Sonan Bunkers Group is looking to hire Senior Bunker Trader

by Admin
Bunkering Job Alerts

Sonan Bunkers Group is looking to hire at Athens office a Senior Bunker Trader being part of a dynamic, experienced and growing team, in order to promote company’s physical positions and serve clients’ needs globally when it comes to marine fuels and lubricants.

Job Responsibilities

  • Develop the customer base for the bunkering department and continually research the market and look for new opportunities in a national and international level to expand the business, aiming at growing profit
  • Participate in maritime industry events to attract new customers in the field of sales and delivery of fuels to vessel
  • Regularly monitor sales and market data, keep up to date with current market trends and customer preferences and provide meaningful and accurate management reports, timely and regularly
  • Study and prepare account profiles for company accounts and maintain them regularly updated
  • Monitor competition within major accounts
  • Prepare informative sales presentations for clients around business operations and new product launches
  • Keep customer database updated – prepare and process quotations, sales enquiries, sales confirmation, contracts etc.
  • Close cooperation with the logistics department to secure the timely and effective fuel delivery and handle any cancelations and/or amendments when required
  • Resolve common and complex product deliveries and address claims between company and customers
  • Participate in customer credibility and solvency assessment by researching relevant information and provide feedback to Management
  • Communicate regularly with treasury department to monitor clients’ payments and contact them in case issues arise

Qualifications

  • Business university graduate (preferred)
  • 5 to 7 years’ work experience in a similar position
  • Excellent knowledge of English language
  • Proficient user of MS Office Suite, especially MS Excel
  • An independent individual with initiative and able to deliver under pressure
  • Commercially astute with a track record of securing new and repeat business

Professional Competences

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills across levels and audiences
  • Entrepreneurial thinking, social and networking abilities
  • Skillful negotiator, self – confident and motivated, decisive and flexible
  • Strong result orientation

Initially established in 2014 as an in-house trading branch of a major Oil tanker shipping company, Sonan Bunkers (UK) Ltd is a bunker physical supplier in ARA region as well as an active worldwide trader providing high quality of product and first class customer care. With our 6 offices worldwide: London, Rio de Janeiro, Rotterdam, Athens, Oslo and Singapore we fulfill all our clients requirements in a cost effective manner with a team of experienced traders and operators serving you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Contact online Sonan Bunkers via website.