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Job Title: Chartering Manager
\nLocation<\/strong>: Nigeria
\nDepartment:<\/strong> Commercial
\nBusiness Unit:<\/strong> Africa
\nDirect Reporting Line:<\/strong> Country Manager<\/p>\nJob Purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The Chartering Manager is responsible for leading the chartering activities primarily within Nigeria but may extend into other areas within West Africa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Key Accountabilities<\/strong>
\nChartering:
\nWithin Nigeria your responsibilities include but are not limited to managing client relationships, sales and marketing, chartering & commercial management (e.g. market mapping, competitor profiles, client plans). Responsibilities include:<\/p>\n\n- Input and updating of CRM data<\/li>\n
- Pricing and day to day quotation for West Africa<\/li>\n
- Tender liaison point of contact for West Africa for the tender & contracts team<\/li>\n
- Coordinate the deployment of all Topaz Marine assets under bareboat to TONL in Africa with the<\/li>\n
- Commercial team, to ensure optimal utilization and day rates are achieved<\/li>\n
- Support in developing and implementation of Contracting strategy in alignment with Strategic Priorities<\/li>\n
- Develop and \/ or review all tenders<\/li>\n
- Assisting tendering process across division to adopt optimal pricing parameters, using up to date costing information provided by the finance function<\/li>\n
- Ensuring completeness of all bids, and advising on tendering strategy<\/li>\n
- Detailed review of bid cost and pricing summaries<\/li>\n
- Advising on appropriate insurance to mitigate against all risks<\/li>\n
- Coordinate and monitor of contract execution<\/li>\n
- Consolidating progress and value reporting for analysis by senior management team;<\/li>\n
- Advising on variation and potential risks<\/li>\n
- Advising on invoicing and recoveries<\/li>\n
- Review the close-out of all contracts and auditing the overall execution of projects to contract<\/li>\n
- Help to develop processes and procedures for the effective coordination and management of major contracts across the business;<\/li>\n
- Assist with market development strategy for the assigned region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Marketing:<\/p>\n
\n- Develop and maintain a process of continual engagement with key clients, and monitor regional Client contacts<\/li>\n
- Promote the reputation and brand of the organization in all dealings with the marine community and clients<\/li>\n
- Market existing and new Topaz tonnage, or tonnage from third parties, to the clients in Nigeria and Africa<\/li>\n
- Identify opportunities for new businesses, logistics services, and tonnage in the Africa market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Reporting:<\/p>\n
\n- Maintains close internal relationships with Operations, Commercial and Finance across the business to ensure transparency in contract reporting and information access<\/li>\n
- Monthly reporting on chartering and other commercial activities<\/li>\n
- Support development and market analysis, review process to ensure that the senior management team are kept fully up to date with Africa OSV market developments<\/li>\n
- Assisting with revenue forecasting and budgets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Qualifications, Experience & Skills<\/strong>
\nMinimum Qualifications:<\/p>\n