Trade Assistant – Join Our Commercial Team at MSC Sweden

MSC; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 320,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

MSC Sweden is seeking a driven Trade Assistant to join our Trade Management team. You will handle pricing requests, quotations and tenders, while building market knowledge to identify commercial opportunities and support profitable growth.

You will work closely with Trade Managers and other departments to resolve challenges, support business planning and reporting, and maintain accurate contract data. A university degree in a related field and strong English skills are desirable.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience within the shipping industry or related trade roles.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Proactive and self‑motivated with ownership mindset.
• Strong interpersonal and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office and data handling.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Manage pricing requests, quotations and tenders with timely, competitive responses.
• Build market and customer knowledge to identify opportunities and support growth.
• Collaborate with Trade Managers and other departments to resolve challenges.
• Support business plans, analysis, reporting and commercial follow-up.
• Maintain accurate data on contracts, rates and trade information.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numerical skills

English fluency

Proactive mindset

Interpersonal skills

Education

University degree in logistics, business administration, economics

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you commercially minded, analytical and motivated by working in a fast-paced international environment? We are looking for a Trade Assistant to join our Trade Management team at MSC Sweden.

As a Trade Assistant, you will play an important role in the daily commercial work of the Trade team. You will prepare quotations, handle rate requests, support pricing activities and assist with customer-related commercial requests. Working closely with colleagues across the organization, you will help deliver competitive and timely offers while supporting the development of new business opportunities.

About the role

Your day-to-day work will combine pricing, tender management, market analysis and customer-related activities. You will manage requests and commercial challenges for your assigned trades and work together with colleagues across the organization to find solutions and create business opportunities.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Managing pricing requests, quotations and tenders, ensuring timely and competitive responses to customers.

• Building strong market and customer knowledge to identify commercial opportunities and support profitable growth.

• Working closely with Trade Managers and other departments to resolve commercial and operational challenges.

• Supporting Trade Managers with business plans, analysis, reporting and commercial follow-up.

• Managing relevant customer contracts, rates and trade-related information, ensuring accurate and up-to-date data.

Are you our next colleague?

Trade Management is a dynamic environment where priorities can change quickly and decisions often need to be made at a fast pace. We are therefore looking for someone who enjoys taking responsibility, working with both numbers and people, and finding solutions together with others.

To succeed in the role, we believe you have:

• 2–3 years of experience within the shipping industry, preferably in a commercial role involving trade, pricing, sales or customer service.

• Strong analytical and numerical skills.

• A proactive and self-motivated approach, with the ability to take ownership and drive issues forward.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues across different functions.

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office.

• Fluency in English, both spoken and written, including the ability to negotiate in both languages.

• A university degree in Logistics, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field is considered an advantage.

Contact & other information

If you have questions about the recruitment process, please contact Matilda Bolin, HR Manager at [e-mail]. For any questions about the role, feel free to contact Konrad Persson, Senior Trade Manager at [e-mail].

The application deadline is November 11. Your resume may be in either English or Swedish. The selection process includes a face-to-face interview, reference checks, and a mandatory criminal record extract.

If you are a recruiter: Please note that we are not looking for external recruitment assistance.

MSC – The family-owned company with strong values

At MSC, you get more than just a job. Our skilled employees are at the heart of our business, and we care about creating a workplace where people feel valued. We offer a pleasant work environment in our modern office in Gårda, while also fostering a strong sense of community. Regular team activities and great benefits are a natural part of working at MSC.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is a global leader in transportation and logistics, privately owned and founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte. As one of the world’s leading container shipping lines, MSC has 675 offices across 155 countries worldwide, with the MSC Group employing over 200,000 people. The company has evolved from a one vessel operation into a globally respected business with a fleet of 800 vessels that provides timely delivery of goods and services to customers of all industries and sizes.