Ocean Rate & Contract Maintenance Analyst

What will you enjoy doing (duties/tasks):

• Audit auto-rating failures, analyze root causes, and ensure corrective actions are provided to account owners or operational staff for RCM, MSRs, and eQuotePro.
• Provide support to Tender Management, Pricing teams, Drayage teams, and Operational Sales on RCM, MSRs, and eQuotePro.
• Compile, analyze, and report on customer auto-rating accuracies, addressing issues and solutions to enhance performance.
• Collaborate with regional teams and local counterparts to develop and maintain target blueprints and roadmaps.
• Create process metrics, measures, and baselines for continuous reporting on Rate & Contract Management (RCM) for the Regional Ocean RCM Manager and Head of Ocean Production Systems.
• Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for system releases or new tools related to Ocean Rate & Contract Management.
• Ensure adherence to global SOPs and Rate & Contract Management guidelines.

What you need to succeed (Qualifications, experience, skills, attributes) 

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent required.
• Business-proficient English.
• Above-average Microsoft Excel skills and experience working with large datasets.
• Minimum 1 year of job experience in Ocean Freight Forwarding.
• Strong knowledge of Ocean Freight Operational processes and data analytics impact.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and customer-focused (internal/external).
• Excellent analytical mindset and business analysis skills to identify underlying requirements and constraints.
• Strong communication, influencing, and negotiation skills at all organizational levels.
• Familiarity with pricing and quoting is a plus.

Benefits

We offer its collaborators highly competitive benefits that make it flexible for all team members to meet their needs, both for health and for recreation and protection.

Ocean Rate & Contract Maintenance Analyst/ Ocean

At DB Schenker, you are part of a global logistics network that connects the world. A network that allows you to shape your career by encouraging you to contribute and truly make a difference. With more than 76,000 colleagues worldwide, we welcome diversity and thrive on individual backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Together as one team, we are Here to move. 

Job Overview 

As part of Schenker's strategy, this role is responsible for accessing and supporting cost and income reserve auto-calculation. Auto-Rating enhances operational productivity and improves net working capital. The role involves analyzing carrier contracts, MSRs (Minimum Selling Rates), and customer RFQs/Quotes to evaluate auto-rating performance. Additionally, it provides technical expertise and recommendations for stabilizing and standardizing auto-rating processes across the network while identifying and implementing improvements.

DB Schenker is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. DB Schenker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.