Ocean Trade Analyst

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

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 administration of contracts and monitoring of utilisation, along with analytical 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 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 analytical 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

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