BUNKER JOBS: Lanka Marine Seeks Assistant Manager

by Ship & Bunker News Team
Monday February 21, 2022

Sri Lankan bunker supplier Lanka Marine Services is seeking to hire an assistant manager for sales, marketing and risk management.

The firm is looking for candidates with a relevant degree, prior experience and strong written and spoken English, it said in a job advertisement last week.

The advertisement lists the following responsibilities for the role:

  • Ensure compliance to the company's risk management policy while working on improvements to reduce the overall risk
  • Compliance with credit control process of the company followed by credit approval reports to the sector head of the transportation sector
  • Working with international traders/brokers to assess the risk associated with specific transactions
  • Analyse creditworthiness of all customers of the company and provide timely information to the management 
  • Review documentation of sales & marketing and operations dept. and ensure full compliance with the company's standard terms and conditions
  • Proactively control credit risk ensuring that late payments are followed up; costs of claims and counterparty financial strength is regularly and carefully considered in conjunction with the marketing team
  • Research and study the bunker markets (Sri Lankan as well as key international markets) to accurately forecast market behaviour for annual plans/reforecasts
  • Working with international traders/brokers while assisting the department head to bid for bunker inquires
  • Ensuring documents pertaining to order confirmations are in accordance with the company sales policy

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