Western Bulk Chartering (WBC) is a leading commercial operator in the Handysize and Supramax segments. In 2015, the company operated an average fleet of 150 vessels worldwide. The company’s 110 employees include 17 different nationalities across our offices in Oslo, Singapore, Santiago de Chile, Seattle, Miami and Morocco.
Through its global trading pattern and operational expertise, WBC seeks to offer flexible, high-quality freight services to its customers. The company is built up of seven independent business units that operate as decentralized profit centres, using ships, cargoes and derivatives to create a trading margin through relationships, good operations, directional play and arbitrage in the market. A culture of commercially aimed risk management is embedded throughout the organisation, where all teams make continuous efforts to understand how different risks and market dynamics affects the company’s bottom line. The combination of commercial and analytical methods has made WBC into a cutting-edge freight trading company that has established a track record of delivering robust results through the market cycle.
For more information, see www.westernbulk.com
Commercial Trainees
Western Bulk is seeking two positive, driven and highly dedicated trainees to join its commercial team. The trainee will start out as an Operations Manager in one of our seven Business Units. Result-driven trainees with commercial talent will then move on to the Chartering Department of that same Business Unit, where they will be given an opportunity to prove their place in the forefront of the dry bulk market. As a Chartering Manager, your job will be to source and execute vessel and cargo transactions in the market.
Trainees in Western Bulk are given challenges and responsibilities from day one and we are looking for new colleagues who can display the following qualities:
- Highly commercial with a strong entrepreneurial spirit
- Likes to take initiative, and to be held accountable for your actions
- Curious, hard-working and dedicated
- Unafraid to challenge status quo
- High personal integrity and ethical standards
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to easily connect with and relate to people of diverse cultural backgrounds
- Multilingual capabilities preferred, but not compulsory
- Good IT skills
Western Bulk offers and efficient, transparent and flexible workplace with a flat structure and progressive culture that reflects the Scandinavian heritage of the company.The position will be located in Oslo or Singapore and some travel should be expected.
Please send your application and CV latest May 29 to applications@westernbulk.com. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Egil Husby at +47 2313 3462.
