Laytime Specialist
Hybrid · Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey or Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Job Summary
Lead end-to-end laytime calculations for a portfolio of voyages, including negotiation and settlement processes; review voyage documents to validate events and support claim assessments; analyze charter party terms, sales contracts, and related agreements to determine laytime and demurrage implications; identify commercial exposures and provide timely recommendations; collaborate with operations, trading, and commercial teams to ensure contract requirements are properly executed; maintain records of claims, accruals, settlements, and supporting documentation; prepare, issue, and reconcile settlement statements with debit/credit adjustments; lead discussions and negotiations with customers, suppliers, shipowners, charterers, and other counterparties to achieve commercially sound resolutions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Maritime, Shipping or Logistics Management
- Experience: Minimum 2 years work experience with a Shipping or Trading company of which at least 1 full year core experience in Laytime operations.
- Experience in tanker operation preferred but not required
- Familiarization with Charter Party and Sales Contract clauses
- Advanced English level, both written and spoken
- High computer literacy
- Attention to details with a strong focus on contractual language
- Ability to analyze data accurately and make suggestions & improvement
- Technology savvy with regards to using digital applications
- Good understanding of contracts, charter parties and laytime/demurrage provisions and related terminology
- Ability to negotiate with customers by making analytical calculations on laytime calculations
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