At World Kinect, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.
World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) is a Fortune 100 company providing aviation, marine and land energy, logistics, and technology solutions to customers and suppliers around the world. Our global team of local professionals delivers innovative products and services at more than 8,000 global locations.
With revenues in excess of $40 billion and over 4,000 employees worldwide, World Kinect Corporation offers its customers a value-added outsource service for supply, quality control, logistical support and price risk management.
https://www.world-kinect.com/
Position Summary
As the Senior Credit Manager, you will lead and manage the APAC Marine Credit team, ensuring the quality and effectiveness of credit risk assessments. You will engage with senior leaders, commercial teams, and clients to provide credit support and build strong relationships.
https://marine.wfscorp.com/
Location: Singapore (Hybrid)
Core duties and responsibilities include:
- Leadership: Manage and lead the Singapore-based Marine Credit team, comprising credit analysts.
- Credit Risk Assessment: Oversee the assessment of credit risk in the Marine portfolio for APAC and the Middle East, ensuring high-quality output and identifying potential concerns.
- Credit Management: Handle credit requests and exposures, review credit lines, and assess credit reviews completed by the team.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Regularly engage with the Director of Global Marine Credit, the UK Marine Credit team, and global commercial teams.
- Market Monitoring: Stay updated on market changes and counterparty news, anticipating their impacts on the Marine portfolio.
- Client Interaction: Engage with existing and potential clients through various communication channels, including phone calls, Zoom, face-to-face meetings, office visits, and international travel.
- Issue Resolution: Inform senior management of any material collections issues and liaise with the Legal Department on unresolved collection issues.
- Aviation Credit Support: Assist the Aviation Credit departments with processing credit requests as needed.
Key Requirements:
- University degree in Finance, Shipping, or a related field.
- 5-7 years of marine bunker credit experience or relevant shipping experience (e.g., ship finance, shipping/commodities analyst).
- Proven experience in managing and leading a team.
- Strong knowledge of shipping markets and commodity markets.
- Excellent analytical skills, including financial statement analysis.
- Understanding of derivative tools (swaps, FFPs) and their implementation.
- Flexible approach to work, including international travel and duties outside office hours.
- Excellent communication skills and confidence in liaising with senior leaders.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to recommend and enact positive changes.
- Confidence to make decisive credit decisions under time constraints.
- Thorough understanding of legal documentation and collateralization (corporate guarantees, Letters of Credit, NDAs).
- Ability to multitask daily, handling credit requests, client interactions, meetings, and credit reviews.
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