroad Experience; Rotterdam, Den Haag; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Abroad Experience in Rotterdam is looking for a Senior Charterer to optimize cargo and vessel capacity across European inland waterways. You will maintain daily contact with members, customers and skippers, negotiate rates, monitor transports and actively resolve bottlenecks in a dynamic market.

The role rewards a commercial mindset, Dutch fluency and the ability to switch between priorities while delivering team value.

Qualifications

• Know the market, the key players and the challenges within the sector.
• Have a commercial mindset and are a strong negotiator.
• Speak Dutch at a fluent level.
• Can switch quickly between tasks without losing sight of the bigger picture.
• Value freedom, responsibility and variety.
• Work independently, while also being a true team player.

Responsibilities

• Maintain contact with customers, members and skippers.
• Negotiate rates and transport arrangements.
• Monitor ongoing transports and resolve bottlenecks.
• Contribute ideas for improvements within the team and the cooperative.

Skills

Negotiation

Market knowledge

Commercial mindset

Dutch fluency

Task switching

Independence

Team player

Job description

Our client makes an important contribution to the logistics of dry cargo transport across the European inland waterways. Every day, at least 200 inland vessels operate across Europe on behalf of our client. This makes our client the largest cooperative chartering organisation within the European inland shipping sector.

Responsibilities:

Are you familiar with the inland shipping industry? Do you thrive on negotiating, switching between priorities and solving logistical puzzles? Are you looking for a position where no two days are the same? For our client in Rotterdam, we are looking for a new colleague for the position of Senior Charterer:

As a Senior Charterer, you ensure that cargo and vessel capacity are optimally matched. You are in daily contact with members, customers and skippers and know how to make the right decisions in a market that is constantly changing.

Water levels, weather conditions, supply and demand, economic developments or political events can all have an impact on the market. You closely monitor these developments and actively respond to them.

In addition:

• Maintain contact with customers, members and skippers
• Negotiate rates and transport arrangements
• Monitor ongoing transports and resolve bottlenecks
• Contribute ideas for improvements within the team and the cooperative

Requirements:

• You know the market, the key players and the challenges within the sector
• You have a commercial mindset and are a strong negotiator
• You speak Dutch at a fluent level
• You can switch quickly between tasks without losing sight of the bigger picture
• You value freedom, responsibility and variety
• You work independently, while also being a true team player