BUNKER JOBS: Lanka Marine Seeks Assistant Manager

The firm is a significant player in the Sri Lankan bunker market. Image Credit: Lanka Marine Services

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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