Asia Trade Lane Manager - Latin America

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors, you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

• 18,000 trained professionals
• 300+ locations worldwide
• Fortune 500
• Globally unified systems
  
  

Job Description

The Trade Lane Pricing Asia position is responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing all commercial and procurement aspects of the ocean freight trade between Asia and Latin America. This role drives growth, profitability, and customer satisfaction through strategic carrier relationships.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Trade Management and Development

• Maintain short and long-term trade strategy for import and export between Asia and LATAM with regional ocean product directors to drive growth in Asia trade
• Negotiate and manage carrier contracts, space allocations and services agreements to ensure cost competitiveness and reliability.
• Identifying new opportunities, growing existing trade lanes, and optimizing networks to increase volume and profitability.
• Building strong relationships and negotiating favorable rates and service levels with carriers for Asia trade.
• Conducting in-depth research on market trends, competition, and emerging technologies to identify risks and opportunities
  
  

Network Business Development

• Developing and executing growth strategies and business plans to achieve volume and profitability targets for the Asia trade.
• Participate strategically in customer engagement.
• Participate in the implementation of awarded business to ensure all sold rates are backed up with the correct underlying carriers and strategy.
  
  

Carrier Management

• Procurement and management of rates, service contracts, and accessorial updates for the associated trade
• Procurement and management of allocation for Asia trade
• Partner with carriers to find synergies allowing Expeditors to achieve best-in-class service and pricing.
• Complete frequent meetings with key service providers for Asia trade to develop relationships.
  
  

Field Support

• Ongoing engagement with Geography Leaders, Regional Pricing and Product Managers, Account Management, Sales, and District offices
• Develop learning opportunities.
• Support & participate in carrier negotiations.
• Ocean Market update
  
  

Qualifications

• College graduate bachelor’s degree in business, International Business, or Supply Chain Management
• Minimum 4 years in international freight forwarding, with a strong focus on Latin America ocean market
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Fluent in English
  
  

Additional Information

Expeditors offer excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation (first year prorated based on month of hire then eligible for 15 days)
• Holidays (10)
• Flexible Days (2)
• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
• Commuter Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
  
  

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.