Trade Management Specialist - Shipping

Businesslist; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Businesslist in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, seeks a data-driven commercial professional to monitor trade lane performance, analyze market trends, and support pricing and revenue strategies. The role involves collaborating with sales, trade management, pricing, and operations to drive profitability and market competitiveness.

You will be part of a fast-paced, international team, delivering insights that influence commercial decisions and support long-term growth in shipping and logistics.

Qualifications

• Experience in trade management, commercial, pricing, revenue, or logistics-related functions.
• Strong analytical and data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insights into commercial actions.
• Proven stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced international environment and influence commercial outcomes.
• Experience within shipping, freight forwarding, logistics, transportation, or related industries is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse trade lane performance, market trends, customer demand, and revenue data to identify commercial opportunities and risks.
• Support pricing and commercial strategy by providing recommendations to optimise profitability, utilisation, and market competitiveness.
• Collaborate closely with sales, trade management, pricing, and operations teams to align commercial initiatives with business objectives.
• Drive performance reviews, reporting, and forecasting activities to support data-driven decision-making.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure effective execution of commercial strategies and continuous improvement of trade performance.
• Provide insights and recommendations on customer, market, and competitive developments to support long-term business growth.

Skills

Trade management

Commercial

Pricing

Revenue analysis

Logistics

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Data-driven mindset

Job description

• Monitor and analyse trade lane performance, market trends, customer demand, and revenue data to identify commercial opportunities and risks.
• Support pricing and commercial strategy by providing recommendations to optimise profitability, utilisation, and market competitiveness.
• Collaborate closely with sales, trade management, pricing, and operations teams to align commercial initiatives with business objectives.
• Drive performance reviews, reporting, and forecasting activities to support data-driven decision-making.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure effective execution of commercial strategies and continuous improvement of trade performance.
• Provide insights and recommendations on customer, market, and competitive developments to support long-term business growth.

The Successful Applicant

• Experience in trade management, commercial, pricing, revenue, or logistics-related functions.
• Strong analytical and data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insights into commercial actions.
• Proven stakeholder management and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced international environment and influence commercial outcomes.
• Experience within shipping, freight forwarding, logistics, transportation, or related industries is highly preferred.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a leading global container shipping and logistics organisation with significant exposure to international trade and commercial operations.
• High-visibility role partnering closely with senior commercial stakeholders across Southeast Asia, providing direct impact on business performance and strategic decision-making.
• Exposure to commercial steering, trade management, pricing strategy, business analytics, and revenue optimisation, offering strong long-term career development within the shipping and logistics industry.
• Regional scope with opportunities to work cross-functionally with sales, pricing, trade, and operations teams while driving key commercial initiatives and KPI performance.

Contact Joshua Inbaraj

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