Ocean Trade and Pricing Analyst (m/w/d)

Ocean Trade and Pricing Analyst (m/w/d) page is loaded## Ocean Trade and Pricing Analyst (m/w/d)locations: HAMBURGtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 30+ Days Agojob requisition id: REQ- JAS is a privately owned international freight forwarding and logistics provider founded in Milan, Italy, in 1978. During our more than forty-year history, we have experienced exponential growth and now have a global network of offices that provide a high level of quality in terms of service and performance for our customers. Today, we operate 236 of our own offices in 47 countries, as well as 91 agents in 66 countries and more than 7,000 employees worldwide. The Ocean Trade & Pricing Analyst is a Key support function to Trade Manager and Senior Director Ocean Services. Assist with carrier relations for Ocean Services in conjunction with trade manager and directors of Ocean Freight. Assist to drive new business to JAS by providing best procurement results geared towards growth plans in place and by supporting internal JAS customers (WOT team, Commercial channels and Customer Service teams / Branches) with strategic pricing & procurement solutions and to negotiate and manage the trades in conjunction with trade manager.# **Key responsibilities****Carrier Management**: Conduct QBR meetings, manage allocations, and lead cost reduction initiatives with carriers**Tender & Pricing:** Support national and global RFQs, collaborate with Tender Management, and provide selling rate guidance and benchmarks**Business Development:** Review opportunity pipelines, bundle accounts, negotiate NACs, and increase FAK volumes in cooperation with countries**Operations & Performance:** Ensure rate transparency, optimize costs, monitor carrier service levels and trade KPIs, and manage equipment flows**Negotiations**: Negotiate vendor terms including space, free time, and ancillary charges, and identify match back opportunities**Projects & Collaboration**: Manage special projects, support commercial channels and customer service teams, and provide continuous guidance**Compliance & Policies**: Drive corporate compliance initiatives (e.g., FMC regulations, security programs) and ensure adherence to company policies# **Qualifications & Requirements****Industry Experience:** 3+ years in the forwarding or shipping industry, with focus on operations or procurement**Leadership**: Directly manage own team and indirectly supervise employees within the functional area**Industry Background**: 3–5+ years’ experience in freight forwarding or shipping industry (operations and/or procurement) with tender and pricing expertise**Work Style**: Self-motivated, detail-oriented, adaptable to fast-paced environments, and effective with internal and external stakeholders**Health & Safety:** Capable of performing all essential job duties without posing a risk to self or others**Communication Skills:** Excellent verbal and written communication in German and English; confident, proactive, and collaborative team player**Technical Skills:** Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)# **We offer****Team:** As part of our team, you will benefit from flat hierarchies, short information and decision-making paths and the exchange of knowledge with your colleagues**Accessibility**: Convenient access by public transport and free parking**Onboarding & Support**: Structured JAS onboarding with ongoing guidance from managers and the HR team**Development:** Individual training opportunities, e.g. a multi-month, part-time leadership program**Health & Fitness**: Corporate fitness program across Germany and a leasing bike for sustainable mobility**Future Security**: Company pension plan as a valuable way to secure your future**Team Spirit**: Regular company events and celebrations to strengthen teamworkJAS prides itself on its exceptional service and competitive pricing that comes about through the hard work and skill of the people who make up the JAS organization. The mission of JAS is to focus on innovation and maintain a commitment to deliver the product securely and on time. This mission flows through its vast global network of 38 subsidiaries, hundreds of official agent locations, and 4,200+ employees across more than 90 countries. JAS' commitment to innovation in the fields of shipping, 3PL, and freight forwarding puts it in a unique class of select companies which concentrate on specialized projects as well as commodity shipping initiatives. JAS is a premier “go-to” company for those wishing to move cargo from anywhere in the world to anywhere else in the world. Through the use of advanced tracking technologies, sophisticated global communications, and a large team of experts across a broad spectrum of specialties, JAS is able to cost effectively handle the shipping of everything from tiny camera parts up to the massive components required to build an oil rig. Transporting cargo is a complex endeavor. JAS is the brand you can trust to satisfy your most demanding requirements.
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