Western Bulk is seeking 4 curious and highly dedicated trainees to join its commercial team.
The trainees will start out in one of our six Business Units learning vessel operations and chartering. In vessel operations trainees will learn to take on the responsibility of managing their own vessels. In chartering trainees will learn to source and execute vessel and cargo contracts in the market, and over time to develop and execute trading strategies.
Trainees in Western Bulk are given challenges and responsibilities from day one and we are looking for new colleagues who can demonstrate the following qualities and qualifications:
Highly commercial with a strong entrepreneurial spirit
Like to take initiative, set ambitious goals and to be held accountable for their actions
Reliable and resilient with a strong ability to bounce back after setbacks
Unafraid to challenge status quo
Rare talent for negotiation and for building and maintaining relationships
Ability to easily connect with and relate to people of diverse cultural backgrounds
Good with pattern recognition, numbers and with an interest to apply IT tools to assist your decision-making
Bachelor degree or higher level of education
0-3-year work experience, not necessarily from shipping
Western Bulk can offer a result-driven, transparent and highly flexible workplace with a flat structure and progressive culture that reflects the Scandinavian heritage of the company. The positions will be stationed in Oslo, Singapore and Seattle. It’s also expected that the trainees spend time in other WB Offices as well. Starting date will be in August 2018
Western Bulk (WB) is an asset-light dry bulk operator and freight trader, operating a fleet of about 100 -150 Panamax, Supramax and Handysize vessels. The company combines highly commercial trading skills with technology, advanced analytics and risk management to succeed in an extremely competitive and global shipping market.
WB seeks to offer flexible, high-quality ocean freight services to its customers, leveraging on its global trading pattern, relationships and operational expertise. Through its constant presence in the various regional and local freight markets, WB gains valuable market intelligence that it uses to take positions in the market – trying to identify and benefit from short term price variations, trend breaks and arbitrage opportunities. Moreover, value is created by constantly seeking to optimise the scheduling of vessels and cargoes, reducing ballast time and finding ways to operate voyages as efficiently as possible.
Each of WB's nine Commercial Teams operate as decentralized profit centres, using ships, cargoes and derivatives for directional play and arbitrage in the market. Risk management is a central part of WB's trading model, and the company also invests heavily in the use of technology and advanced analytics for decision support and market forecasting.
Western Bulk is headquartered in Oslo, and has offices in Singapore, Dubai, Seattle, Santiago, Casablanca and Copenhagen.
For more information, see www.westernbulk.com
