Trading and Shipping Operations Executive

At BB Energy we are constantly evolving to meet new challenges, while developing our personnel to ensure a competitive edge.

Our global trading offices are staffed by experienced traders who count Gas, Crude Oil, Light and Middle Distillates, as well as Bitumen, as their specialties. The traders are supported by skilled shipping and financial operations personnel from the office in Athens.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Handle Clean Petroleum Products (CPP) and Gas operations in the Asian and other regions.
- Handle and follow through CPP and Gas purchase/sale contracts and all amendments related to the contracts. Must have knowledge and good understanding of contractual terms of the contracts.
- Handle and follow through TCP fixtures and sub-leased fixtures. Must have knowledge and good understanding of fixture terms.
- Handle time-chartered vessels operations and sub-leased vessels operations and coordination works.
- Follow up compliance with deadlines.
- Coordinate loading/discharge of sea-going vessels
- Clear and detailed instructions always consistent with contract - cover all operational functions related to the contract.
- Receive and understand all information on the Financing side of the business (issuing bank, advising bank, L/Cs, open account etc.) and working closely with trade-finance in the issuance and management of shipping documents for presentation under LCs and SBLCs as well as during coordination of the operations of the vessel loadings and discharge.
- Follow up on all operations processes.
- Coordinate and monitor STS operations.
- Day to day follow up on contracts and deliveries including related operational matters
- Nominations to vessel shipbrokers, inspectors and other parties including checking of fixtures on subs, highlighting to relevant trader/finance/RISK any points in the fixture which can have direct or indirect consequences on operations, including related contracts - cover operational aspects related to the chartered vessels.
- Handling of any designated floating and storage contracts and their related operations.
- Responsibility for insurance and certificates.
- Responsibility for issuance of various documents (shipping documents including BLs and LOIs etc).
- Invoicing and monitoring of accounts (proformas, credit notes, debit notes) i.e. follow up on cargo and shipping invoices, including inspection invoices and other related invoices to the operations and timely payments of various payables.
- Presentation of documents to the bank and closely liaising with the trade-finance in coordinating the LCs and invoices and documentations.
- Check of all invoices received - correct data and figure.
- Main point of contact for any operational troubleshooting.
- Prepare, review and distribute reports, feedback, analysis, and other market data.
- Able to calculate demurrages incurred on ships.
- Timely filing of documents into the shared drive as per the SOP set.
- Use of AMPHORA.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s’ degree or equivalent with relevant operations experience of at least 5-6 years
- Strong operations skills in CPP and Gas operation, floater management, storage management and shipping operations.
- Comfortable with extended working hours, due to the time zone differences
- Excellent understanding of Incoterms 2010 and 2020
- Be detailed and results oriented
- Clear understanding of operations processes and documentation
- Thorough knowledge of the business or commercial market
- Be able to network and develop key relationships
- Be observant and resourceful
- Be methodical in all aspects of the operations works
- Strong English language skills. Second Asian or European language skills will be beneficial