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Bachelor’s degree in maritime business or business management.
Minimum 7 years’ experience in shipping line involving in trade.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with colleagues across departments and various internal & external stakeholders.
Able to travel overseas as part of business requirements.
Independent and result oriented.
Strategic thinker.
Ability to focus on tasks and analyses situations, systems, and problems.
Ability to make quick decisions supported by information and data gathered.
Able to work in fast pace environment.
Strong leadership.
Proficiency in the English language, both verbal and written.

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A line manager has full P&L responsibility and is tasked with enhancing cost efficiency and optimising yield.

Improve the cost aspect of the business:

Select ships with optimal intake relative to volume prospects, being mindful on the correlation between vessel size & design and her associated port dues & any physical constraint of any given port of call.
Select a ship with optimal speed and bunker consumption.
Close monitoring of daily vessel speed resulting in bunker consumption using the system to ensure the vessel consumption aligns with Time Charter Description (TCD) and cross check against other sister ships previously operated in the trade or region.
Secure each port call berth window and negotiate terminal related contracts including discount, rebates and volume incentives.
Manage and resolve claims (cargo claims, container damage, vessel damage) in consultation with the legal team when required.
Strategize trade routes (existing and new) by understanding the demand & supply conditions of the prevailing market.

Demand:

Collaborate closely with the marketing department to consolidate customer demand, including anticipating forward demand because of seasonality or potential changes to MLO mother vessel connection.
Acquire, compile, and maintain trade statistics and reports via our business intelligence portal (BI) for analysis and decision-making.

Supply:

Understand competitors and the prevailing market tonnage deployed on the trade lane.
Awareness of operating conditions in terms of tonnage over or under supply, as this impacts utilization prospects and pricing logic.
Carve out a differentiated product or increase sailing frequency by expanding existing service coverage, either via own deployment or slot swaps with another operators.
Maintain a high standard of vessel schedule integrity to meet customer feeder-to-mother connections and providing customers with clear and timely vessel updates on actual ETA & ETD.

Improve the income aspect of the business:

Manage space and select cargo that delivers the best yield (NTV - Net To Vessel returns).
Create a portfolio outlining how slots should be utilized with structured deals vs. open slots (used basis).
Work closely with the marketing team for customer and deals selections. Play an active role during customer’s tender exercises.
Look for opportunities to implement GRI‘s (general rate increase), RR‘s (rate restoration), CBR (critical bunker recovery) for all trades managed in line with cost increases.
Manage and coordinate rate quotation and filing with the marketing department.
Manage all agencies involved in your service rotation regarding vessel operations, cargo bookings, and customer relationship management in each local location.
Play an active marketing role, especially towards key clients brought in by the marketing team. In times of operational crises, dealing directly with key clients, especially those with structured space contracts with us.
Stay attuned to market trends through active participation in business travel and events to establish and maintain strong relationships with key clients both locally and internationally.
Provide support to your overseas local agent to ensure seamless operations and client satisfaction.
Collaborate and communicate effectively within the department and across the relevant departments to ensure they understand the business strategy and how their work contributes to achieving our P&L goals.
Assume additional responsibilities within the department occasionally when the need arises.

Business development:

Constantly review the viability of the existing trades routes and make suitable changes to improve the efficiency or adapt to changes in the operating environment.
Conduct feasibility studies to start new services, either solo or by forming a consortium via a vessel sharing agreement.

Key Performance Indicators

Ability to maneuver quickly out from an operational and/or a business crisis involving quick decision making and effective communication of your strategy toward internal and external supporting colleagues.
Maintain a professional and good personal relationship with external clients, port & terminal operator and business partners.
Be highly aware of the rapidly changing business environment through personal involvement and an effective feedback channel from various sources, including media.
Maintain a strong understanding of the current business environment and form long-term outlook of the business prospect & needs to identify opportunities and potential pitfalls. Be ready with the right assets (ships) to meet future challenges & opportunities.

","summary":"

Summary: To be responsible for the Profit and Loss of a service with vessel provision. A LM is also akin to an entrepreneur whom we entrust and empower him with capital & funds so that he can operate a profitable service. The aim of the LM is to sustain and grow the business to multiple strings within his geographical scope.

