Ocean Sales Analyst

Nippon Express
Wood Dale, IL, US
Full-time

Overview

Nippon Express Company, Ltd. ( NX ) was founded in 1872 in Japan and is headquartered in Tokyo. NX employs approximately 72,000 employees at 733 locations, in 47 countries and 314 cities around the world.

Nippon Express ., Inc. ( NEU ) was incorporated in New York in 1962 as a fully owned subsidiary of NX. NEU provides logistics solutions and comprehensive transportation services through its international freight forwarding and logistics network, including specialized handling of : air, land, sea and express packages;

all types and sizes of cargo; personal effects and household goods; fragile and perishable freight; and livestock. NEU also provides related services, such as warehousing, distribution and customs brokerage and clearance.

NEU operates at 55 locations in 27 states within the ., with approximately 1300 employees. NEU has enjoyed tremendous growth and success as one of the top five international freight forwarders in the world.

We connect people with products throughout the world.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties :

  • Responsible to expand US Ocean Cargo volume both imports and exports
  • Creating market research and reporting for both US imports and exports
  • Collaborate with sales team to identify target accounts for ocean cargo expansion
  • Support local branches to increase volume of ocean cargo
  • Lead generation and qualification
  • Build market and product knowledge and help to devise a communication plan to ensure that market intelligence is shared with colleagues

Note : This job description indicates the general nature and level of the work being performed by employees in this job.

It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all tasks, duties, and qualifications of employees assigned to this job. Incumbents may be asked to perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements, Education, and Experience :

  • Bachelor's degree, or equivalent, in marketing, business administration, economics.
  • Experience in product development, planning, marketing, related to ocean cargo
  • Experience with trade lane management and / or business development
  • Experience working at ocean carriers is especially welcome

Skill Sets Required :

  • Strong market search skills
  • Strong communication skills must be comfortable speaking with customer directly when required
  • Strong PC Skills with Word, Excel and Power Point.
  • Knowledge of Datamyne, Piers or similar databases.

Behavioral Descriptors :

  • Strong teamwork skills and inclination
  • Strong communications skill listening, public speaking, providing and receiving feedback
  • Process improvement
  • Influencing skills in a matrix environment
  • Ability to understand, develop and maintain multi-cultural relationships

Organization Relationships :

Interacts with staff primarily at the Manager level and above, direct reports and related support staff.

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