Commercial Analyst Job in Lagos at Damco

Damco is one of the world's leading third party logistics providers specialising in customised freight forwarding and supply chain solutions.
The company has 11,000+ employees in more than 300 offices around the world and a global presence in about 100 countries. In 2013, Damco had a net turnover of USD 3.2 billion, managed 2.8 million TEU of ocean freight and supply chain management volumes and air freighted more than 225,000 tonnes. Damco is part of the Maersk Group.

Damco is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Commercial Analyst
   
Ref.: DC-093456
Location: Lagos    

Key Responsibilities

• Operates existing commercial arrangements that are well defined
• Makes recommendations on how to manage low risk deviations/exceptions
• Collates various data and provides standard outputs to support commercial arrangements
• Provides analytical and administrative support for commercial negotiations, partner meetings, etc
• Delivers discipline specific workstreams within a project
• Under limited supervision, develops enhancements to models or set reports within a defined remit
• Performs market or business sector analysis following guidelines
• Provides input to business reports/papers for review by supervisor

• Ideally Freight Forwarding and/or Logistics experience of more than 2 years
• Proven experience in similar job function
• Good analytical and judgmental skills
• Must be outgoing and easily able to build relationships at all levels
• Able to quickly adapt to changes
• Multi-tasking abilities
• Good use of analytical systems
• Ability to work as mostly as an individual but also understand a TEAM approach
• Strong Customer facing and presentation skills
• Must speak and write the native language at a high level
• Must speak and write English at an intermediate leve