Student Assistant - Laytime Team

Are you eager to test and develop your skills in an international company where innovative measures are taken in order to help ensure a greener future? Do you have a flair for numbers and a meticulous and structured approach? Then this is an opportunity for you to gain valuable experience in the maritime industry!

We offer
As a Student Assistant in our Laytime team, you will be an integrated member of the team and contribute to a broad spectrum of tasks. Laytime is a smaller team of 3 employees within the commercial Operations department, and Laytime is globally responsible for laytime calculations, issuing, negotiating, and collecting demurrage and balance freight payments for the company’s fleet as well as clause and contract interpretations, all in close cooperation with the Chartering and Operations departments in an energetic environment.

You will gain experience with different aspects of shipping and you will expand your network internally with highly professional and dedicated colleagues as well as more broadly within the industry.

Furthermore, you will:

• Assist with handling of daily laytime claims 
• Get the opportunity to become involved in managing ships’ performance claims, which also forms part of the team’s duties
• Do preparation, follow-up and recovery of outstanding amounts
• Assist with contract interpretation and contract optimisation
• Help prepare internal reports and set operational performance targets
• Participate in customer meetings
• Contribute with suggestions for developing and improving relationships with our customers

"As a Student Assistant in Ultrabulk, you get the opportunity to apply theory to practice and create an overview of the international shipping industry from different perspectives. I started my career in Ultrabulk during my studies and got responsibility and challenges from day one. Today, I work in Chartering with the world as my playground and I still learn something new every single day," says Chartering Executive, Thea Bagger.

To succeed in the job
Whilst studying for your bachelor’s degree in International Shipping and Trade, Business Administration, Economics or other relevant education, you simply can’t wait to get your hands even deeper into the operational part of shipping. You see yourself thriving in a fast-paced, multicultural environment and you have an appetite for constantly acquiring new knowledge and competencies.

The work environment is very important to us, so the right candidate will be one who can contribute to the positive social atmosphere in Ultrabulk.

We expect that you have/are:

• Detail-oriented and a problem-solver
• A proactive team player that takes initiative
• An interest in maritime law
• A passion for numbers and IT that allows you to quickly acquire new skills in these fields
• Prefer to work in a structured way with established standards, processes and systems that ensures efficiency and quality 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Fluent in oral and written English as this is our corporate language

Compensation
We offer a flexible working week of a maximum of 20 hours with more hours required during holiday periods. Furthermore, we believe in freedom and flexibility under responsibility so the office hours can be adjusted to accommodate your school schedule and exam periods.

What you might love about us
With our more than 30 nationalities, you would become part of a buzzing, multicultural and social environment. In Ultrabulk, we are convinced that an optimal working environment requires an exceptional social atmosphere across all departments. We believe that work should be fun and rewarding on a personal level. Our mission to be ‘a partner you can trust’ shines through in our way of being colleagues by caring for one another and, in unison, do our utmost to reach our goals for the business. We believe that flexibility is fundamental in ensuring a balanced life. 

Application
For further information about the position, please contact HR Consultant, Mikkel Pedersen at (+45) 31 21 08 40 / mikkel.pedersen@ultrabulk.com.

Start date is expected to be 1 June 2024.

Please submit your application as soon as possible but no later than 14 May 2024. Applications are evaluated continuously, and interviews will take place on an ongoing basis. Only applications uploaded digitally will be taken into consideration; we do not accept applications sent via e-mail. Your application will be treated with confidence and our reply will be sent to the e-mail address you have registered in our recruitment system. 

ABOUT ULTRABULK:
Ultrabulk is a leading global dry bulk operator, servicing its customers in their maritime transportation needs in the MPP, Parcel, Handysize, Supramax and Panamax segments. Ultrabulk operates a fleet of 160 to 190 vessels managed by a professional team, strategically located at 9 offices worldwide (Copenhagen, Cape Town, Dubai, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo).

FOCUS ON CLIMATE:
The shipping industry is deeply focused on lifting its climate responsibility, and in Ultrabulk it is at the top of our agenda to push for a greener future. We are committed to reduce our emissions with 40% per cargo tons-mile by 2030, and to reach that goal we have to continue to innovate, collect and analyse data, invest in equipment and systems as well as raise general awareness both ashore and at sea.