Management Trainee, Trade Performance

**About the Company**:
China United Lines (CULINES) was established in 2005 with its headquarters in Singapore. We have been focusing on both short and long-haul trades. In 2021, we expanded into TP and European markets. Over the years we have established an international network covering coastal ports in Chinese mainland and other countries such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East. We also have a comprehensive agency network comprising of 3rd party, joint ventures and fully owned agents that support providing customers with high quality and value-added logistics services.

We are equipped with an international management team, excellent IT system, and digital service platform. As a socially responsible enterprise, we will continue to provide customers and partners with efficient, economical, and reliable services and create more values to benefit the society. During 2021, our Alphaliner ranking has improved from No. 79 to No. 23 and we became the second Chinese mainland-based carrier offering regular China-U.S. and China-Europe services.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- As an Management Trainee, Trade Performance, you will play a critical role in analyzing, monitoring, and optimizing trade performance to drive the company’s business growth. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will provide insights and recommendations that support strategic decision-making. This position is ideal for individuals with trade or finance experience and a strong understanding of business intelligence tools.
- Assist in monitoring long-haul service performance and analyze data with weekly & monthly reports to the Trade Performance Manager.
- Monitor and analyze trade performance metrics, including revenue, costs, market share, and operational efficiency.
- Assist on prepare regular trade performance reports, highlighting key insights, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
- Prepare slot cost calculations to support new service study.
- Track and monitor the performance of new services and operational changes.
- Work closely with Trade, NPD, R&D to identify potential service improvements.
- Liaise with Operations, Procurement, and Marine teams for tariff analysis and vessel simulations.
- Coordinate with Trade teams to analyze cargo flow trends and projections.
- Engage with local agencies to gather and analyze market intelligence.
- Identify discrepancies or unusual expenditures and investigate underlying causes.
- Collaborate with procurement and operational teams to rectify excessive or unreasonable costs.
- Oversee settlement processes for fixed costs, excess charges, and refrigerated container (RF) plug expenses with partners.
- Use BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or QlikView to gather, visualize, and interpret data.
- Automate performance reporting and dashboard creation for easy access to critical trade performance data.
- Provide actionable recommendations based on trade performance data to management and relevant teams.
- Any other ad-hoc duties tasks as assigned.

**EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE**
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Analyst, Finance, Economics, International Trade, or a related field.
- At least 6 months of experience in trade performance, finance, or related fields (including internship work experience).
- Proficiency in business intelligence tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or QlikView.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including data analysis and visualization tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to work with cross-functional teams.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and process efficiency.
- Multi-lingual advantages - spoken, read and write which will facilitate communication with respective counterparty.
- Possesses a valid right to work in Singapore.

**Please indicate the below information in your resume**:

- Current & Expected Salary.
- Reason(s) for leaving.
- Notice Period / Availability to commence work.

**Equal Opportunity Employer**

It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunity in conformance with all applicable laws and regulations to individuals who are qualified to perform job requirements. The Company administers its personnel policies, programs, and practices in a non-discriminatory manner in all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, work assignment, promotion, transfer, termination, wage and salary administration, and selection for training.