The Trade Analyst's main function is to review and price export cargo opportunities and also to assist an assigned Sales region in meeting its export budget as determined by Trade Management. To do this, a deep familiarity with customer accounts and an understanding of international Trade markets is required. Daily, a Trade analyst will work with local and global Sale's agents, Line Managers in Marseilles, commercial support departments (contracts, amendments, tariff filing), as well as Customer Service groups and other Trade colleagues in order to complete these tasks. Secondary functions would include backing up a Trade Manager in their absence, maintaining service contracts, as well as creating and analyzing commercial reports. Also, part of the functions of the Trade Analyst is to construct new proposals, review lanes in existing contracts to maintain current business, as well as pricing within LARA SQ for non-contract customers and overseas FOB requests. The Trade Analyst must maintain a working knowledge of all service related changes as well as market conditions within their designated region, as both factors bear heavily on pricing decisions and strategies. The Analyst must sustain this knowledge by evaluating market reports and studying data obtained from Sales, as well as by communicating daily with Home Office and overseas agents.

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