Cargo Control Specialist

Innergy Consulting Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Cargo Control Specialist to manage vessel allocations and optimise capacity. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field and extensive experience in transportation or shipping. Your responsibilities will include overseeing vessel utilisations, creating allocations, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure effective cargo management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in liner shipping/transportation industry.
• Operational background and Trade Management experience preferred.
• Experience in dealing with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimise vessel utilisation within the region.
• Oversee allocation management and voyage creation.
• Monitor voyage utilisation and implement corrective measures.

Skills

Analytical

Systematic

Efficient

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Degree in Shipping, Transportation or related discipline

Tools

FIS

Qlik

MS-Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

We are looking for an experience Cargo Control Specialist for our client. He/she will be responsible for managing and optimising utilisation for the vessels. As part of the Cargo Control team, you will oversee allocation and Capacity Management on designated Ship Systems / Trades, creation of voyage allocations and customer allocations as per alignment with TM Pricing and Steering. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 2–3-year relevant experience.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and optimise utilisation for the vessels within region across all allocation scopes (trades), all Geo Froms for full and empty containers.
• Responsible for Allocation and Capacity Management on designated Ship Systems / Trades.
• Creation of Voyage Allocations and Customer Allocations as per alignment with TM Pricing & Steering.
• Define allocation management steering measures to control the booking uptake in line with the trade strategy (e.g. managing contribution baselines for cargo acceptance).
• Monitor and predict the voyage utilisation based on booking developments and initiate corrective measures where required.
• Monitor key connections between services at transshipment ports and initiate corrective booking acceptance measures where required.
• Monitor the uptake and follow up with relational TMPS and internally with TM Cargo Controllers handling other SSYs.
• Handle waitlisted shipments.
• Prioritise cargoes for loading/shut out when required considering commercial rules as well as operational and cost aspects.
• Drive the performance for the Cargo Control KPIs – utilization, QP3 fast booking response, QP7 Loaded as booked and dwell time reduction.
• Reducing operational costs resulting out of our cargo flows to a minimum (renominations, storage).
• Liaising with ship planners (own or partner line) on space-related topics and operational restrictions (e.g. draft, ballast & bunker, stack weight, etc).
• Responsible for special cargo approval applications (e.g. OOG, Flexi tank) to planners/partner lines.
• Liaise with QSCs and GCC on Customer Service-related topics (e.g. vessel balancing) as well as Cargo Operations topics (e.g. terminal build up, load lists).
• Cooperate closely with TM Pricing & Steering and the Commercial Organisation (e.g. Global Account Management, Commercial Steering) regarding booking development and respective market situations.
• Liaise with the Commercial Organisation (Regional Commercial, Global Sales) regarding uptake performance push.
• Consultation on required schedule recovery measures in collaboration with Operations
• Create tactical forecasts where required as per joint working procedures considering expected booking development also on connecting services.
• Provide input to capacity requirements when needed e.g. shuttle or feeder space requirements.

Requirement:

• Degree in Shipping, Transportation or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in liner shipping/ transportation industry.
• Operational background and Trade Management or Commercial Steering experience welcome.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Booking applications (FIS, Qlik.).
• Proficient in MS-Office products (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Analytical, systematic and efficient way of working.
• Motivated, proactive and reliable.
• Willing to take ownership of tasks and responsibility.
• Teamplayer with strong communication skills.
• Excellent negotiations skills and assertiveness.
• Acceptance of flexible working times also on holidays/weekends.
• Experience in dealing with different stakeholder groups.
• Ability to develop and implement new concepts and structures.

To apply, please send your cv to [e-mail].

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Thank you for your understanding!