Dry cargo freight trader

Star Bulk Carriers Corp is seeking a dry cargo freight trader to be based in Athens or Singapore.

Responsibilities: 

  1. Identifies, secures and hedges spot and forward cargoes for the company’s fleet of head owned and time chartered in vessels
  2. Understands clearly all MTM, Risk, MTM & Risk related measures, P&L, P&L related impacts and own book management.
  3. Is proactive, effectively prioritizing and executing daily tasks together with the respective teams in Europe in a high-pressure environment.
  4. Actively contributes to the in-house research analysis.
  5. Operates within a cross cultural team environment and maintains a team spirit using strong interpersonal skills.​

Requirements: 

  1. University degree in Chartering, Marketing, Economics or any relevant field.
  2. Minimum 5 years in freight trading / chartering / ship-operating of supramax and / or panamax size vessels.
  3. Knowledge and relationships on grain / minerals' movements from / to the Pacific and Indian Ocean.
  4. Strong verbal and written English language skills.
  5. Good command of Asian languages will be an asset.
  6. Strong MS Excel skills, data science and statistics skills.
  7. Ability to cooperate and work with different cultures and time differences.