Senior Specialist, Ammonia II

Job Title

Senior Specialist, Logistics

Business Unit / Function

Phosphate BU / Commercial

Job Purpose

The Senior Specialist Logistics is in charge of the day to day chartering and operating of vessels and managing Maaden dry bulk, containers and ammonia fleet. He is responsible for the execution of the strategy & the initiatives related to shipping and chartering. He also assists in defining the logistics strategy.

The Senior Specialist is responsible for contracting, planning, scheduling, execution and monitoring of Dry Bulk and Ammonia shipping and other related logistics services.

Responsible for related freight markets intelligence and related reports, builds strong networks with service providers / shipping industry, calculation of logistics capacity units, comparing planned capacity with contracted capacity; ensuring availability of required logistics capacity.

The scope of the work is all outbound logistics activities related to the Commercial department in Maaden’s Phosphate BU with the objective of delivering products in a timely, accurate and cost-effective manner, preserving safety and product quality.

Key Accountabilities

Logistics strategy and Planning

• Prepare the rolling 5-year outbound logistics plan aligned with BU's overall strategy
• Prepare yearly and monthly Business Plans for the outbound logistics department in line with the overall department’s Strategy
• Analyze potential logistics solutions to improve fleet utilization in cost effective manner, preserving safety and product quality
• Prepare business cases to identify optimum fleet solution, fleet utilization, challenge sales product allocation and identify potential logistics issues and preparing mitigation plans
• Develop shipping capacity for all products to meet commercial plan
• Estimate new shipment capacity and budgets required
• Finalize lifting plan in order to meet the annual commercial plan with minimum logistic cost
• Participates in joint negotiations with concerned Ship-Owners / Brokers in the chartering in or out of tonnage and tonnage exchanges, both “Time” and “Spot” charters
• Support the manager in the development and implementation of all related procedures, plans, policies and processes that control efficient and effective flow of goods from the point of origin to the point of customers and / or end users in order to meet their requirements
• Perform studies for all what is related to outbound logistics operations
• Responsible for the compliance with Maaden’s regulatory framework, maritime laws, regulations and guidelines for shipping (safety, environmental concerns, legal matters, technical co-operation, and maritime security)
• Identify potential related logistics risks and prepare mitigation plans
• Perform effective collaboration and interaction with internal team (commercial and marketing) and externally with customers, service providers to increase efficiency, quality, accuracy and on-time deliveries to support Maaden overall annual business plan

Logistics Operations

Performance monitoring

Supplier Relationship Management

Customer Relationship Management

Reporting

Market Partnerships and Inorganic Growth Opportunities

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, logistics, and any other related discipline and / or similar.

Minimum Experience

2+ years of Supply Chain and / or Logistics background in a similar industry / Supply Chain and / or Logistics industry, consulting or project organization.

Maaden High-Performance Competencies

Skills

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