Global Containerized Ocean Freight Analyst

Move the world with us! AIT is a global freight forwarding and logistics company headquartered in Chicago. Are you looking for an exciting and varied job? Then you are exactly right for us! Become part of the international supply chain and move the world with us! Does that sound interesting? Then make AIT Worldwide Logistics the next stop on your career ladder!

Overview

The Global Containerized Ocean Freight Analyst supports the global ocean team with performance reporting, executive-ready PowerPoint slide decks, leadership insights, and cross-functional ocean freight projects. The role translates containerized ocean data into clear recommendations that improve visibility, service, cost, profitability, and decision-making across the global network. A minimum of 5 years of ocean freight experience is required, together with a strong interest in applying AI responsibly to reporting, analysis, and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly and quarterly global containerized ocean performance reporting pack, including TEU volumes, revenue and margin, buy/sell rate performance, service quality, schedule reliability, budget variance, and forecast indicators.
• Design, maintain, and improve Power BI and Excel dashboards; reconcile inputs from CargoWise, carrier and market sources, regional teams, and finance; document KPI definitions, data lineage, and data-quality controls.
• Prepare executive-ready PowerPoint slide decks and leadership readouts that convert complex ocean freight data into clear trends, risks, opportunities, recommendations, and actions.
• Deliver ad hoc analysis on trade lanes, ports, carriers, equipment, capacity, blank sailings, rates, demurrage and detention, customer or vertical performance, and other ocean freight topics as requested by leadership.
• Support global ocean projects, including business cases, network and operating-model changes, carrier scorecards, procurement and RFQ/tender analysis, standardization, process improvement, and implementation tracking.
• Facilitate monthly and quarterly performance reviews with regional and cross-functional stakeholders; surface root causes, agree corrective actions, maintain decision and action logs, and follow through to closure.
• Identify and implement safe, practical AI use cases for ocean reporting and analysis, such as natural-language KPI summaries, anomaly detection, data classification, scenario analysis, and presentation drafting, with human validation, privacy controls, and clear accountability for final outputs.
• Other duties, responsibilities, and special projects will be assigned as business demands deem necessary.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, logistics, business, analytics, or related field; equivalent experience considered
• Relevant training in supply chain, analytics, project management, data visualization, or AI preferred

• 5+ years of professional containerized ocean freight experience required
• Global ocean reporting, pricing/procurement, carrier management, BI, project delivery, or process improvement preferred
• Experience working across regions and time zones; ocean carrier/NVOCC/forwarder operations, procurement, pricing, tender/RFQ, reporting, data governance, and executive communications
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in containerized ocean freight, international ocean forwarding, NVOCC, ocean carrier, ocean procurement, ocean pricing, or ocean operations required; experience in a global or multi-region role strongly preferred.

• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and data visualization; working knowledge of SQL, CargoWise, and AI productivity/automation tools preferred
• Strong interest and demonstrated ability in responsible AI adoption, including generative AI, prompt design, workflow automation, anomaly detection, and AI-assisted reporting. Must understand human review, data privacy, source validation, model limitations, and the need to protect confidential commercial information.

We believe in rewarding your talent and supporting your growth. In addition to a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, you’ll enjoy:

• Private healthcare through BUPA (medical and dental) after a qualifying period
• Access to an Auto Enrolment Pension Plan with 4% employee and 4% employer contributions
• Life Assurance equal to 2x your annual salary for peace of mind
• 26 days of annual leave to relax and recharge
• Eyecare vouchers for your vision health
• Cycle to Work scheme to promote sustainable commuting
• Five paid volunteer hours per year, giving you the opportunity to give back to the community

AIT Worldwide Logistics is a global freight forwarder that helps companies grow by expanding access to markets all over the world where they can sell and/or procure their raw materials, components and finished goods. For more than 40 years, the Chicago-based supply chain solutions leader has relied on a consultative approach to build a global network and trusted partnerships in nearly every industry, including aerospace, automotive, consumer retail, energy, food, government, high-tech, industrial, life sciences and marine. Backed by scalable, user-friendly technology, AIT’s flexible business model customizes door-to-door deliveries via sea, air, ground and rail—on time and on budget. With expert teammates staffing more than 150 worldwide locations in Asia, Europe and North America, AIT’s full-service options also include customs clearance, warehouse management and white glove services.