Job Description

RWE Supply & Trading Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd.
To start as soon as possible, Full time

Your future plans

The Coal and Freight Trading desk oversees the trading of coal and freight. Within this desk, the Solid Fuels Logistics team plays a crucial role in ensuring the successful execution of physical supply contracts and acts as the primary point of contact for operational inquiries.

The specific responsibility of this role, within the Freight team of Solid Fuels Logistics, is to facilitate efficient communication among traders, internal support functions, and customers of the Freight Desk, including suppliers, ports, agents, and shipping companies. In addition, the role entails providing analytical support to the entire freight operations team.

Your day to day activities will generally include:

• Coordinating the physical shipping program for long and short cargo and vessel positions.
• Actively managing all voyages and life cycles associated, including but not limited to TCs, VCs, COAs, and RELETs.
• Experienced at Charterparty Negotiations and execute the corresponding Time charters and Voyage charters
• Liaising with vessel owners, charterers, ports, brokers, agents, and vessels on a daily basis for operational matters for the freight trading desk, serving as the key point of contact and managing those relationships.
• Arranging in-port operations, including inspections, surveys, vessel agency, issuance of shipping documentation, and settlement of disbursements.
• Reviewing, interpreting, and applying contract clauses to enhance statements of account.
• Actively identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to optimize trading desk positions.
• Working with the trading team to advise on fleet coverage, identify opportunities, and ensure optimal vessel selection for existing cargoes.
• Supporting the bunker trader and all activities associated with bunker procurement.
• Proactively solving problems and preventing potential detrimental situations.
• Actively managing commercial and operational risks associated with dry bulk vessel chartering.
• Delivering timely and accurate information to the trading desk and ensuring a comprehensive understanding and reconciliation of trading positions against physical activity.
• Responsible for explaining and analyzing P&L moves for vessels and voyages.
• Collaborating with internal functions, including risk control, back office, and legal and compliance, to ensure a timely flow of information for reporting, settlement, and the timely resolution of contractual and deal maintenance issues.
• Mentoring, training, and upskilling junior operators

Your powerful skills

• University degree (Bachelor or higher) in a related field
• Prior knowledge required and previous experience in a commodities trading environment is essential (3 Years)
• Experienced in charter party negotiations and executing corresponding time charters and voyage charters
• Strong awareness of coal/shipping market terminology and practices is preferred
• Experience working in a numerate area / good standard of numeracy (e.g. Good level of Maths +)
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, Excel in particular
• Team spirit and intercultural competency, strong communication as well as time- and self-management skills to collaborate with various stakeholders and work in and with different (business, domain, regional) cultures
• Confident manipulating numerical data and willingness to work in a demanding environment.
• Excellent language skills in English

Advantageous, but not a must

• Proficient in using Openlink Endur and/or Veson IMOS for trading operations
• Experience creating and using Databases / Access
• Proven track record in negotiating contracts

What we value most is curiosity, ambition, resilience and authenticity. So, if you can\'t display all of the skills above we would still like to hear from you.

Our offer

Working in our Singapore office provides the best of both worlds: the chance to join a leading European energy company, combined with the fast pace of a smaller start up.
We are a friendly team, with a strong focus on supporting one another to get the job done. We believe in continuous improvement and are always open to new ideas. You will be given responsibility from the get go, and will have the chance to influence the way we do things.

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Any questions? Contact in Recruiting: Lisa Beyer, M: +49 152 57902517

We look forward to meeting you!

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity. #inclusionmatters

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RWE Supply & Trading is the interface between RWE and the energy markets around the world. Approximately 1,700 employees from over 50 different countries trade (renewable) electricity, (green) gas, commodities and CO2 emission allowances. The trading entity also ensures the commercial optimisation of RWE\'s power plant dispatch and markets electricity from renewables.

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