Reports to: Hub Director / General Manager / Trade Head

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Education, Knowledge & Skills

Degree in Engineering / Business / Insurance from a recognized university.
3 to 5 years of experience working in insurance industry.
Familiarity with insurance policies common in the shipping industry, like professional indemnity, Hull and Machinery, all risk, marine cargo, comprehensive general liability, products liability, public liability, directors and officer insurance and, employers’ liability.
Well versed with insurance terms and conditions, common endorsements/exclusions, typical costs of different insurance policies.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to inspire confidence at all levels within the business.
Good interpersonal and strong leadership skills.

Personal characteristics

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Demonstrates a well-organised and logical approach to work.
Team Player
Good communication skills
Numerate and articulate.
Able to influence others.
Positive attitude.
Problem solver and ability to think out of the box.
Meticulous, self-driven & pro-active, with initiative to work independently or in a team.
Highly adaptable to dynamic work environments.

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Insurance Operations

Working with the GGC to report to the organisation on cover arrangements, premiums and recoveries.
Liaise with brokers on all documentations, discuss with any coverage issues time to time to assist commercial hubs on a timely basis.
Follow up with brokers on hull claims in coordination with our fleet’s operation team.
Engage/coordinate with relevant brokers and group’s relevant offices to ensure timely renewal of all annual corporate and business insurance policies globally (e.g. professional indemnity, workers compensation, comprehensive general liability, marine cargo, directors and officers, travel, business interruption, cyber security, public liability, property all risk, auto liability).
Prepare the report, presentation of claims record for the purpose of insurance renewals.
Instruct Broker to arrange and place appropriate insurance programmes to protect the organization
Resolve insurance queries from departments and third parties.
Explore extra war risk insurance cover, piracy cover, K&R, Loss of Hire insurance cover.
Maintain proper record for all insurance covers, premiums, policies, loss records in the system.

Contract Insurance Reviews

Review and identify issues in policy wordings.
Timely review of all contracts to ensure terms and conditions agreed within the contract are covered by existing insurance covers available and propose amendments to bring contractual liabilities under existing insurance covers. If required, additional insurance has to be put in place in order to carve out onerous

Claims Handling

Ensure all claims are filed and notified to brokers/underwriters timely.
Maximize and expedite the recovery of claims by working closely with brokers, loss adjusters, insurers and internal stakeholders.
Business Partnering
Provide training to key stakeholders (e.g. superintendents, commercial managers) in ensuring potential insurance claims are submitted timely.
Data Analysis and Loss Prevention
Identify loss trends and severity of losses and recommend appropriate corrective actions in loss prevention, avoidance and mitigation.
Monthly reporting on trends of various claims and its incident frequency to GGC.
Compile claim statistics and reports to GGC periodically, including but not limited to claims listing and loss record to date.
Liaise with Average Adjustor in the event of General Average declaration
Assist Eastaway (our owned fleet) and liaise with appointed Average Adjustor for Particular Average claims.

","summary":"X-Press is looking for a Senior Executive, Insurance who can assist GGC in managing the group’s insurance such as P&I, H & M, corporate, business and project insurance policies globally to ensure the insurable interests of X-Press’s group companies and its global operations are protected."}]

Bachelor’s degree in maritime business or business management.
Minimum 7 years’ experience in shipping line involving in trade.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with colleagues across departments and various internal & external stakeholders.
Able to travel overseas as part of business requirements.
Independent and result oriented.
Strategic thinker.
Ability to focus on tasks and analyses situations, systems, and problems.
Ability to make quick decisions supported by information and data gathered.
Able to work in fast pace environment.
Strong leadership.
Proficiency in the English language, both verbal and written.

A line manager has full P&L responsibility and is tasked with enhancing cost efficiency and optimising yield.

Improve the cost aspect of the business:

Select ships with optimal intake relative to volume prospects, being mindful on the correlation between vessel size & design and her associated port dues & any physical constraint of any given port of call.
Select a ship with optimal speed and bunker consumption.
Close monitoring of daily vessel speed resulting in bunker consumption using the system to ensure the vessel consumption aligns with Time Charter Description (TCD) and cross check against other sister ships previously operated in the trade or region.
Secure each port call berth window and negotiate terminal related contracts including discount, rebates and volume incentives.
Manage and resolve claims (cargo claims, container damage, vessel damage) in consultation with the legal team when required.
Strategize trade routes (existing and new) by understanding the demand & supply conditions of the prevailing market.

Demand:

Collaborate closely with the marketing department to consolidate customer demand, including anticipating forward demand because of seasonality or potential changes to MLO mother vessel connection.
Acquire, compile, and maintain trade statistics and reports via our business intelligence portal (BI) for analysis and decision-making.

