Christos Doulaveris

Experience

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  China Shipping (Group) Company

  Feb 2005 - Sept 2005

  Sales Assistant

  • Responsible for promoting the company as well as the products and services that it offered.• Met up with prospective clients and endeavoured into building up business relationships.

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  Fairdeal Marine Services

  Oct 2005 - Feb 2013

  • Got promoted to the position of Fleet Controller from Marine/ S&Q Assistant due to being proactive, constantly meeting tight deadlines and thinking out of the box.• Effectively managed end-to-end fleet control operations of 7 vessels including freight/hire collection, demurrage calculations, post fixtures, disbursement accounts, and preparation of Vessel's Position Lists.• Oversaw crew and cargo claims, maintained correspondence with insurance, P&I club, Class Society, U/Ws, and H&M club, while diligently monitoring and addressing vessels' deficiencies spanning PSC, Flag, Class, and Internal/External assessments. Show less

  • Fleet Controller

    May 2007 - Feb 2013

  • Marine / S&Q / Insurance Assistant

    Oct 2005 - May 2007
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  Product Shipping & Trading S.A.

  Mar 2013 - Jul 2016

  Senior Fleet Operator

  • Effectively managed end-to-end operations for a fleet of 10 vessels, including spot and time charter operations, bunkers planning and procurement in volume of 15K MTS monthly, master instructions, agent appointments, claims resolution, authorizing final disbursement accounts calculations of laytime, demurrage, freight, and hire statements, voyage planning, navigational safety, cargo logistics, tank cleaning, and inspections.• Ensured navigational safety while continuously analyzing and monitoring operational data to optimize both company and vessel performance. Show less

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  Monjasa

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2024

  • Got promoted to the position of Branch Manager from Senior Bunker Trader due to taking initiative and excellent performance.• Owning the full spectrum of management and trading functions encompassing team leadership, business development, stakeholder management, strategic planning for the Greek market, fuel supply coordination, and effective resolution of claims/disputes while ensuring strict adherence to Group policies and guidelines.• Hiring, managing and training a team of 8 employees (bunker traders, credit analyst, office assistant).• Collaborating closely with Compliance and Credit departments as well as the Top Management.• Opening up new accounts/clients.• Drove significant office growth by expanding the team from 3 to 8 members.• Consistently surpassed the initial budget expectations, exceeding the set benchmarks since the first year of operations in Greece (index 197). Show less • Managed all aspects of bunker trading operations, including market analysis, demand assessment, credit exposure oversight, supplier negotiations, interactions with shipowners and charterers, resolution of claims and disputes.• Mentored and coached a team of 6 traders for 5 years focusing on bunkering and shipping expertise.• Ensured that team developed and maintained a solid and stable portfolio of customers.• Drove team performance and managed all trading activities of the team.• Promoted Monjasa’s physical supply network and focus areas.• Established sustainable results, challenging the status quo and having clear-cut targets for the future.• Cultivated strong and long-term relations with stakeholders at all levels as well as with external entities.• Recruited, managed, developed and retained team of competent and engaged traders that excel in their areas of responsibility and who contribute positively to the working environment;• Ensured that all team members lived daily Monjasa values and took full ownership of their responsibilities.• Ensured optimal customer satisfaction in providing specialist advice in bunker solutions, smooth coordination of fuel supply and solving claims/disputes.• Complied always with Group policies and guidelines.• Defined the commercial strategy for the Greek market business.• Took charge of projects and contracts. Show less

  • Branch Manager

    Jan 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Trading Director

    Nov 2020 - Jan 2022

  • Senior Bunker Trader

    Aug 2016 - Nov 2020
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  Bunker Partner

  Jul 2024 - now

  Trading Manager