Koch Industries

Your Job

For our Varna, Bulgaria office, we are looking to onboard a Marine Operations Analyst, who possess knowledge of and interest in the marine transport industry, being an active participant on the marine shipping operations team.

Our Team

The Post Voyage Operations group at Koch Supply & Trading Company Ltd. - Bulgaria Branch. is a fast-paced, dynamic, and team-oriented organization. We offer a rewarding and challenging work environment supporting waterborne operations and committees trading.

What You Will Do

• Supporting Freight Traders, by Charter Party review and analysis
• Supporting Voyage Managers (VM-s) in tasks that include voyage data management using tools such as IMOS, Power BI, and Microsoft SharePoint;
• Prepare freight invoices in IMOS strictly following the agreed Recap terms and/or other commercial agreements.
• Prepare laytime calculations/secondary claims in reasonable time and submit to counterparties for futher negotiation.
• Analyze data with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Negotiate the laytime calculations and/or all secondary claims maintaining the maximum claim amount by strictly protecting Koch’s interests.
• Support the good relations with customers.
• Monitor closely the PnL impact.
• Finalization of completed voyages.

Post Voyage Matter:

• Prepare the hire invoice to Owners and ensure payment is scheduled in a timely manner and in accordance with the agreed terms.
• Raise Hire invoices to Charterers and ensure timely payment has been made from our counterparties.
• Prepare the Provisional Final Hire Statement when finalizing the Time Charter.
• Monitor closely the Off-Hire Periods & the Underperformance Claims and ensure their correct and accurate reflection in IMOS
• Process any additional costs/claims and ensure amounts are strategically handled.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Ability to effectively and professionally communicate through both written correspondence and verbal communication
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
• Team-player
• Ability to create metrics by pulling data from multiple sources
• Ability to handle numerous tasks simultaneously and perform under pressure
• Bachelor's Degree (Maritime, Accounting, Business, Finance, Mathematics preferred)
• Experience in laytime and post fixture operations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience in IMOS and SEDNA

What Will Put You Ahead

• Marine logistics or shipping experience
• Previous Experience on a similar position.
• Experience with charter party agreements.
• Experience in a trading environment

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Koch Minerals & Trading (KM&T) specializes in the innovative procurement, exchange, and delivery of essential commodity products and services that empower our daily way of life. We pursue the development of investments into successful ventures and new, transformative platforms.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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