Job Title - Senior Manager - Stowage Planning

About the Role

You will lead and oversee the global stowage planning function to ensure secure, efficient, and commercially optimized vessel stowage across the fleet. This role is responsible for managing a team of stowage planners across multiple locations, driving process and system improvements, and collaborating closely with internal and external stakeholders to support operational excellence, cost efficiency, and high vessel utilization.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Team Management

Lead, mentor, and develop the stowage planning team to maintain high technical standards, consistent performance, and strong operational responsiveness.

Provide guidance on complex or critical stowage decisions, ensuring compliance with safety guidelines, stability requirements, and regulatory standards.

Develop workforce planning, training frameworks, and competency development programs for stowage planners.

Operational Excellence

Oversee the planning and validation of container stowage across vessels, ensuring seaworthiness,



balanced stability, protected DG segregation, optimal crane split, and alignment with port/terminal constraints.

Set and uphold planning standards, SOPs, and best practices to ensure secure operations, maximum vessel utilization, and minimized operational costs.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including system enhancements, process automation, and operational efficiency projects.

Stakeholder & Network Collaboration

Partner closely with terminals, regional operations, vessel command teams, network planning, commercial teams, and deployment to ensure smooth and coordinated execution.

Provide direction on vessel suitability assessments for trade deployment based on capacity, cargo mix, port rotations, stability performance, and operational constraints.

Act as escalation point for operational issues, disruptions, or contingencies, ensuring timely resolution and mitigation planning.

Govern

📌 Senior Manager Mumbai
🏢 Caliberly
📍 Mumbai