Ammonia Logistics Technician (Rail and Maritime)

Profile with operational experience in maritime logistics of liquid bulk or gases and in rail transport, capable of working autonomously within a few weeks.

Education

• Minimum 5 years in logistics of chemical products, liquefied gases, or liquid bulk.
• Maritime operations: vessel scheduling, time charter, coordination with agents, berthing, inspections, laytime, and demurrage.
• Rail freight transport: train scheduling and coordination with operators.
• Stock management and supply planning for plants.

Knowledge

• Incoterms (FOB, CFR) and import customs clearance documentation.
• Dangerous goods transport regulations (IMDG, RID).
• Notions of CBAM, maritime EU ETS, and FuelEU Maritime.
• ERP for orders, expenses, and invoicing (Gesindus or SAP); advanced Excel and SharePoint.

Languages

• High English level (C1), essential for the relationship with shipowners, suppliers, and agents.
• Organization and ability to prioritize with daily deadlines.
• Administrative rigor and attention to detail in invoicing and expenses.
• Communication and coordination with multiple internal and external interlocutors.
• Resolution of incidents under pressure.

• Specific training in logistics, shipping, or foreign trade is valued.
• Portuguese is valuable.

Skills

• Degree in Engineering, ADE, International Trade, Nautical, or similar.

The purpose of this project is the replacement of an employee of our client during her maternity leave.

The workplace is located in Madrid.

The optimal start date is in December.

The technician must guarantee the supply of ammonia to the group's plants through stock control (SP document) and the daily, weekly, and monthly organization of all logistics by train and by ship, both in FOB cargoes (Huelva and Algeria) and in CFR deliveries. This includes the administrative management of each movement, monthly expense control in Gesindus, and the preparation of reports.

• Previous experience in maritime logistics of liquid bulk or gases
• Experience in rail transport

The main function is the stock control and logistics planning of ammonia; the remaining blocks cover the operational, administrative, and financial management generated by each movement.

CFR Deliveries

• Scheduling and coordination with external suppliers.
• Coordination with receiving plants.
• Coordination of berthing and inspections.
• Sending documentation for clearance.
• Creation of orders in Gesindus, financial information for exchange rate management, expense management, and order approval.
• CBAM orders.

FOB Algeria Purchases

• Scheduling and communication with the vessel on time charter.
• Coordination with receiving plants and agents.
• CBAM orders.

Ship-to-ship transfers - Huelva cargoes

• Stock and pumping control in Palos and Huelva.
• Coordination of the cargo with Huelva and with agents.
• Management and purchase of fuel for the vessel, if necessary.
• Coordination of the flag dispensation.
• Creation of transfers, expense management, and approval in Gesindus.

Trains

• Daily management of the needs of the receiving plants (Burgos and Alverca).
• Daily management of positioning at the loading plant (usually Palos).
• Coordination with Tramesa.
• Weekly scheduling of trains by loading plant according to the needs of each point.
• Management of Palos-Puertollano-Lavradio stocks and changes of origin.
• Creation of orders and train service orders for Alverca in Gesindus.
• Control of train invoicing in the system and sending the compositions to each destination.

Invoices and clearances

• Management in the system and sending to the corresponding mailboxes of the generated invoices: trains; ammonia CFR and FOB Algeria; T-3 fees for loading and unloading ports; inspections; Aegean Gas hire, CO2 emissions, and FuelEU taxes (annual); scale accounts.
• Control of supplier invoicing lists, verification in the system, and payment claims if applicable.
• Preparation of expenses and documentation for the clearance of import vessels in Avilés and Sagunto, in CFR and FOB positions.

Monthly expense control in Gesindus

• Provisioning of train expenses.
• Provisioning of demurrage expenses.
• Vessel freights on time charter.

Reports

• Ammonia.
• Trains.
• Bulk cargoes.