Export Pricing Analyst

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services in Miami seeks a pricing professional to quote exports from the United States and Canada to Latin America. You will monitor market trends, manage rate requests, and coordinate with Sales to optimize pricing strategies while maintaining internal KPIs.

Applicants should have 1–4 years of relevant experience, strong Excel skills, and familiarity with tariffs and service contracts. This on-site role offers growth within a dynamic logistics team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1–4 years related experience or training; or equivalent.
• 1–2 years in trade pricing preferred.
• Experience with steamship tariffs and US–Latin America trade helpful.
• Advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint a plus.

Responsibilities

• Handle rate requests and respond promptly to maintain internal KPIs.
• Manage requests in L2A per rate guidelines.
• Interact with Sales/customers to understand market trends and pricing strategies.
• Evaluate inquiries and provide quotes by commodity, volume, destination and other rate factors.
• Prepare quarterly rate schedules and update tariff system.
• Coordinate with Sales and GAC on DTLI filings; secure approvals for free time and rate extensions.
• Produce weekly freight recaps and analyze year-to-date data.
• Monitor NOR model vessel and monthly NOR analyses.
• Review emails and formal correspondence from account owners.

Skills

Pricing

Market analysis

Excel

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Tariff system

DTLI preparation

Job description

Main Purpose of Role:

Primarily responsible for pricing to internal and external customers exporting from the United States and Canada to Latin America destinations. Pricing, monitoring market trends and customer performance.

Main Purpose of Role:

Primarily responsible for pricing to internal and external customers exporting from the United States and Canada to Latin America destinations. Pricing, monitoring market trends and customer performance.

Main Tasks:

• Handle the rate box and respond to rate requests in a timely manner to keep internal KPIs.
• Manage requests in L2A and respond according to internal KPI’s and rate guidelines.
• Interact with Sales/customers in order to understand market trends and propose updated pricing strategies.
• Evaluate pricing inquiries and provide quotes according to commodities, volume, destination and other factors that influence rates.
• Prepare quarterly rate schedules and update the tariff system.
• Interact with Sales and GAC in the service contract filing process: preparing DTLI’s, getting approval of free time and evaluating rate extensions. Communicate in a timely manner to ensure that contract filings are completed promptly and accurately.
• Weekly completion and distribution of short freight recaps, compiling annual year to date data
• Analyze short freight recaps to monitor trends among multiple vessels
• Monitor “model vessel” on NOR
• Perform monthly NOR analysis
• Review, researching and responding to emails and formal correspondence from account owners and customers

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university;
• 1-4 years’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-2 years’ experience in trade pricing positions or equivalent is highly preferred.
• Transportation experience with steamship tariffs and service contracts as well as a familiarity with the US to Latin America trade is a plus.
• Knowledge of Statistics and Analytics, advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Power Point (a plus).