Job Description:
Ocean Trade Analyst – Birmingham – Permanent Role – Ocean Freight Experience ESSENTIAL
Salary: 30k–35k (depending on experience)
Monday to Friday, 08:30–17:30, 60-minute break
All candidates will be subject to a DBS check.
Silver Arrow are currently recruiting for an Ocean Trade Analyst to work for our client based in Birmingham on a permanent basis. It is a wide-ranging supporting role, focusing on the administration of contracts and monitoring of utilisation, along with analytic tasks to drive optimal yield development.
Your Role:
* Maintain and update customer rate tariffs, including handover to the Tariff Management Team.
* Maintain carrier contract agreements, including handover to the Tariff Management Team.
* Participate in carrier review meetings, including preparing presentations and statistics.
* Provide general support to the Trade Management Team as required.
* Support and manage the completion of long-term customer tender responses.
* Monitor customer volume performance against agreed-upon commitments.
* Monitor Metro volume performance for core carriers against agreed commitments.
* Monitor NAC and FAK market rate developments on major trades and share Intel internally.
* Engage with market intel partners, ensuring full awareness of future developments so maximum value and ROI are generated (e.g., Xeneta).
* Review the volume allocation of NAC and FAK per carrier, ensuring optimal yield.
* Support carrier landside negotiations and take administrative ownership of communicating updates and maintaining costs.
* Provide regular trade and carrier management reporting in line with team requirements.
* Other tasks, as required
Benefits:
* 22-day holiday + bank holidays
* EV scheme
* Free EV charging and parking
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Wellness Hub (meditation, GP, 24-hour support)
* Life Insurance
* Pension Scheme
* Free weekly fruit, and monthly food van
* House Cash Plan
* Discount Scheme (retail, holiday, hospitality)
* Bonuses
* Quarterly social gathering, summer, and Christmas party
What we need from you:
* A strong ocean freight background is essential.
* Good knowledge of the ocean carrier landscape
* Good understanding of the ocean market and trade
* Strong communication skills
* Strong analytic skills
* Strong process and system awareness
* Excellent attention to detail
At Silver Arrow, our priority is you. We strongly believe in getting to know you and understanding your needs in the hope of building a great working relationship.
Call our recruitment team today on 01925 815048
REF: PERM164-1
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