Job Summary:
Coordinate with our regional & global commercial teams to support them with container freight services & products to meet our customer’s needs. Liaise with international shipping lines to procure container freight rates & space for the specific required trade lane. Analyse ocean freight market trends. Prepare market reports. Joint customer product presentations with commercial teams to help grow our business.
Key functions:
- Help guide, build & exceed our regional trade commercial plans
- Buy competitive ocean freight from shipping lines for specific trade lanes
- Managing and building relationships with key contacts within the shipping lines
- Manage our annual contractual ocean freight commitments with the shipping lines
- Key entry point between our company and the shipping lines to deal with service issues
Key KPI:
- Manage carrier relationships
- Ensure we procure competitive ocean freight rates
- Secure sufficient weekly/monthly space on required lanes
- Carrier contract commitments
- Vol and AGP targets
Key Relationships:
- Shipping line
- Regional & global commercial teams
- Regional operations in the branch
- Key customers
Qualification
- University graduate
- 3-5 years of relevant shipping experience in Trade role or Procurement function in an international NVO.
- Language proficiency – English, Chinese
- Good written and verbal skills
- Proficient using MS office applications