Supply:

Understand competitors and the prevailing market tonnage deployed on the trade lane.
Awareness of operating conditions in terms of tonnage over or under supply, as this impacts utilization prospects and pricing logic.
Carve out a differentiated product or increase sailing frequency by expanding existing service coverage, either via own deployment or slot swaps with another operators.
Maintain a high standard of vessel schedule integrity to meet customer feeder-to-mother connections and providing customers with clear and timely vessel updates on actual ETA & ETD.

Improve the income aspect of the business:

Manage space and select cargo that delivers the best yield (NTV - Net To Vessel returns).
Create a portfolio outlining how slots should be utilized with structured deals vs. open slots (used basis).
Work closely with the marketing team for customer and deals selections. Play an active role during customer’s tender exercises.
Look for opportunities to implement GRI‘s (general rate increase), RR‘s (rate restoration), CBR (critical bunker recovery) for all trades managed in line with cost increases.
Manage and coordinate rate quotation and filing with the marketing department.
Manage all agencies involved in your service rotation regarding vessel operations, cargo bookings, and customer relationship management in each local location.
Play an active marketing role, especially towards key clients brought in by the marketing team. In times of operational crises, dealing directly with key clients, especially those with structured space contracts with us.
Stay attuned to market trends through active participation in business travel and events to establish and maintain strong relationships with key clients both locally and internationally.
Provide support to your overseas local agent to ensure seamless operations and client satisfaction.
Collaborate and communicate effectively within the department and across the relevant departments to ensure they understand the business strategy and how their work contributes to achieving our P&L goals.
Assume additional responsibilities within the department occasionally when the need arises.

Business development:

Constantly review the viability of the existing trades routes and make suitable changes to improve the efficiency or adapt to changes in the operating environment.
Conduct feasibility studies to start new services, either solo or by forming a consortium via a vessel sharing agreement.

Key Performance Indicators

Ability to maneuver quickly out from an operational and/or a business crisis involving quick decision making and effective communication of your strategy toward internal and external supporting colleagues.
Maintain a professional and good personal relationship with external clients, port & terminal operator and business partners.
Be highly aware of the rapidly changing business environment through personal involvement and an effective feedback channel from various sources, including media.
Maintain a strong understanding of the current business environment and form long-term outlook of the business prospect & needs to identify opportunities and potential pitfalls. Be ready with the right assets (ships) to meet future challenges & opportunities.

","summary":"

Reports to: Hub Director / General Manager / Trade Head

Education, Knowledge & Skills

Degree in Engineering / Business / Insurance from a recognized university.
3 to 5 years of experience working in insurance industry.
Familiarity with insurance policies common in the shipping industry, like professional indemnity, Hull and Machinery, all risk, marine cargo, comprehensive general liability, products liability, public liability, directors and officer insurance and, employers’ liability.
Well versed with insurance terms and conditions, common endorsements/exclusions, typical costs of different insurance policies.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to inspire confidence at all levels within the business.
Good interpersonal and strong leadership skills.

Personal characteristics

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Demonstrates a well-organised and logical approach to work.
Team Player
Good communication skills
Numerate and articulate.
Able to influence others.
Positive attitude.
Problem solver and ability to think out of the box.
Meticulous, self-driven & pro-active, with initiative to work independently or in a team.
Highly adaptable to dynamic work environments.

Insurance Operations

Working with the GGC to report to the organisation on cover arrangements, premiums and recoveries.
Liaise with brokers on all documentations, discuss with any coverage issues time to time to assist commercial hubs on a timely basis.
Follow up with brokers on hull claims in coordination with our fleet’s operation team.
Engage/coordinate with relevant brokers and group’s relevant offices to ensure timely renewal of all annual corporate and business insurance policies globally (e.g. professional indemnity, workers compensation, comprehensive general liability, marine cargo, directors and officers, travel, business interruption, cyber security, public liability, property all risk, auto liability).
Prepare the report, presentation of claims record for the purpose of insurance renewals.
Instruct Broker to arrange and place appropriate insurance programmes to protect the organization
Resolve insurance queries from departments and third parties.
Explore extra war risk insurance cover, piracy cover, K&R, Loss of Hire insurance cover.
Maintain proper record for all insurance covers, premiums, policies, loss records in the system.

