Logistics Coordinator

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Operations Coordinator to join our dynamic team.

This role will ensure the protection of vessel's rotation as per service performance, navigation safety, and cargo operations carried out at contracted performance levels, in compliance with regional office and headquarter instructions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure vessels rotation.
• Follow up vessels port calls.
• Engage and follow up the performance of local vendors, including but not limited to terminal operators, agents, pilots, towage companies, bunker suppliers, special cargoes surveyors, and customs brokers.
• Maintain straight contact with third-party teams, partner lines, and internal departments in connection with vessel's operations.
• Keep close contact with pilots, terminal operators, port authorities, and maritime authorities.
• Keep LARO and Line/HQ permanently informed of the general port situation as well as all other relevant information, especially as far as infrastructure developments is concerned.
• Expected Results: Ensure vessels rotation as per schedule or else as instructed by HQ or LARO.
• Team Coordination
• Coordinate teams (own or outsourced) efforts for performance continuous improvement.
• Ensure that PIL expected/contracted Service Levels are communicated to the teams and/or vendors.
• Keep internal control of all details pertaining to all port calls by PIL operated and/or partner vessels.
• Expected Results: Ensure achievement of expected performance by vendors.
• Provide support to other operational departments.
• Visits terminals to align procedures and/or perform surveys.
• Requests quotations and maintain straight follow up of break-bulk cargoes requirements, including but not limited to stevedoring, cargo surveyors, ancillary services, extra cranes hire, land operations, and lashing materials.
• Supports Legal and Claims departments when required to collect information and evidence to contribute in Claims cases investigations and/or local Authorities regulations studies, in cases where the issue requires a higher level of technical operational knowledge/expertise.
• Collects information regarding new business and cost savings opportunities.
• Supports any other PIL department in investigations on service failures by partner lines and/or their subcontractors, in cases where the issue requires a higher level of technical operational knowledge/expertise.
• Provides the required authorization from Port Terminals and vessels for the access of shore-based staff or customers on board Own and chartered vessels and to port facilities.
• Communicates crewing requirements received from vessel's Owners to the proper local agents, for owned and chartered vessels.
• Expected Results: Support to other areas in Operations-related (or controlled) matters.

Requirements:

• Experience in vessel operation and coordination.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of logistics and supply chain management.
• Ability to analyze complex data and make recommendations.
• Fluent in English language.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary.
• Opportunities for career growth and development.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
• Professional training and certification programs.