Interested in the opportunity to work with a world-class organization? Want to leverage your expertise in marine fuel trading on a greater scale? Then this is the time for you to step-up your game and apply today!

On behalf of KPI OceanConnect, MARPRO is searching for a highly motivated Marine Fuel Trader to join the company’s already accomplished team in Glyfada (Athens), Greece.

Overview

The right candidate will need to have a proven track record in sales of preferably marine fuels or other maritime sales experience; be knowledgeable of the industry; demonstrate an aptitude in attracting new clients, negotiating terms, and closing back-to-back deals of marine fuels.

Key Responsibilities

• Back-to-back trade of marine fuels
• Responding to customer enquiries, sending quotation, negotiating, confirming orders, monitoring deliveries, post-delivery service, and support, etc.
• Negotiating with suppliers
• Managing existing customer portfolio and tracing new clients
• Monitoring customer utilization of company credit lines, payment performance, and assisting with collection of payment when necessary
• Keeping updated on international marine fuel regulations, industry trends, and market dynamics
• Complying with company policies and procedures, as well as internationals regulations.
• Collaborate with company teams
• Handle complaints and claims, and assist with any necessary legal actions.
• Providing insights and proposing strategies to mitigate risk
• Collecting market intelligence
• Identifying and proposing new business opportunities
• Handling ad-hoc projects as and when required by the Management
• Limited travelling may be required

Professional qualifications

• Proven experience in sales within the maritime industry
• Ability to demonstrate own, extended, and transferable portfolio of clients
• Possess good knowledge of the maritime shipping industry and preferably of the oil market and marine fuel pricing strategies
• Be experienced with the industry’s procedures, specifications, regulations, etc.
• Have high communicating skills (speaking/reading/writing) in English ideally also in Greek (any additional languages will be advantageous)
• Have the right to live and work in Greece
• Computer proficient skills for communications, maintaining and documenting in the database and company ERP

Personal characteristics

• Committed, meticulous and a team player
• Excellent negotiating and communication skills
• Analytical and strategic thinking to make informed trading decisions
• Results-oriented and a self-driven
• Problem-solver with ability to perform well even when under pressure
• Multi-tasker with acute eye to details
• Be unbiased to gender, race, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, etc,

KPI OceanConnect offers

A highly rewarding remuneration package with great benefits, that matches yours skills and experience, a very modern working environment, and the backing of a world-leading, reputable organization!

Applying

To apply for the role, you must fill the application, upload your CV and additional documents in English by clicking the apply button. Once you have successfully submitted your application, a confirmation email will be sent to the email account you have registered. If you have not received it within 10 minutes after applying, please check your spam folder and ensure the domain is whitelisted for all future communications (e.g. invitation for interview, etc.).

Applicants are taken in for interview on a running base and job ads are removed once a position has been filled.

The recruitment process is handled by MARPRO. For questions, please send us an email or for urgent matters contact us on +30 6949 151515.

Who is KPI OceanConnect?

KPI OceanConnect is a world leading provider of high-quality marine fuels and marine lubricants, with offices in all key ports around the globe. The company has the mission to become the most preferred and most trusted partner in the industry and the vision of assisting in the transition to green fuel. With a holistic viewpoint where customers, suppliers and employees equally impact success, KPI OceanConnect aims to create long-term partnerships by offering flexible solutions and a 360^-service approach. Read more