Manager - Legal & Claims

Nature and Scope:

- Oversee all legal matters of the company and particularly related to claims

- Claims prevention and legal assistance on shipments

- Handling of Commercial Claims

- P&I Claims Management

- Vendor Management with Operations, Sales and Finance

- Inhouse consultation on legal matters.

Major Accountabilities:

- Investigate, negotiate and advice for settlement or litigation for disputes, claims or lawsuit

- Resolution and effective handling of claims for cargo, commercial and legal, maximising cost effectiveness

- Manage third party notification, damage notice and recovery in certain incidents

- Decide on Maersk Line liability in case of any damages basis bill of lading terms and conditions

- Represent Maersk Line in custom penalty matters

- Responsible for establishing and operating within agreed budgets

- Monitor survey cost and reduce annual spend of claims pay-out

- Review and approve settlement of claims

- Co-ordination with central claims team and external stakeholders with respect to major incidents (groundings, engine failures, flooding of holds, fire on vessels, fire on terminals etc.)

- Monthly/ periodic reporting to management

- Review and legally advise on Vendor contracts and liabilities thereof.

- Representing the company’s interests with the customers on credit agreements and collections.

- Act as an internal adviser on all legal matters and liaison with external authorities where required.

- Ensure all legal activities are carried out in accordance with A P Moller - Maersk core group values.

Interested Applicants may send your updated profile to the below mentioned ID

B Karthik
BKarthik@antal.com
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