Vessel Operator

VAROPreem; Zuid-Holland; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Bike plan

Social events

Job summary

VAROPreem in Rotterdam seeks a Vessel Operator to manage end-to-end seaborne movements, coordinating vessels, terminals and traders, ensuring safe and compliant operations across regions.

You will drive operational excellence within the Supply Chain Management team, minimize risks and align with contractual, customs and quality requirements while liaising with trading, backoffice and external partners.

Qualifications

• Completed commercial, logistics or equivalent higher education.
• Experience in vessel operations, oil trading logistics or similar supply chain role.
• Experience with ERP/ETRM systems such as Vista.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily vessel operations for diverse products.
• Inform and coordinate with LSPs, terminals and traders.
• Process loadings, discharges and related documentation.
• Ensure compliance, safety and quality requirements across voyages.
• Collaborate with trading, blending, backoffice and legal for contracts and risk management.

Skills

Vessel operations

Oil trading logistics

ERP/ETRM systems (Vista)

English proficiency

Education

Commercial/logistics higher education

Tools

Vista ERP

Job description

Hours: Fulltime, 40 hours

Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The Position

As a Vessel Operator, you are responsible for the smooth and efficient execution of seaborne product movements across VAROPreem's operating regions. You coordinate the end-to-end logistics process for a broad portfolio of conventional and renewable products, ensuring vessels, terminals, suppliers and internal stakeholders remain aligned. Working at the heart of the Supply Chain Management team, you play a key role in maintaining operational excellence, minimizing risks and ensuring contractual, customs and quality requirements are met. You collaborate closely with Trading, Commercial Terminal Optimization, Blending, Backoffice, Tax and external logistics partners to deliver safe, compliant and cost-effective operations.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the daily execution of vessels (Gasoline, ETBE, MTBE, Ethanol, Bionaphtha, Isomerate, Reformate, Alkylate, TX MIX, Butane, Diesel, FAME, HVO);
• Inform LSP’s and terminals (load and discharge) and inform/consult traders daily about contract positions and manage them in Vista;
• Send nominations to suppliers, surveyors and terminals (external stakeholders);
• Process B/L’s, CoA’s, and enter all data in Vista and DIVA and enter loadings/deliveries in Renewable app;
• Monitor monthly exchange volumes and contracts together with Comlog, Wholesale and Backoffice;
• Keep track of all required documentation especially in case of Time charter overviews;
• Assign and align inspectors for quantity and quality surveys, as well as coordinate the generation of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) via external party;
• Process and approve external invoices, and approve invoices in TAP(survey) in vista;
• Update external terminals and month planning, daily update cargo sheet;
• Check quality of purchased goods vs specifications in cooperation with the trading and blending teams;
• Check and adjust sales and purchase contracts in cooperation with legal and contract admin;
• Vessel screening with vetting, KYC, terminals and counterparties;
• Follow up on chartering, trade, contracts, credit status, in case SBLC assist trade finance with LC issuance;
• Contact with brokers in case we charter vessel: voyage orders, stowage plan, load/disport, agent etc.;
• Send DI/DO to counterparties, surveyors, agent and terminals;
• Update regularly blenders/trade on the status of the vessels;
• Support where needed Contracts, Finance, Demurrage, Legal team, etc.;
• Initiating import process with Customs Support for non-EU goods and working closely with terminal customs department for imports and exports;
• Forecasting and risk assessment across voyages on potential/effective demurrage costs.

Your Profile

• A completed commercial, logistics or equivalent higher education;
• Experience in vessel operations, oil trading logistics or a comparable supply chain environment;
• Experience working with ERP and/or ETRM/EPRM systems (such as Vista);
• Affinity with the oil, energy or fuels industry;
• Strong organizational skills with a structured and accurate way of working;
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills;
• Ability to coordinate multiple operational activities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment;
• Proactive, solution-oriented and able to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders;
• Fluent in English. Dutch and German language skills are considered an advantage;
• A strong focus on safety, compliance and operational excellence.

Our Offer

• A professional and very well-connected work environment with a young and international team in a growing company, on the cutting edge of the energy transition;
• Contributing to excellent work delivered by the team, where quality and team spirit are key;
• Learn from inspiring and exciting areas that intend to change the way the world applies energy;
• An attractive workplace in the office in Rotterdam with development opportunities within an international, corporate environment;
• Attractive salary structures, as well as a (partly) employer-financed pension and bike plan etc.;
• Fun and supportive team environment that welcomes you to several social events.

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