Export Trade Analyst - Far East

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Long-term disability benefits

401K plan with match

Wellness Program initiatives

Discount Programs

Job summary

Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. is seeking a data-driven analyst to drive market insights and support commercial teams. You will analyze market trends, prepare data-driven insights, and collaborate with trade and business development managers to align strategies with market conditions and internal targets.

You will be on-site five days a week, engaging with multiple departments and ensuring data accuracy for decision-making. Strong Excel and Power BI skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing data and trends
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with emphasis in Excel, PowerBI and other reporting tools
• Basic knowledge of supply chain environment (ocean maritime industry preferred)
• English: Expert
• Bachelor’s degree in business, economy, marketing, supply chain or related field (preferred) or equivalent experience
• At least 2 years of proven work experience in sales (including inside sales and sales reporting), marketing, data analysis, business analysis, or reporting

Responsibilities

• Analyses market and customer data, trends and internal KPIs to maintain, expand, and evaluate, the current and future business prospects.
• Provides support to commercial divisions, while offering excellent customer experience to current and future clients.
• Tracks, measures, and analyzes commercial metrics specific to the trade region.
• Gathers business intelligence to support the trade studies, and market strategies.
• Provides customers, sales, other agencies with pricing and services based on demand, while interacting with MSC Head Quarters.
• Interacts with multiple departments across divisions to make sure that customer needs are met.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

Power BI

Reporting tools

English (Expert)

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Maritime Degree (preferred)

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Us

MSC is a privately owned global shipping company founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte. As one of the world’s leading container shipping lines with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, MSC operates in over 675 offices across more than 155 countries worldwide with over 200,000 MSC Group employees. With access to an integrated network of road, rail and sea transport resources which stretches across the globe, the company prides itself on delivering global service with local knowledge.

MSC is a world leader in global container shipping and a company offering global service with local knowledge. MSC also provides integrated network of road, rail and sea transport resources which stretches across the globe.

Looking for a career opportunity but have no experience? At MSC, we are looking for candidates that would like to challenge themselves in the world of logistics. We offer a diverse environment, and it is important for us to continue to bring professionals with different background and experiences. Together, we will continue to grow while connecting the world around us. It is a big world, and it takes expertise, ingenuity, hard work and dedication to keep it moving. You will learn what it takes to move a shipment from point A to point B while gaining immeasurable industry knowledge with the largest shipping line in the world! Excited yet? Come join us!

Job Summary / Key Responsibilities

Analyses market and customer data, trends and internal KPIs to maintain, expand, and evaluate, the current and future business prospects.

Provides support to commercial divisions, while offering excellent customer experience to current and future clients. Works with the trade/business development managers based on their needs, requirements of the department, market conditions and in-house expectations.

• Assists the trade/business development managers in providing statistical data on market trends for the assigned region.
• Tracks, measures, and analyzes commercial metrics specific to the trade region.
• Gathers business intelligence to support the trade studies, and market strategies.
• Provides customers, sales, other agencies with pricing and services based on demand, while interacting with MSC Head Quarters.
• Interacts with multiple departments across divisions to make sure that customer needs are met.
• Presence required on‑site 5 days per week
• Performs other related duties as assigned to support the trade/business development managers daily activities.

This role requires working on-site in the office for five days a week, from Monday to Friday. There is no option for fully remote or hybrid work in this role, unless required off‑site duties are being performed.

Qualifications & Key Competencies

• Experience analyzing data and trends
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with emphasis in Excel, PowerBI and other reporting tools
• Basic knowledge of supply chain environment (ocean maritime industry preferred)
• Ability to stay updated on market changes & industry news: Fundamental
• Analytical: Fundamental
• Commercially minded: Intermediate
• Customer orientation: Intermediate
• Decision making: Fundamental
• Goal orientation: Fundamental
• Leadership: Fundamental
• Organizational skills: Intermediate
• Planning: Intermediate
• Problem solving: Intermediate
• Team player: Advanced
• English: Expert
• MS Excel: Intermediate
• Conflict resolution: Fundamental
• Communication skills: Intermediate
• Negotiation skills: Fundamental

Required education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economy, marketing, supply chain or related field (preferred) or equivalent experience
• At least 2 years of proven work experience in sales (including inside sales and sales reporting), marketing, data analysis, business analysis, or reporting

Preferred education and experience

• Maritime Degree (preferred)
• Experience in shipping, supply chain, transportation

Preferred skills & abilities

• Languages other than English
• Experience in International Environment is a plus

What We Offer

• Health, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance: one-time annual salary up to $50,000
• Long-term disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts - (Health, Dependent Care, Transit/Parking)
• Supplemental Life, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Plans

You will also have access to additional benefits (effective day one)

• Short Term Disability Insurance
• 401K Plan - 3% Safe Harbor Contribution with option for additional 3% employer match
• Wellness Program initiatives
• CorporatePartner Discount Programs

Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA) Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type including but not limited to characteristics protected by federal, state or local laws

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information, visit MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company.