Associate, Sea Freight, Pricing and Development Singapore

DSV AIR & SEA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

DSV AIR & SEA SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is seeking a pricing and procurement professional for sea freight operations. The role focuses on maintaining cost data, setting up MSR, supporting RFQs, and managing vendor relations to optimize GP.

The candidate should have a diploma in Supply Chain/Logistics with at least 2 years of freight forwarding experience and strong Excel skills. Collaboration with internal teams and proactive problem solving are essential.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Supply Chain/Logistics or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years of Freight Forwarding experience.
• Well verse knowledge on Excel.

Responsibilities

• Pricing and Procurement: Maintain monthly/quarterly/yearly cost data and share with stakeholders.
• Set up and maintain MSR for stakeholders.
• Support pricing enquiries from network and Commercial team.
• Vendor management: onboard vendors and evaluate performance.
• GP Analysis: improve GP on freight products via analysis and cost negotiation.
• Reporting: provide GP/Vendor trend insights.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Team player

Problem solving

Resilience

Multitasking

Prioritization

Stakeholder communication

Integrity

Education

Diploma in Supply Chain/Logistics or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

Purpose of Position

All aspects of Sea Freight Pricing, Development and Procurement including and not limited to day-to-day procurement support, system support on costing, GP analysis and GP improvement.

Key Task

Pricing and Procurement

• Maintenance of cost on a monthly/quarterly/yearly basis and share with relevant operational stakeholders
• Setting up and maintenance of MSR to share with relevant stakeholders
• Key Client monthly rate support
• Handle rate enquiries from network and Commercial team
• Vendors credit term / limit maintenance
• Assist operations / billing team on pricing related concern
• Support RFQ for both FCL / LCL

Development

• Relationship management with transporters, co-loaders and vendors
• Work closely with Regional LCL Product team, Gateway team and network offices to monitor utilization, improve the LCL Pricing and Product and propose promotional initiatives
• Seeking opportunities to improve GP on day-to-day tasks through negotiation of costs
• Working with internal stakeholders to secure more market share

Vendor management

• Maintain and implement transporter allocation strategy
• Support the on boarding of new vendors and yearly vendor evaluation process
• Monitor vendor's performance on the KPIs assigned
• Gather feedback from relevant stakeholders on vendor performance and address challenges faced
• Join and support regular business review meetings with vendors

GP Analysis

• GP improvement through GP analysis on freight products based on customer and port pairs
• Act on loss customers and solutions for turning around
• Profit share development from Partner country and account consistency
• Perform Audit in Profit share
• Perform Audit in Profitable vendor choices

Reporting

• Analyze GP/Vendor Trend for manager's insight
• Profit Share analysis report

Others

• Any other ad-hoc reports assigned
• Backup Pricing and Development team members as and when needed

Adherence to the Code of Conduct policy of the DSV Group

Competencies

• CW1and Tango
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (especially excel)
• Team player with initiative, problem solving skills
• Pro-active with positive and resilient attitude
• Meticulous, independent and able to perform well under pressure
• Able to multi-task, set priorities and meeting tight deadlines
• Able to handle difficult situations amicably
• Willing to learn and share knowledge with the team
• Good integrity and credibility
• Stakeholder management and communication

Experience & Education

• Diploma in Supply Chain/Logistics or equivalent
• Minimum 2 years of Freight Forwarding experience
• Well verse knowledge on Excel.