Freight Procurement & Data Analytics Lead

Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte Ltd is seeking a Logistics Executive to support freight procurement, contract management, and market analysis across ocean FCL/LCL, air and land transportation. The role requires close coordination with internal stakeholders and logistics providers, plus strong IT and data skills for reporting.

You will develop Power BI dashboards and Excel models, conduct market analysis (SCFI and bunker trends), prepare monthly KPI and cost reports, and drive process improvements and

Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of international shipping, freight forwarding and logistics activities are essential.
• Strong IT and data analytics skills, including advanced MS Excel. Experience with Power BI, Power Query, dashboard creation, datamodelling or datavisualization will be a strong advantage.
• Ability to crunch, validate, consolidate and interpret large sets of freight, volume, cost, KPI and market data accurately.
• Proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Word for preparation of management reports, presentation material and documentation.
• Good communication skills with internal stakeholders, carriers and logistics service providers.
• Self-motivated and detail-oriented with strong interpersonal skills and willingness to learn.
• Able to work independently and manage deadlines with ownership mindset to complete tasks.

Responsibilities

• Participate in annual and ad-hoc freight procurement activities across ocean FCL/LCL, air freight and land transportation.
• Support RFQ/tender preparation, rate analysis, nomination updates, contract term reviews and follow-up with carriers, forwarders and logistics service providers.
• Prepare monthly volume, tonnage, KPI, cost and performance evaluation reports for management and business stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, Excel analysis models and other reporting tools to support data-driven freight procurement decisions.
• Conduct shipping market analysis including SCFI and bunker trend monitoring, freight rate movements and market research.
• Communicate effectively with internal departments and external parties to clarify requirements and ensure smooth implementation of freight arrangements.
• Support improvement and digitalization initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency, data accuracy, procurement visibility and workflow standardization.

Skills

Data analytics

MS Excel

Power BI

Data visualization

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Tools

Power BI

Power Query

MS Excel

Job description

Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte Ltd is seeking a Logistics Executive to support freight procurement, contract management, and market analysis across ocean FCL/LCL, air and land transportation. The role requires close coordination with internal stakeholders and logistics providers, plus strong IT and data skills for reporting.

You will develop Power BI dashboards and Excel models, conduct market analysis (SCFI and bunker trends), prepare monthly KPI and cost reports, and drive process improvements and