About Us
Working with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) means partnering with one of the world’s leading third-party ship managers.
As a multinational, family-owned business, we celebrate a culture of togetherness. Caring for and learning from each other is at the base of our success. Our superpower is our diversity. The wealth of more than 80 nationalities and diverse expert knowledge boosts our capacity to innovate and take industry standards to the next level.
The BSM family includes over 20,000 seafarers and 2,000 shore-based staff in more than 30 locations and across the oceans. Together, we move a fleet of over 600 vessels and help hundreds of ship owners trade cargo all around the world safely and efficiently. We see it as our highest responsibility to operate with greatest respect to the integrity of the environment, the vessels, and our people.
Are you interested in exciting career opportunities, personal growth, and great development options in an international fast-paced working environment? Then join the BSM family!
We’re looking forward to meeting you!
Job Objective
Oversee and monitor the overall safety, security, nautical and commercial operation (including commercial effectiveness and voyage efficiency) of the assigned ships.
Key Accountabilities
Support Company’s strategic goals
- Monitor updates and propose improvements in safety, security, commercial effectiveness, and voyage efficiency through Risk Intelligence platforms, alerts, and incident corrective actions.
Support Vessels and Post Fixture
- Be aware of the principles in commercial agreements, charter parties, and BSM onboard obligations.
- Review the pre-fixing requirements and charter party clauses during negotiations.
- Follow up on the vessel position and assist Masters to ensure compliance with the Charter Party requirements on Commercial and Operational matters.
- Provide commercial and operational support to the assigned vessels for the voyage and cargo requirements to be met and subsequently ensure compliance with charter party.
- Monitor Vessel and Voyage performance
- Handle commercial claims, cargo claims and Charter Party disputes
- Liaise with Masters, Charterers/Brokers and Owners on Commercial/operational matters.
- Monitor the accurate, timely, and qualitative execution of all cargo holds cleaning activities and preparation for loading in conformance with cargo and charter party requirements.
- Participate in the development of the cargo holds cleaning plan for the assigned vessels and monitor its accurate execution.
- Monitor the cargo hold condition inspection activities of the assigned vessels and advise TSI accordingly.
Requirements
Education Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Shipping or equivalent.
- Being a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers or having a recognized Degree in the shipping field is preferred (but not a must).
Work Experience
- 0-1 years’ experience within the maritime industry.
- Previous experience as a Post Fixture Operative, or experience in area of chartering, shipbroking and voyage planning on tankers will be considered an advantage.
Job Specific Skills
- Ability to demonstrate excellent reasoning and analytical skills.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication abilities.
- Very good people management skills.
- Strong organisational and project management skills.
- Fluency in English.
- PC literacy.
Benefits
Why you should join us!
- Career development opportunities
- Technical and soft skills training
- Comprehensive health insurance coverage
- Annual performance bonus
- Entertainment benefits
- In-house physical exercise programs
- Sustainability and wellness activities
- Diverse workforce
- Competitive compensation package
- Flexible work opportunities
- Technology-driven company
- Be a part of the ever-growing Schulte group family!
