Vessel Utilization & Capacity Optimization Specialist

Caliber8 Recruitment; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Caliber8 Recruitment is seeking a commercially driven professional for a Trade Management role in Singapore. You will focus on vessel utilization, capacity optimization and profitability, coordinating with Commercial, Operations and Trade teams to optimize bookings and schedules.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in container shipping operations, and proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint. You will work with ship planners and handle exceptions to maximize vessel performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in container shipping operations or Trade Management.
• Strong understanding of vessel capacity and voyage utilization.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with FIS/Qlik helpful.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage vessel allocation and capacity across designated trades.
• Monitor voyage utilization and booking development.
• Coordinate with Commercial, Operations, Customer Service, Pricing and Trade Management teams.
• Work with ship planners on space availability and restrictions.
• Manage overbooking, waitlists and cargo prioritization.
• Support rollovers, omissions, contingency measures and schedule adjustments.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve vessel profitability.
• Handle special cargo approvals such as OOG and Flexi Tank cargo.
• Challenge baselines and overbooking to ensure optimal utilization.

Skills

Container shipping ops

Trade Management

Vessel capacity planning

Voyage utilization

MS Excel

PowerPoint

FIS

Qlik

Stakeholder management

Communication

Negotiation

Decision making

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Tools

FIS

Qlik

Job description

Caliber8 Recruitment is seeking a commercially driven professional for a Trade Management role in Singapore. You will focus on vessel utilization, capacity optimization and profitability, coordinating with Commercial, Operations and Trade teams to optimize bookings and schedules.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in container shipping operations, and proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint. You will work with ship planners and handle exceptions to maximize vessel performance.