Jobs
Operations assistant
Conti-Lines is looking for an Operations Assistant to join their team in Antwerp. The company employs 80 people and is located at the Sneeuwbeslaan 14 - 2610 Wilrijk (Antwerp).
What you can expect:
- Complete post fix follow up of booked cargoes and vessels
- Planning and optimizing of each voyage (time reductions and saving costs)
- Appointing agents, surveyors, stevedores, weather routing companies in timely manner
- Negotiating Proforma Disbursement Accounts and monitoring their performance ensuring that best possible despatch is achieved at all ports of call
- Assisting with port and vessel related issues
- Monitoring voyage progress and ensuring that most economical or efficient routing is maintained
- Sending detailed instructions to Masters in timely manner and ensuring that vessel follows such instructions.
- Optimizing bunker plan with the vessel and arranging bunker supply
- Ensuring that database is updated with necessary itineraries
- Raise laytime statements and negotiate laytime disputes
- Monitoring and issuing of Cargo documents and all related tasks
- Monitoring and handling voyage accounting (issuing freight invoices, hire statement, controling suppliers expenses and final voyage statements)
- Handling administrative tasks
- Ensure that commercial, intermediate and final estimations are kept up to date.
- Work with ERP platforms
Key skills and requirements:
- Bachelor/Master degree
- Organized and structured with logical approach to issues
- Can multi-task and prioritize
- Result driven
- Fluent in English (verbal and written)
- Flexible to work outside working hours
- experience in dry cargo/(break)bulk operation is a plus
What you will get in return:
- Attractive salary according to your experience
- Contract of indefinite duration
- Extralegal benefits
- Fulltime, exciting job in which you can broaden your skills & knowledge
Location: Antwerp