Contract Insurance Reviews

Review and identify issues in policy wordings.
Timely review of all contracts to ensure terms and conditions agreed within the contract are covered by existing insurance covers available and propose amendments to bring contractual liabilities under existing insurance covers. If required, additional insurance has to be put in place in order to carve out onerous

Claims Handling

Ensure all claims are filed and notified to brokers/underwriters timely.
Maximize and expedite the recovery of claims by working closely with brokers, loss adjusters, insurers and internal stakeholders.
Business Partnering
Provide training to key stakeholders (e.g. superintendents, commercial managers) in ensuring potential insurance claims are submitted timely.
Data Analysis and Loss Prevention
Identify loss trends and severity of losses and recommend appropriate corrective actions in loss prevention, avoidance and mitigation.
Monthly reporting on trends of various claims and its incident frequency to GGC.
Compile claim statistics and reports to GGC periodically, including but not limited to claims listing and loss record to date.
Liaise with Average Adjustor in the event of General Average declaration
Assist Eastaway (our owned fleet) and liaise with appointed Average Adjustor for Particular Average claims.

Release Train Engineer, BTT
at X-Press Feeders

Singapore | Permanent

summary

As a Release Train Engineer, you will undertake a critical role in monitoring and coordinating ongoing projects and applications holistically to ensure that specific project milestones are achieved and business needs are met. You will communicate with various stakeholders in project teams and propose best market practices based on business needs.

Reports to: Program Manager, BTT

roles and responsibilities

Agile Leadership
- Lead and facilitate cross-squad ceremonies to address and resolve impediments, track dependencies, and ensure alignment with overall PI goals – thereby maximising the flow of value to the Client and alignment to strategic goals.
- Conduct regular check-ins with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Architecture leadership and other stakeholders to ensure the smooth functioning of Agile projects.
- Encourage collaboration between teams and System and Solution Architects/Engineering
- Champion Agile and SAFe principles, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration within and across squads.

Planning & Coordination
- Organize and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning sessions, ensuring that teams are aligned on priorities, dependencies, and objectives for each increment.
- Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize and groom the Program Backlog, ensuring that features and user stories are well-defined and ready for execution (Definition of Ready met).
- Monitor progress and adherence to timelines, addressing any deviations and adjusting plans as necessary to ensure Definition of Done is achieved.

Communication & Reporting
- Develop and maintain communication plans to keep stakeholders informed about the progress of Agile Teams and the overall program.
- Provide regular status updates to leadership, highlighting key milestones, risks, and areas for improvement.
- Ensure transparency by maintaining relevant metrics and reporting on the performance and health of the Agile project.

Problem Resolution
- Proactively identify and address impediments, risks, and dependencies that may impact the successful delivery of the program.
- Collaborate with teams to find creative solutions to challenges, ensuring that the Agile project remains on track.
- Escalate critical issues to leadership, providing recommended courses of action.

Continuous Improvement
- Organise and facilitate Inspect and Adapt workshops at the end of each Program Increment to gather feedback and identify areas for improvement.
- Work with teams to implement lessons learned, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and optimize processes within the Agile project.
- Investigate and analyse global practises to share best practices and contribute to the evolution of Agile practices within client organisations and Alumni.

Typical Deliverables:
- Program Backlog prioritized and groomed for upcoming Program Increments.
- PI Planning artifacts, including Program Board, Program Backlog, and team plans.
- Regular status reports and metrics on the health and performance of the ART.
- Action plans and improvements resulting from Inspect and Adapt workshops.
- Resolutions to impediments and dependencies impacting the Agile Project.

job requirements

Bachelor’s Degree (IT or engineering) or equivalent
Minimum 5 years’ operating in a Release Train Engineer role or in roles which provide foundation skills for RTE’s including: Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Project Manager, Product Owner.
Preferable industry experience across shipping, logistics, supply chain or technology industries.
Demonstrable architecture knowledge across Applications, Data and Technology (especially CICD technologies)
Proficient in both design and delivery of scaled Agile programmes
Proven experience operating strategically and tactically, engaging successfully with both C-Suite and operational staff.
Understand the value of Agile and able to articulate the benefits of an Agile operational model.
Has a strong interest in emerging trends in the technology domain and practical knowledge of how they apply to Agile transformation.
Excellent stakeholder engagement, people management and communication skills with a strong sense of ownership
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
Recent and relevant Agile certifications (SAFe RTE) is preferred.
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including PowerPoint, Teams, Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook.
Proficiency in the English language, both verbal and written.

Release Train Engineer, BTT at X-Press Feeders

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Release Train Engineer, BTT
at X-Press Feeders