Regional FCL Trade Management Assistant

Job Purpose

. Support the Trade Management Team Asia-MENATAF and help to improve transparency of actions

. Active involvement to achieve profitable growth and widen our customer base

. Manage Allocations with clients and carriers

Key Responsibilities

Customers - New and Existing

. Pre-analyze RFQ's on potential and importance

. Collaborate on solutions as space and equipment issues on a day-to-day basis with internal and external

stakeholders

. Provide analysis of Trade KPI's

. Upload of FAK, MTS and NAC levels internally

Regional Buying

. Negotiate and maintain competitive rates

. Establish country's requested rates with carriers (for named accounts requests)

. Understand country's needs and negotiate specific requirements with target carriers e.g. space protection /

allocation, free time on demurrage and detention

. Monitoring core carrier adherence performance by using available tools to achieve targets with carriers

based on the latest estimate.

. Maintaining trade's contract database and review in conjunction with allocation

Country OFR Organisations

. Establish regular market information to countries (Update on latest changes in surcharges and market

situation)

. Support ASPA countries on rates and carriers related issues

. Communicate with overseas offices on day-to-day issues

. Guidance to countries on trade and market related subjects

. Networking with RDMs of stakeholding countries to develop potential businesses

Management

. Monitor and report market rate changes, weekly liftings and prepare monthly strategy report

. Monitor key account performance, rates and resolve space/equipment issues

. Ensure efficient flow of information concerning carriers activities and market development to

management

. Manage allocation for the trade with AP allocation team to fulfill carrier targets and contract MQCs,

maximize yield and carrier incentives

. Ensure regular market information for the trade & communicate this to Trade Management, OFR network and M&S

Global OFR Carriers in Asia Pacific

. Develop and maintain relations with global ocean freight carriers

. Discuss and initiate actions to solve problems on space or equipment constraints

. Obtain updated information from ocean carriers on latest rate implementation

. Set up space protection with target carriers

Experience/Qualification Requirements

. Degree Holder

. Min 2-3 years experience

. Good knowledge of ocean freight products

. Good negotiation and communication skills

. Problem solving skills: Analyze problems effectively and find the best solutions

. Possess knowledge of carrier's functions

. Acquired knowledge in general shipping matters (e.g. Operations, customer service, documentation,

claims, clearance, etc)

. Possess basic Logistics/Supply Chain Management knowledge

. Well versed in software knowledge (word, excel, power point, etc)

. Ability to communicate in different dialects or foreign languages is an added advantage