Trainee Shipbroker

4 days ago

Singapore CLARKSONS SINGAPORE PTE. LIMITED Full time

**Company Overview**

Clarksons is the world’s leading provider of integrated shipping and offshore services, bringing our connections and experience to an international client base. Our intelligence adds value by enabling clients to make more efficient and informed decisions. Our global reach, local knowledge and expertise is what makes us unique.

**Division**

Our Tankers Department offer best-in-class performance for crude oil, clean, and dirty petroleum products. Producers and refiners value our negotiating expertise while oil companies, traders and shipowners rely on our insightful market intelligence to facilitate deals.

**Role Summary**

The main purpose of a Ship Broker is to act as a specialist intermediary/ negotiator between shipowners and charterers to arrange ocean transport of goods and commodities by sea, the employment of a vessel or to buy/sell ships on behalf of a client. A career in Ship Broking is exciting, interesting, challenging and highly competitive, not to mention rewarding.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Trainee Broker to join our Tankers team in our Singapore office. You will work alongside our experienced Brokers to help strengthen relationships with existing clients for sales and help develop new business.

Ideally you will have some broking experience and be keen to develop your experience. You will be driven and self-motivated and be a strong relationship builder.

**What you will be doing**
- Support the day-to-day activities of the Senior Brokers on the Tankers desk
- Update tonnage positions and market tonnage to clients (i.e. charterers and shipowners)
- Set up and negotiate deals, including presenting the business to potential clients, negotiating the main terms of a contract, seeing it through to its conclusion and any follow up that may be involved
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of all relevant charter party forms and company standard terms
- Interact with clients to establish a close working relationship
- Attend meetings and events with clients when required
- Maintain databases and prepare market information and reports for clients
- Help to manage internal data flow of key market information
- Maintain a database of daily market activities

**What we are looking for**

**Key Attributes**
- At least 1 year's Shipbroking experience in Tankers with a reputable global shipbroking firm
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Personable and engaging and able to build strong working relationships with clients
- Good commercial judgement with good negotiation skills
- Driven, self-motivated and client focused
- Fluency in English and Norwegian is essential to liaise with desk's clients
- Strong numeracy skills and excellent presentation skills
- Confident and able to work well under pressure, with the ability to adapt
- Strong attention to detail and focus on accuracy
- Strong MS office skills in Excel, PowerPoint & Word
- A university degree majoring in Maritime Studies, Business or a similar discipline is preferred

**Special Job Requirements**
- Travel as required.

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