Freight Trading Analyst, Asset Book

Freight Trading Analyst, Asset Book Overview

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Role Overview

As a Freight Trading Analyst within our Global Trading organization, you will play a crucial role in supporting freight trading and commercial activities across global energy markets. We are looking for a motivated analyst with a strong understanding of freight markets, analytical skills, and commercial insight to help develop market insights and decision-support tools that optimize freight asset performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze global freight markets, focusing on vessel supply and demand, fleet utilization, freight rate movements, and market fundamentals.
• Develop and maintain analytical models for freight asset valuation, portfolio optimization, and earnings forecasting.
• Evaluate the performance of freight assets, identifying opportunities to maximize commercial value across owned, leased, and contracted vessels.
• Analyze various freight contract opportunities to support portfolio management and trading decisions.
• Assess vessel deployment strategies and market opportunities to optimize returns on the freight asset book.
• Create market forecasts and scenario analyses to inform freight trading and chartering decisions.
• Collaborate with freight traders and chartering teams to translate market insights into actionable strategies.
• Identify value opportunities by analyzing freight market dislocations, vessel positioning, and trade flow developments.
• Support economic evaluations of freight assets and strategic investments.
• Conduct back-testing and performance assessments of freight trading strategies.
• Utilize vessel tracking and market intelligence data to enhance decision-making.
• Evaluate the impact of regulatory and geopolitical developments on freight asset performance.
• Produce market commentary and commercial reports for trading teams and senior stakeholders.
• Work with quantitative analysts and technology teams to improve freight analytics capabilities.
• Assist in strategic projects and ad hoc analyses related to freight trading and asset optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, Maritime Studies, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of global freight markets, shipping economics, and chartering structures.
• Experience in analyzing freight markets, vessel economics, and asset valuations.
• Proficient analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills to develop actionable insights.
• Experience in creating forecasting models and financial analyses.
• Knowledge of vessel utilization and transportation portfolio management.
• Experience with complex datasets, including vessel tracking and freight market intelligence.
• Proficiency in analytical tools such as Python, SQL, Power BI, and Excel.
• Ability to assess commercial opportunities and support asset optimization decisions.
• Strong communication skills to convey complex analyses to commercial audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary.
• Generous resettlement allowance.
• Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
• Share incentive plan.
• Private healthcare for employees and their families.
• Free gym access at most UK sites.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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