Senior Trade Executive Transpacific

American President Lines; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading shipping and logistics company is seeking a Senior Trade Executive in Singapore. The role involves assisting the Gateway Trade Manager with commercial activities, monitoring vessel profiles, and negotiating pricing commitments. Ideal candidates should have a diploma in shipping or logistics and 1-2 years of experience in the industry. Proficiency in MS Excel is essential. This position is open for local employment only.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of relevant working experience in the shipping or logistics industry.
• Proficient in MS Excel (Vlookup and Pivot Table).
• Basic concept and understanding of shipping.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Gateway Trade Manager with commercial activities.
• Monitor vessel profile and drive cargo mix for profitability.
• Negotiate pricing and volume commitments.

Skills

Proficient in MS Excel

Understanding of shipping logistics

Analytical skills

Education

Diploma in shipping, logistics management or business administration

Job description

Senior Trade Executive, Transpacific

Location: Singapore, SG

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050. Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

Primary Objective

Assist the Gateway Trade Manager in overall commercial activities of your assigned service(s) and geographic area(s)

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor vessel profile, drive cargo mix to maximise profitability
• Proactively recommend trade strategy (to adapt to, and capitalise on changing market conditions) in terms of pricing adjustments, constraining or relaxing booking releases (in general, and also by specific segments - TL strategy/colour to apply)
• Fulfilment of country origin allocations
• Monitor and understand origins’ ability and/or challenges to achieve allocated volumes
• Help resolve issues such as pricing, feeder, equipment shortage, etc.
• Drive discussion with origin and HO teams to finetune allocations as necessary dependent on conditions
• Customer performance (Trade PIC)
• Negotiate pricing and volume commitment (MQC)
• Drive delivery of volume commitment
• Manage space allocations and ad-hoc pricing requests
• Market intel
• Keep up to speed with market rate adjustments
• Proactively source for relevant information on market capacity changes

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum Diploma Holder, preferably in shipping, logistics management or business administration
• 1-2 years relevant working experience in the shipping / logistics / freight forwarding industry (Including technical skills, experiences & knowledge)
• Proficient in MS Excel (Vlookup and Pivot Table)
• Basic concept and understanding of shipping

This role is open for local employment only

Kindly note that only short‑listed applicants will be contacted.