Key responsibilities:
- Wide contact with domestic and foreign customers and agents in the EMEA market
- Responsible for all customer and agent communication and activities for the relevant market, especially during bid phase
- Responsible for handling all inquiries, supported by the Bid Engineering Team, including technical content for bids in defined markets
- Together with the Bid Engineering Team, make sure that technical support during the bid and contracts phase are in line with standards and procedures
- Responsible for pre-studies, concept studies and cost estimates
- Comply with existing approval and reporting processes
- Plan and execute required training courses for customers and agents in defined markets
- Monitor and report competitor activities for defined markets
Qualification and experience requirements:
- BSc or MSc in engineering or other relevant technical discipline
- Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience from Maritime Shipping
- Must have proven adaptability to learn business software, e.g. Superoffice
- Commercial or technical background through education or work experience
- Experience from ship management, or ship owner organizations is an advantage
- Experience from working in an international sales-oriented environment
Personal qualities:
- Strong interpersonal skills - with the ability to develop good working relationships with colleagues and clients
- Enthusiastic and ambitious, strong desire to accomplish results and develop oneself and the team
- An individual with very strong analytical skills, who can understand complex problems/issues, yet is also creative; can think “outside the box”
- Extrovert, a team player with a strong belief in the value of knowledge sharing
- Must have a combination of flexibility, creativity, conceptual skills and judgment
- Analytical and effective problem solver, with strong strategic capabilities
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with proficiency in English
- Efficient and high workload capacity
- Be flexible regarding traveling (mainly in EMEA) and work hours when work load requires an extra effort
For the ideal candidate, we can offer you interesting assignments in an informal, dynamic and friendly working environment, with good possibilities for professional and personal development.